50 shades of grey....

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  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I see this book the same way I see all romance novels.

    IQ sucking black holes encouraging unhealthy perspectives on what relationships should be.

    Exactly!

    It's called "Fantasy" and "Fiction" for a reason. If you're reading it and thinking it's real then you're a moron. I enjoy reading novels like that because it's an IQ sucking black hole and for however long it takes me to get through the book I can escape and imagine and unwind.
  • kristymcgee
    kristymcgee Posts: 17
    I agree. I don't like the books/movies with these domineering, control freak guys and the wishy washy girls. I didn't like how she would always whine and was so weak..."I don't know what i want" (eye roll) I didn't mind all the sex, but it did end up getting a little too much. I showed my friends the book early on and dared them to turn to any page, there would be sex. LOL I am just glad i had it on my ipad and not a paper copy!
  • ShazMc73
    ShazMc73 Posts: 106 Member
    Katrina Lumsden on goodreads.com has the best reviews of the trilogy, complete with appropriate gifs.

    Fifty Shades of Grey - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/340987215/

    Fifty Shades Darker - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/341907930

    Fifty Shades Freed - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/347430024

    I think you just made my year.

    These reviews were just. the. best. thing. ever.

    Christian Grey is annoying as hell, damaged does not begin to describe him. Gorgeous but damaged, bad bad combination in real life!
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    The books are terrible, in my opinion. But addictive. The author knows how to make you want to keep reading. However, Grey as a character is horrible. I don't really understand how all the girls are like, "Ooo Greeeyyy. So dreamy and perfect!" Okay, handsome and rich I get, but also controlling with a crap ton of baggage, and kind of a suffocating jerk. I'm not sure how that's appealing at all. Also Ana always gives into to everything, despite her being a "different sort of character who will stand her ground".

    Ana had the potential to being a really cool character, until she kept giving into everything just because he sexed her and gave her googly eyes. Geez, it's just kind of demeaning.

    Edit: Also, I might be the only female in the world who has read this and thinks this way. Feel free to disagree with me, this is just my two cents.

    Nope. You're not the only one who thought Grey was overbearing and Ana was wishy-washy. I wouldn't call the books terrible, though...they are addictive enough for me to have finished them. I also thought that the writing wasn't as fantastic as everyone thinks. Alice Sebold (The Lovely Bones) is an amazing writer. E L James is a decent writer, yes...her trilogy is certainly compelling as I finished it in four days. But I felt as though I were reading about Bella (Twilight series) minus the vampire and werewolves adding in S&M. (When I found out that these books began as Twilight "fan Fiction," it suddenly made sense as to why I felt that way.)
  • Hurricane_C
    Hurricane_C Posts: 806 Member
    I read them, and enjoyed them. Literary genious, no. Yet, I read all 3 and didn't feel as though I was wasting my time. I read to escape, and that's exactly what they did for me...took me out of my reality. I do have to say, it cracks me up how many people on here are saying how poorly written, etc., etc., and yet, you read all 3 books? Really? If you were THAT offended by the poor writing, why would you subject yourself to more? Just sayin'...:wink:

    This exactly. ;)
  • xMonroeMisfit
    xMonroeMisfit Posts: 411 Member
    :yawn:

    i read all 3.

    like said earlier the author knew how to draw you in and make it "addicting" however, retarded story line, rushed.
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    Katrina Lumsden on goodreads.com has the best reviews of the trilogy, complete with appropriate gifs.

    Fifty Shades of Grey - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/340987215/

    Fifty Shades Darker - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/341907930

    Fifty Shades Freed - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/347430024

    Best reviews I've seen sofar on these books. Way too funny!
  • 33neenaj
    33neenaj Posts: 306
    I couldn't get past the 4th chapter. Lame to me.
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    I can't be the only woman that doesn't see a warped man with tons of baggage, and automatically thinks "Oh, yay! A project, I will fix him and he will forever be mine, so what if he mentally and physically abuses me in the process!"

    I just don't get all the women swooning over this character!

    I love that I married a well adjusted, happy man!!

    Don't worry, I'm like you. I never get into a relationship trying to change the other person, I always accept them for who they are. If I find out that I don't like them for who they are, I leave them. Never try to change them, never cheat on them. I like a clean break off, and that's all.
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    Katrina Lumsden on goodreads.com has the best reviews of the trilogy, complete with appropriate gifs.

    Fifty Shades of Grey - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/340987215/

    Fifty Shades Darker - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/341907930

    Fifty Shades Freed - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/347430024

    Best reviews I've seen sofar on these books. Way too funny!

    This is sad. I read the first review and it sounds a lot like the relationship one of my friends is in. Right down to the "He's mad at me, it's all my fault" thing. Never read the book, but that doesn't seem healthy at all.
  • Leeanne1974
    Leeanne1974 Posts: 207 Member
    I read them, and enjoyed them. Literary genious, no. Yet, I read all 3 and didn't feel as though I was wasting my time. I read to escape, and that's exactly what they did for me...took me out of my reality. I do have to say, it cracks me up how many people on here are saying how poorly written, etc., etc., and yet, you read all 3 books? Really? If you were THAT offended by the poor writing, why would you subject yourself to more? Just sayin'...:wink:

    This exactly. ;)

    Because I bought all 3 for £10 in Asda (our Walmart), you couldn't get the first book on its own for love nor money over here.
    I bought all 3 and decided I would read all 3 or it would have been a total waste of my money. Just Sayin ;)
    Poor writing, repetition of the same words and phrases (I swear I read "cupping my sex" about 50 times in one paragraph) aside it was such easy reading and escapism.
    The second book annoyed me within the first page. So desperate was Ana to escape that Grey that, SPOILER ALERT, she was back with him in less than a week. The author could have stretched that out and actually made it believable.
    As i said before, the woman who wrote it is now a millionaire so fair play.
  • twinmom1993
    twinmom1993 Posts: 52
    i finished the 1st book last night, im saddened by all the negative reviews. I read it because i just wanted to read it, no ulterior motive. i did like it and look forward to the next book. i told a friend of mine if she wants to read it to please remember that the main female character is 21 and innocent and to please remember that. i thought the author did a great job making it nc-17 vs xxx by her variation of adjectives...we all would do good to remember she is now very rich and very famous for this trilogy. if it were so bad then everyone wouldnt be "talking" about it...
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    i finished the 1st book last night, im saddened by all the negative reviews. I read it because i just wanted to read it, no ulterior motive. i did like it and look forward to the next book. i told a friend of mine if she wants to read it to please remember that the main female character is 21 and innocent and to please remember that. i thought the author did a great job making it nc-17 vs xxx by her variation of adjectives...we all would do good to remember she is now very rich and very famous for this trilogy. if it were so bad then everyone wouldnt be "talking" about it...
    People are talking about it because a lot of women apparently have VERY tame sex lives, and they are the ones finding this to be so incredibly "shocking". (hence the nickname "mommy porn").

    Don't be "saddened" by the negative reviews. I've never really ready any erotica before, but personally thought this book was poorly written garbage. I have to believe there are better quality writers in this genre (many other authors have been recommended in these threads). However...I've loved plenty of books, tv shows or movies that have been considered by critics or others to be bad. If everyone liked the same things, the world would be a very boring place!
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    if it were so bad then everyone wouldnt be "talking" about it...
    Lol really, is this how we judge literary quality?
  • portalm
    portalm Posts: 201 Member
    I see this book the same way I see all romance novels.

    IQ sucking black holes encouraging unhealthy perspectives on what relationships should be.


    They pass the time on the daily commute..
    Don't need to focus on a complicated storyline.

    Hopefull you carpool and DO NOT DRIVE!
  • terrara715
    terrara715 Posts: 15 Member
    Loved them!! I am going to re read them as soon as I get them back from my sister :)

    As for the story, sex, etc...I think the author did a great job. It was an easy read and addicting. When it comes to the sex, I expected it to be more, well, erotic! It wasn't much different then hubby & I's sex life. We just don't use toys ;)
  • monroe61
    monroe61 Posts: 620 Member
    bumping so I can watch the youtube video later.

    Also I did read the books...I didn't think they were horrible but they weren't great either. They suck you in and I just had to finish them so I knew what happened. I do think the end was kind of lame, but I am curious to see when they make the movies how they are going to get around all the graphic, detailed sex scenes and I just want to see who they cast :)
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    i finished the 1st book last night, im saddened by all the negative reviews. I read it because i just wanted to read it, no ulterior motive. i did like it and look forward to the next book. i told a friend of mine if she wants to read it to please remember that the main female character is 21 and innocent and to please remember that. i thought the author did a great job making it nc-17 vs xxx by her variation of adjectives...we all would do good to remember she is now very rich and very famous for this trilogy. if it were so bad then everyone wouldnt be "talking" about it...

    It seems to me that most people seem to be talking about the books either because they think they're really bad, or because they've discovered that books can have sex scenes.
  • mtaylor33557
    mtaylor33557 Posts: 542 Member
    i finished the 1st book last night, im saddened by all the negative reviews. I read it because i just wanted to read it, no ulterior motive. i did like it and look forward to the next book. i told a friend of mine if she wants to read it to please remember that the main female character is 21 and innocent and to please remember that. i thought the author did a great job making it nc-17 vs xxx by her variation of adjectives...we all would do good to remember she is now very rich and very famous for this trilogy. if it were so bad then everyone wouldnt be "talking" about it...

    Rich and famous does not equal talented... Kim Kardashian... Paris Hilton.. people talk about them a ton and I haven't seen an ounce of talent there. The writing in the books is not great at all.. you could read much better on the free sites that specialize in erotica if thats what you are looking for.
  • mtaylor33557
    mtaylor33557 Posts: 542 Member
    I see this book the same way I see all romance novels.

    IQ sucking black holes encouraging unhealthy perspectives on what relationships should be.


    They pass the time on the daily commute..
    Don't need to focus on a complicated storyline.

    Hopefull you carpool and DO NOT DRIVE!

    I bet they take the bus or other public transportation.. or at least, that's how I took it. I doubt they read and drive.
  • suemorgan1969
    suemorgan1969 Posts: 132 Member
    Hi
    I have read how couples' sex lives are better after reading the books.
    Well, I have to say mine got WORSE to the point of non-existant
    WHY? because partner wld go to bed and instead of me going with him, I wld pick the book up, read a chapter, feel fruity, go upstairs and bang, he is FAST ASLEEP!!!!!!!
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I see this book the same way I see all romance novels.

    IQ sucking black holes encouraging unhealthy perspectives on what relationships should be.
    They pass the time on the daily commute..
    Don't need to focus on a complicated storyline.

    Hopefull you carpool and DO NOT DRIVE!

    I bet they take the bus or other public transportation.. or at least, that's how I took it. I doubt they read and drive.
    You'd be surprised what people do while driving.
  • spicypepper
    spicypepper Posts: 1,016 Member
    It seems to me that most people seem to be talking about the books either because they think they're really bad, or because they've discovered that books can have sex scenes.

    Books can have sex scenes?
  • IsleEsme
    IsleEsme Posts: 175 Member
    I'm mid book 3 now and only read a few pages a day just due to time constraints. I loved Twilight and I love this too. Just an escape for a couple of minutes a day. Nothing wrong with that. I can't decide if the overly orgasmic girl bugs me or if I'm a bit jealous LOL! :tongue:
  • 2negrita83
    2negrita83 Posts: 13 Member
    A review from Amazon.com:

    "About half way through the book, I looked up the author to see if she was a teenager. I really did because the characters are out of a 16 year old's fantasy. The main male character is a billionaire (not a millionaire but a billionaire) who speaks fluent French, is basically a concert level pianist, is a fully trained pilot, is athletic, drop dead gorgeous, tall, built perfectly with an enormous penis, and the best lover on the planet. In addition, he's not only self made but is using his money to combat world hunger. Oh yeah, and all of this at the ripe old age of 26! And on top of that, he's never working. Every second is spent having sex or texting and emailing the female character. His billions seem to have just come about by magic. It seriously feels like 2 teenage girls got together and decided to create their "dream man" and came up with Christian Grey.

    Then come the sex scenes. The first one is tolerable but as she goes on, they become so unbelievable that it becomes more laughable than erotic. She orgasms at the drop of a hat. He says her name and she orgasms. He simply touches her and she orgasms. It seems that she's climaxing on every page.

    Then there's the writing. If you take out the parts where the female character is blushing or chewing her lips, the book will be down to about 50 pages. Almost on every single page, there is a whole section devoted to her blushing, chewing her lips or wondering "Jeez" about something or another. Then there's the use of "shades of". He's "fifty shades of @#$%% up," "she turned 7 shades of crimson," "he's ten shades of x,y, and z." Seriously?

    The writing is just not up to par, the characters are unbelievable, and the sex verges on the comical. I don't know what happens in the remaining books and I do not intend to read them to find out. But given the maturity level of the first book, I imagine that they get married, have 2 perfect children, cure world hunger, and live happily ever after while riding into the sunset, as the female character climaxes on her horse causing her to chew her bottom lip and blush fifty shades of crimson. Jeez! "

    Pretty much sums up how I feel. Doubt I could've put it better.




    THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I really felt like he was NEVER at work!!!!!!!!!!!
  • ndblades
    ndblades Posts: 233 Member
    The main difference between genders......

    Men watch porn....

    Women read it while scolding men for watching....

    I joke, I joke...:p

    LOL - that is the truth- not a joke!

    Have not read the books-- after looking here don't intend to. (I would prefer to watch the stuff with my hubby :)!!
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