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I read all three of them. Yeah, yeah, I took one for the team. Call it research.
I agree with what most of you have said. It reads like re-vamped (pun intended ha) fanfiction, is in serious need of an editor, the characters are so VERY clearly the Twilight gang it's almost jarring to me, and the sex? *yawn* I never would have thought bdsm could have been written that vanilla. Ana doesn't refer to a "pussy" once - not even in reference to a cat. It's always "down there." I think "penis" is mentioned a few times.
The thing that strikes me... have you guys seen interviews with this woman, EL James? She's an admitted Twi-hard and claimed these novels were her "mid-life crisis." I find it kind of sad, this fifty-something woman reading adolescent fiction, and then liking it so much, obsessing about it really (she admitted as much) that she couldn't let it go and had to go write fanfiction about it. Three books' worth!
She built up a HUGE fan base because of the fanfic, and when the books were published, of course they pushed it to the top of the erotica lists on Amazon. Change the names and voila! Instant millions. Of course, when the numbers got high enough, they switched the category from "erotica" to "romance."
But in the interviews I've seen, this woman ACTS adolescent. She's like a thirteen-year-old when someone asks her about the sex in her book. She giggles and turns red and actually hides her face! Lady, you WROTE it - you could at least try to talk intelligently about it!?
I was kind of shocked by her attitude.![]()
I read all three of them. Yeah, yeah, I took one for the team. Call it research.![]()
fanfiction... in serious need of an editor ... the sex? *yawn* I never would have thought bdsm could have been written that vanilla. Ana doesn't refer to a "pussy" once - not even in reference to a cat. It's always "down there." I think "penis" is mentioned a few times.
I find it kind of sad, this fifty-something woman reading adolescent fiction, and then liking it so much, obsessing about it really (she admitted as much) that she couldn't let it go and had to go write fanfiction about it. Three books' worth!
But in the interviews I've seen, this woman ACTS adolescent. She's like a thirteen-year-old when someone asks her about the sex in her book. She giggles and turns red and actually hides her face! Lady, you WROTE it - you could at least try to talk intelligently about it!?
I was kind of shocked by her attitude.![]()
Even what my wife claims are "explicit" romances don't come close
Well, they might not come close for YOU-- or possibly for me either-- but there's your wife sitting on a towel, and who are we to argue?
I've read the first one, and my kindle nearly went flying across the room when he cocked his head yet again, or she bit her lip, or looked down at her hands, or her inner goddess...
From about half way through I was keeping count of those and kinda skipping over the 'sexy' bits.
It's clearly written for a certain market, and they like the books and would buy another 3 if they were ever to be written. One is more than enough for me, and I really couldn't care less if Ana 'fixes' Mr Gray, or if he ever gets to play out his kink's on her.
As a friend that liked the books has said to me - "It would be a boring world if we all liked the same style or writing."
Did you write an Amazon review? I read one that gave account of how many times he cocked his head and someone smiled etc...
No I haven't. I got bored counting too
I really don't think the reviews on Amazon will change anything, word of mouth is selling this book from what I can tell.
I can only imagine how much the film with gross opening night!
I have to agree with this one!Seeing Selena's post reminded me that both my wife and sister cited the "down there"
Now this of course is just a GP thing, but any Dom worth his damn salt would make this girl repeatedly say the word "pussy" or "cunt" make her look him in the eye and do it, make her approach people in a club and say it....
Sigh, to much to ask for some realistic characteristics. Some bad boy he is.
I have to agree with this one!
My plot bunny sensor keeps yelling "50 Shades of Gay"
It might save the world and a lot of bleeding eyeballs.![]()
Just wanted to chime in that I am almost finished the first book. And hate the style of writing, hate the whole eff'd up version of the author's D/s dynamic, and particularly objected to the virgin girl being able to happily deep throat Mr. Big the first time she went down on him (which she thought was "face fucking." Hmmph.). Funny how I remember my first time being a whole more awkward than that....
ANYWAY...I have to finish the damn book now, because I started it, and I feel obligated. It's like the book is...controlling me somehow. *snerk
Harold Robbins. 'Goodbye, Janette.' First time I can ever remember getting so aroused while reading a book that I had to put it down for personal reasons before continuing to read. If y'all know what I mean.
Just wanted to chime in that I am almost finished the first book. And hate the style of writing, hate the whole eff'd up version of the author's D/s dynamic, and particularly objected to the virgin girl being able to happily deep throat Mr. Big the first time she went down on him (which she thought was "face fucking." Hmmph.). Funny how I remember my first time being a whole more awkward than that....
I left Mad readership when it tried to do a parody of "Animal house" and failed utterly to create anything even one tenth as funny as the original.LOL! I've been calling it that since day one.
And even more than that I am going to have to look for Mad Magazines parody of it which I'm sure will be pretty good.
I can just see Alfred E in the dog collar.
Sigh. 44 and I still read Mad.
What me worry?
I doubt this woman did any research into BDSM at all, and does not seem to have any knowledge of sex in general. Apparently she is her own target audience.
I think Gray would wet himself in pretty much any BDSM story released on this site on a daily basis.
My plot bunny sensor keeps yelling "50 Shades of Gay"
It might save the world and a lot of bleeding eyeballs.![]()