[Unigal07]

I know so many women who are reading this.

I've read some excerpts online and I cringed so hard I couldn't face it.

If women want to read erotic fiction, I'm almost positive there must be better examples of it out there that isn't a half-arsed, lame Twilight fan fiction. Even the women I know who are reading it acknowledge how bad it is, and exceptionally repetitive.

[Beautiful_Harv]

are the sex scenes really that racy?
Ive read a few blogs about the cringy couple but no bedroom action and the female character sounds like a 15 year old girl so i cant really imagine the sex being that explicit.

[Blondie X]

Originally Posted by Beautiful_Harv

are the sex scenes really that racy?
Ive read a few blogs about the cringy couple but no bedroom action and the female character sounds like a 15 year old girl so i cant really imagine the sex being that explicit.

No, they're laughable rather than sexy. It's like reading a teenage girls fantasy ersion of what they think sex might be like when they eventually partake in such activity.

I would never have chosen to read it but a girl at work went on and on about how much I'd love it and plonked it in the middle of my desk when she'd finished. Since then, she's asked me almost daily if I've read it yert so I gave in for a quiet life.

Now, I'm no stranger to a bit of pap fiction but this take the cake for being lame.

[redcherry]

I read the first book in 4 days. I loved it! On the plane home from hol, I saw three other women reading it too. I found it addictive, its easy reading, and in parts, a love story. Some of the S & M stuff I skipped through because it got a bit repetitive and a bit uncomfortable. I've just bought the second and third books today. Can't wait!

[DariaM]

Originally Posted by Unigal07

I know so many women who are reading this.

I've read some excerpts online and I cringed so hard I couldn't face it.

If women want to read erotic fiction, I'm almost positive there must be better examples of it out there that isn't a half-arsed, lame Twilight fan fiction. Even the women I know who are reading it acknowledge how bad it is, and exceptionally repetitive.

Surely ye jest, and confuse Twilight with some amateur pap delivered by an Unskilled Waitress... such as J K Rowling and Harry Potter.

[miafi]

Originally Posted by redcherry

I read the first book in 4 days. I loved it! On the plane home from hol, I saw three other women reading it too. I found it addictive, its easy reading, and in parts, a love story. Some of the S & M stuff I skipped through because it got a bit repetitive and a bit uncomfortable. I've just bought the second and third books today. Can't wait!

I agree! The second and third books continue to tell the story and it's quite gripping because you just have to keep reading to find out what happens. It's not well written, its repetitive but it most certainly is easy reading! I really enjoyed reading it, but going by everybodys reactions - it's definitely marmite. You will either love it or hate it! I'm firmly in the love it category.

After I've finished reading my current book I may go back and read them again!

[Color of Night]

I am on the last book & have found the second book better than the first & the third book even better. I would actually like to read a book written for Christian Grey without most of the sex. I find his story facinating & would like to read it from he's perspective & about he's childhood & life.

[GreyButterfly]

Originally Posted by Color of Night

I would actually like to read a book written for Christian Grey without most of the sex. I find his story facinating & would like to read it from he's perspective & about he's childhood & life.

Me too. I hope she writes a book from Christian's point of view. I think it would be really interesting.

[SHAFT]

This is brilliant! NSFW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K1RcKJVbHA

[My Sweet Life]

I've given in to the hype and bought this. On chapter two and so far finding it tedious and boring.

[Color of Night]

Can I just make an observation. I have a lot of friends & family that have had a go at reading this book some of which never read anything. If it encourages people to read & maybe move on to better books then I think the author has achieved something at least.

[Peachykeen]

Originally Posted by miafi

I agree! The second and third books continue to tell the story and it's quite gripping because you just have to keep reading to find out what happens. It's not well written, its repetitive but it most certainly is easy reading! I really enjoyed reading it, but going by everybodys reactions - it's definitely marmite. You will either love it or hate it! I'm firmly in the love it category.

After I've finished reading my current book I may go back and read them again!

Totally agree with you especially the marmite comment. I was with a group of friends recently, about 7 women, and we had all read it but opinion was very divided. Some of us it had totally absorbed us and others just didn't get it at all.

I personally love it and will probably re read again too.

[GerriP]

Originally Posted by alisonrose3764

I think the publishing house concerned is too busy counting its profits to worry about how well it is edited - this series is going to be bigger than Twilight or Hunger Games.
I have just finished all 3 books-all in a week-loved them!
Sure they are terrible but addictive and I certainly want a Christian Grey in my life!!!!!

You want an abusive creepy stalker in your life? You can get therapy for that you know!

[Rosie Red]

Originally Posted by TonyParkin67

Sorry for the late entry to this thread (and from a noob!) but if you want to know how bad it is then read my wife's blog http://cassandraparkin.wordpress.com...hades-of-grey/

I saw this a few days ago. It's wonderful.

Is she going to do the whole trilogy?

[tigragirl]

Originally Posted by GreyButterfly

I've read all three and I agree with everything you have said above! It is badly written but I kept on reading as I wanted to find out what happened.

I agree too. how many times do we want to read " he touched me there" ( done in italics for effect) or " he touched my sex". It is so bad it's good if you know what I mean. I read it on my kindle, fifty shades was only a couple of quid and it just says end of chapter one or something at the end. Of course I had to download fifty shades darker and the last book too. By the last book I was very bored by the sex bits and was glad to get to the end. every night I have been reading over the last few days, hubby asked if I wanted to go to Pulse and cocktails at the weekend he obviously thinks his luck is in!

[Funk You]

Absolute crap, written by sexually frustrated singletons, read my sexually frustrated singletons

[Aarghawasp!]

Absolute crap, written by sexually frustrated singletons, read my sexually frustrated singletons

Most of the women I know who are reading it are married. I'm single and not reading it.

[Funk You]

Originally Posted by Aarghawasp!

Most of the women I know who are reading it are married. I'm single and not reading it.

Goes for sexually frustrated women who moan about their bf's and want fantasy sex via a book

[Anika Hanson]

So I read the first book and really enjoyed it, reading the second and I'm getting so bored of the repetative sex scenes. It's getting old now and it's starting to ruin the story. All they ever seem to do is have sex, I'm suprised that they even enjoy it anymore, surely they would have become desensitised by now. They both need to check into sex addicts annoymous. Also another thing that is bugging me is the whole

Spoiler

stalker ex-girlfriend thing, and them going into hiding with Christian's 'security team', it's so unrealistic and tacky.

I'll persevere with it but I wonder if it's worth finishing.

[pugamo]

Originally Posted by Funk You

Goes for sexually frustrated women who moan about their bf's and want fantasy sex via a book

If married women need to get their kicks from a book then their husbands should take a long look at themselves! I suspect most people are reading it because they have been handed a copy or just wanted to see what the fuss was about.

[Anika Hanson]

I've had enough. Its a load of tosh. I can't bring myself to read the third one. Read the first chapter and I thought I was going to be sick. The first one was ok, a bit novel and held some promise of a decent storyline, but then it developed into drivel and boring repetitive sex scenes. I don't even like Christian or Ana anymore so I won't put myself through torture to read anymore.what a waste of time and money. I could have been enjoying the latest Karin Slaughter book which has been waiting on my kindle since Wednesday

[Anika Hanson]

I've read Twilight and I think although Twilight is not a masterpiece, this rubbish doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the aforementioned saga.

Give me Bella and Edward anyday over the dispicable Ana and Christian.

As I've read it was originally a twilight fan fiction I saw the following (Poor) rip-offs:

Ana (Bella
Chrisitan (Edward)
Mia (Alice)

The Greys are the Cullens
Jose (Jacob)

The guy from her workplace (Hardware store) he fancied her was Mike

Then of course Ana's parents were Charlie and Rene
Elliot resembled Emmett a bit and maybe Kate was supossed to be Rosalie???

Spoiler

I guess the S and M sex that happend when Ana is pregnant in book 3 is probably supposed to rival the Jacob imprinting on a baby and those ridiculous scenes when Bella was pregnant

Any others???

[MrsOrin]

The next books these women will be raving about is the Bared to You the Crossfire Series by Sylvia Day

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...5-bared-to-you

[My Sweet Life]

I've had to give up reading the book. What a pile of shite.

[Grabid Rannies]

Originally Posted by Beautiful_Harv

are the sex scenes really that racy? Ive read a few blogs about the cringy couple but no bedroom action and the female character sounds like a 15 year old girl so i cant really imagine the sex being that explicit.

Someone in my office is reading 5SOG currently, so I have recently come into contact with the whole hysteria around it. I have had a peek or two at certain passages, and she has described others, whilst reading it at lunchtimes (frequent 'Oh my God' type comments are made out loud, so of course everyone then gets involved in discussions about the book/'give us a look' type scenarios).

IMO it's perverted garbage - and it seems fairly eminent that the 'author' has some personal demons she is exorcising through writing. But what disturbs me more about the whole 'phenomenon' is what a scary demonstration it is of 'sheeple' power in action.

Not to mention that if a man had written it, there would be howling and baying demanding that it be banned and he locked up for the safety of wimmin.