Fifty Shades of Grey
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Re: Fifty Shades of Grey
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It's not all about the erotic storylines and the sex stuff, there's the relationship side, or the lack of it in Grey's case to start with. As the books develop you see the relationship start to come out and develop alongside the sex.
I enjoyed reading this series and will probably read it again someday. I haven't seen the movies because I don't want to spoil the illusion of the books!
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-- 08 Jan 2017, 00:20 --
Fifty Shades Darker is so erotic,it's like soft porn....You'll be glued to your book,fascinated,and so stimulated,it'll leave you breathless...If you haven't read the first one,then you're missing out!!!!!!
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It is much more about what makes us tick, and about the baggage we carry with us into all relationships. It is about control, and learning to loosen the grip, and exploring beyond your comfort zone, beyond the confines of which you limit yourself- and I'm not just talking sexually. The first book, yes there is a ton of sex-but that's just one layer of the onion that is Christian Grey. The story gets really more psychological and deep in the later novels. I wouldn't judge it based on the movie either- while I enjoyed the movie, there is so much more in the book (naturally).
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As many have previously stated the author originally wrote the first book as an erotic Twilight fan fiction. The book was ridiculously popular online and was subsequently met with a cease and desist from Stephenie Meyers' publishers. EL James changed the names, some of the locations and plotline and eventually was picked up by a publisher that wanted to distribute the book.
The plot lines are almost non existent, but they're there. If you're hoping for a great romantic literary masterpiece - you're going to be sorely disappointed. This book and its follow ups are intended to explore the sexual relationship between the two main antagonists and not much more.
I suppose the reason for the "bad" press is the smattering of BDSM "scenes" throughout. BDSM is considered taboo by some but is entering the mainstream more and more. Housewives and "kinky" women of the world - with little life experience in BDSM and kink - started to use the book as material for their own fantasies. Therein lies the problem to feminists and some in the BDSM scene. Consent is a major issue in this book. Christian stalks, manipulates, emotionally and physically abuses Anastasia. The book explains all of this behaviour by essentially saying "all this stuff is sexy and hot because Christian is rich and sexy and he's into BDSM." Obviously my explanation is oversimplified but you get the drift. Whilst not all feminists and kinksters have the same opinion on this book, they were loud about their objections, thus the bad press.
The book is a work of fiction and should be taken as such. Claims from feminists and kinksters that these books "normalise" this kind of behaviour is - in my opinion - taking things a bit far.
If you want to escape reality, get lost in a land of money, beautiful people and sex scenes that are spicier than most mainstream romance novels, then check this book out. If any of the above concerns you? Maybe don't read it, you'll probably throw the book in frustration.
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