Fifty Shades of Grey
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Re: Fifty Shades of Grey
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I agree with you. Another thought I had was that it is also a story about a girl who had developed Stockholm Syndrome.rds0821 wrote:Fifty Shades of Grey is about a lot of things. There is a lot of sex in the book. A lot of the sex is very hardcore because the male lead is seriously into BDSM, but the story is also about falling in love. It is about overcoming Christians issues and learning to love. There have been alot of negative comments made about this book because of the "violence". The violence is in a controlled setting between two consenting adults that are experiencing a dominant/submissive relationship together. The book should be read with an open mind and should not be read by anyone that is offended by BDSM and hardcore sex.
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Not to mention, the novel does revolve around this BDSM romance between an intern and billionaire recluse, but it exhibits many signs of domestic abuse. Christian, the recluse, doesn't acknowledge the fundamental rules of BDSM and does with Anastasia, the intern, as he pleases. He follows her, cuts her off from her social circles, torments her, and, when she's on the brink of leaving, begs for her to come back- though he's an unchanged man. All of these elements would've been alright had they not been romanticized. Had they been exhibitions of domestic abuse in order to serve a grander purpose, like bringing abuse concerns to the BDSM community for example, then it would've been worth more, but because it doesn't, because it's glamorized abuse, it is utter trash.
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I humbly disagree.bluejay__way wrote:I myself have only heard excerpts and listened to the opinions of those who've already read it, or tried to, and they all came to the same conclusion- horrible! With the few excerpts I personally heard, I noted how poorly written and thought out the novel was. I'm pretty sure the woman just sped through writing it and never even thought to give it a second glance believing it was perfection. I'm appalled at the fact that it's garnered so much attention when other books have gone surpassed by the mainstream eye, other books much better written than that trilogy. It's a shame really.
Not to mention, the novel does revolve around this BDSM romance between an intern and billionaire recluse, but it exhibits many signs of domestic abuse. Christian, the recluse, doesn't acknowledge the fundamental rules of BDSM and does with Anastasia, the intern, as he pleases. He follows her, cuts her off from her social circles, torments her, and, when she's on the brink of leaving, begs for her to come back- though he's an unchanged man. All of these elements would've been alright had they not been romanticized. Had they been exhibitions of domestic abuse in order to serve a grander purpose, like bringing abuse concerns to the BDSM community for example, then it would've been worth more, but because it doesn't, because it's glamorized abuse, it is utter trash.
I think a lot of people blew this way out of proportion and made it out to be a lot more than it was. Yes, there's some graphic things going on. No doubt about that and at first, it's shocking and I didn't like it. But I was prodded to read the second novel and then I read the third on my own.
You really should read it for yourself and not go off the opinions of others. The first book is really rough but the second one toned down a bit and the third actually had a story to it. Give it a shot and see what you think.
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And that has made all the difference.
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