Oh yes, I have finally acquired a copy of the hard to find book, Fifty Shades of Grey. I am irritated by the world of Kindles and Nooks, because not only am I no longer in any sort of book sharing loops, but not all books are even being printed on paper. People have been reading this book for months and I couldn't get a hold of a "printed book" until last week. I'm not positive, but I don't think it was even released in print until just a week ago.
I usually read books that a friend has read and recommended. This book was a little different. I was told that certain church groups were trying to ban their members from reading it, so I no longer wanted to read it......I HAD TO READ IT A.S.A.P.!!!!! There is no greater appeal than a banned book. Keep in mind that I am not in any way affiliated with those church groups, but it has to be good if people are being encouraged not to read it.
I discovered very quickly the reason that the book is controversial. Simply put, it's lady porn minus the tacky Fabio cover. I am not offended by lady porn, in fact I think it's high time ladies drop the shame game and admit that reading this stuff in hot! I have been pleasantly surprised to find that TONS of women are reading it and they are all very open about it. It's refreshing to hear it. All the local bookstores are sold out of the hard copies, so women aren't shy about buying it, but an insane number of E-reader copies have been sold. Those sales are conducted in private and I know that this is the reason that this book is blowing up.
The book is fiction, based on the authors fantasies and a lot of it is based in the frightening world of bondage. Quick side note, I saw the author interviewed on the Today Show and she was great. She was half laughing and half totally mortified the millions of people have actually read her book. She described the writing process as her mid-life crisis on paper. She was so normal and relatable. Not pompous at all. She knew full well that the book isn't going to win a Pulitzer and she didn't much care. I can respect this, because it's exhausting reading stupid, high brow novels.
The premise is basically this, Christian Grey (the dominant male) is a kinky guy who sort of falls for (the submissive girl) Anastasia. He wants her to consent to a very specific type of sexual relationship. She is very inexperienced but also curious and let's not forget to mention that Christian Grey is a gorgeous, billionaire....because they always are (not).This is SOOOO not me, but it's hot to read. Some of the things Christian says to Anastasia, would not fly with me. He's bossy as hell and since he's the dominant, she has to put up with it. I could NEVER do this. I'd give that SOB a warning, and then I'd crack him in the jaw. If a man spoke to me that way, he'd need to sleep with one eye open if you catch my drift (if you're going to smack a fit man, it's best to do it when he's sleeping, right?).
It's an easy read, but I'm not finished with it yet, because you can't just read a chapter or two while the kids are playing with play doh at the kitchen table. This kind of writing has a time and place and I can assure you that you don't want to hear Dora The Explorer talking about her map reading skills in the background when you're reading the book. It wrecks the mood of it. So I'll skip a little sleep this week and finish it up. Hopefully by then the Pony Express will have delivered the next two books in the series. I can only imagine what the next books will be about, but I'm absolutely going to read them.
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