Paperback, 514 pages
English language
Published Nov. 7, 2011 by Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House.
Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first instalment in the Fifty Shades novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. It is notable for its explicitly erotic scenes featuring elements of sexual practices involving BDSM (bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism). Originally self-published as an ebook and print-on-demand in June 2011, the publishing rights to the novel were acquired by Vintage Books in March 2012. Fifty Shades of Grey has topped best-seller lists around the world. It has been translated into 52 languages and set a record in the United Kingdom as the fastest-selling paperback of all time. Critical reception of the book, however, has tended towards the negative, with the quality of its prose generally seen as poor, while its portrayal of BDSM has been targeted …
Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first instalment in the Fifty Shades novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. It is notable for its explicitly erotic scenes featuring elements of sexual practices involving BDSM (bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism). Originally self-published as an ebook and print-on-demand in June 2011, the publishing rights to the novel were acquired by Vintage Books in March 2012. Fifty Shades of Grey has topped best-seller lists around the world. It has been translated into 52 languages and set a record in the United Kingdom as the fastest-selling paperback of all time. Critical reception of the book, however, has tended towards the negative, with the quality of its prose generally seen as poor, while its portrayal of BDSM has been targeted for criticism from a variety of perspectives. Universal Pictures and Focus Features produced an American film adaptation, which was released on 13 February 2015, and was also panned upon release, though it was a box office success. The second and third volumes of the original trilogy, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, were published in 2012. The trilogy had sold over 150 million copies worldwide by October 2017. A version of the novel from Christian's point of view, Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian, was published in June 2015 as the fourth book. Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian, published in November 2017, is the fifth book in the series. Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as Told by Christian, published in June 2021, is the sixth book in the series.
I can handle the smut but not without believable characters and a plot that isn't so obvious and predictable. Won't be reading the other two.
I am reading this because of the hype. I guess, I am done with this kinds of books.
Reading this book was one of the most painful and infuriating experiences of my life. Before I read it, I thought maybe it would dispel some of the myths about BDSM, but I was very wrong. Some might ay it's fantasy, but an obssessive, posessive, manipulative control freak pursuing and seducing a virginal, shallow, naive and insecure woman into a relationship that she's clearly uncomfortable with is not my idea of a fantasy. In fact, it's down right frightening to me. The sex scenes were far too numorous, and writen so that a horny eighth-grader would appreciate them. I've read far better amature errotic literature. i've read the synapses of the other books in the trilogy, so I don't have to waste my time reading them. I just hope people who don't know any better don't think that all people who are emotionally scarred end up not only adopting the …
Reading this book was one of the most painful and infuriating experiences of my life. Before I read it, I thought maybe it would dispel some of the myths about BDSM, but I was very wrong. Some might ay it's fantasy, but an obssessive, posessive, manipulative control freak pursuing and seducing a virginal, shallow, naive and insecure woman into a relationship that she's clearly uncomfortable with is not my idea of a fantasy. In fact, it's down right frightening to me. The sex scenes were far too numorous, and writen so that a horny eighth-grader would appreciate them. I've read far better amature errotic literature. i've read the synapses of the other books in the trilogy, so I don't have to waste my time reading them. I just hope people who don't know any better don't think that all people who are emotionally scarred end up not only adopting the BDSM lifestyle, but coersing someone who clearly isn't mentally ready for such an experience. There's enough stigma associated with BDSM without this book adding to it.
