[mimsyborogoves]

I am with y'all where the sex gets boring after awhile. I'd tell them to go get a room, but well, they do, lol. But I mean really, who the **** has sex that much? And who the **** has sex pretty much wherever they please without anything noticing or thinking anything of it?

And why does everything have to be so damn lavish and fancy? I mean I get it, Christian Grey is a wealthy SOB and he's got all this money to just piss away, but I mean good lord, he doesn't even take Ana into consideration when he buys her stuff! If it were me, I'd be like, "Buy me all the clothes you want, but I'm going to the store, and I'm picking it out!" Ana could take advantage of that, but she has to be all typical female, "WAH YOU'RE CONTROLLING ME BUT I'M JUST GONNA SIT HERE AND WHINE ABOUT IT INSTEAD OF MAKING THIS WORK!"

I love this book and I hate it. I love it because it's addicting. I hate it because all of this stuff is so stupid and unrealistic and it's beyond a fantasy; it's really like, "Get real!"

[CanadianCutie]

Originally Posted by mimsyborogoves

I love it because it's addicting. I hate it because all of this stuff is so stupid and unrealistic and it's beyond a fantasy; it's really like, "Get real!"

You've hit the nail on the head here, it is fantasy. People who are gaga over these books are into the "dream" part of it.

[Lisa_C]

I borrowed the book, read it and actually enjoyed it. It read more like a romance novel to me.

[Muffins]

I'm on chapter 9, The girl has stayed a Mr Grey's apartment and she has just phoned her friend to say that she is ok.

[Muffins]

I must say I dont see what all the fuss is about, are we really that easy to please in these hard economic times ?

[Bloopers]

I've been a hermit for the past 3 days. I'm on book 3 now. The writing is horrid and the author repeats herself over and over and over again, but WHATEVER. It's so addicting. I'm officially in love with a fictional character. Christian is SO controlling though. And the main girl pisses me off, just like Bella.

I can't get Christian off my mind. There's too much sex going on and not enough story development. But WHATEVER! It's addicting, LOL.

Ugh, it's stories like this that makes some people have ridiculous standards for men. I now want a loyal billionaire of a bf who's sexy to a fault. Sounds too good to be true. But I want one!

[Thedollylala]

I only read the first page of this idk it wasn't the best written, but I liked it, i ended up purchasing a riding crop if that says anything>.> hah now I'm reading claiming sleeping beauty by Anne rice uhm yeah it's a little disturbing .

[Scarlett]

I just finished the first one. SO many things in the story are so unrealistic it's unreadable. I can understand granting some literary license but geez.

*The super clingy emails every other day detailing every feeling she's ever had would put ANY guy off
*That scene where he pulled the tampon out of her and they discussed her TOM in such detail.
*The rich roomie who puts her up for very little and everyone is cool with it, no tension at all (yet she's supposed to be so independent).
*a girl with a english degree from a school noone's heard of lands an entry level publishing job in Seattle, the first job she ever interviewed for in the year 2011.
*His family is instantly thrilled that she's dating him. He's a billionaire and she's a recent grad with no job. No gold digger anxiety whatsoever.

I could go on but the whole thing was just too ridiculous for words.

I thought the book started out fast but I really had to force myself to finish it. A friend offered to lend me #2 and #3 but I'm just going to use the net to figure out how it ends.

[collingwood]

I realised I was in Seattle the day they got together and again the week after... I recognised the dates

I'm halfway though the second one and have been enjoying it. Yes some parts are annoying and at times it seems repetitive, but I'm sucked in and enjoying the story.

[FrouFrou]

Wouldn't waste the money on buying these books. Not because of the content as I've heard they are not dirty but more stupid. To me they are along the lines of the Twilight series...don't get all the hype over vampires and poorly written books.

[Takana]

Originally Posted by friaya

My favorite are the Dark Hunters series by Sherrelyn Kenyon, Lords of the Underground by Gena Showalter, The Brotherhood by J.R.Ward those are paranormal romance novels.

I'm currently plowing my way through the Black Dagger Brotherhood books, and I highly recommend them!

As for the 50 Shades trilogy, they were ok. The numerous references to Twilight really annoyed me. (yes I know it started as fanfic, but it was supposed to have been completely rewritten into a brand new story) She literally just changed the names of the characters.

I also found the whole sex thing a bit, well, dull. Everyone is like 'omg, shhhh it's all about BDSM, can't talk about that... it's porn... blah blah blah', but it's really not at all. I found it extremely tame. For a start, Ana doesn't even engage in any of it, so it's all a hype about nothing. So she get's spanked a little bit and is tied up and blindfolded on a few occasions. Who hasn't been?

The story could be a really good one. If the author didn't just latch on to the kinky sex theme and run laughing to the bank at first opportunity, the story could've evolved into a more in depth novel.

[gettin'little]

12 of 20 moms at the neighborhood pool were reading this book, so I had to see what all the fuss was about... Not my cup of tea.

[katiekish]

For some reason my STEP DAD suggested that I read this book... Did not understand that at all....

So I started the first chapter or two and was so not impressed by the lack of creativity... in the characters, the writing, the setting... it was just bad.

[JoySmith]

Anything by Nora Roberts is guaranteed to be good. Right now I'm reading His Every Desire by Emma Rose and it's worth a read as well (though it is a bit...descriptive like fifty shades of grey).

[Butterfly50]

I'm currently plowing my way through the Black Dagger Brotherhood books, and I highly recommend them!

I finished all of them and I loved them I was so sad when I finished the last book. I would recommend them to everyone. I have the the grey books but never read them. I have several series I have read since the first of the year I have many favorites.