OMG!!! I am addicted. And to the morning anchorwomen who said it was poorly written and could not get past the first 5 chapter... I no longer will watch you. Blasphemy! Now, is it the next Hardy or Bronte, umm no, but come on people, it was my friend J called "Mommy Porn" (or my husband called MILF porn). It provocative, riveting, and yes it did tend to get my girly parts enticed! I just could not put it down, not even to go to the gym... yes Christian and Ana went to the gym with me and I loved every filthy minute of my 30 minute stairclimb!I think what draws me in is that you have heard about some of the things in this book, yet most of us have never explored them. It's like the modern day Harlequin romances my mom used to read! It's books like these that entice us, they allow us to be transported to some other time or place, it let's us live out some dream.
And let's face it, we all have met/dated that guy. The one who you want so badly, but know you shouldn't. The one who wants everything but commitment? Come on ladies.... read it!
So for the naysayers out there. Remember, not every book has to be a prize-winning novel, or essay on the status of humanity. I mean, I'm not a Harry Potter/Twilight/Hunger Games fan, but you do not see me knocking those that are. To me its simple, books are a form of entertainment, escapism at its finest. You don't see anyone calling Nicholas Sparks or J. K. Rowling bad do you? ~The Illegal Blonde
I am obsessed as well! Love these books! I hear there may be a movie in the works.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower. I found your blog last week when you were introduced on someone's blog!
ReplyDeleteI have the trilogy downloaded to my hubby's Kindle (haha), but I've yet to read them.
You're going to hate me, but I just don't like them! My problem is the story or plot is so expected. I'm only about 250 pages in to the first one, but sometimes I laugh at how stupid some of the lines are. I don't necessarily expect a well-written book every time I read it, but I did want SOME kind of plot and I haven't felt like it has delivered yet. Maybe I just need to keep on reading and will be drawn on. We'll see! Sorry to be one of those critics you don't like!!! : )
ReplyDeleteI'm reading Fifty Shades of Grey at the moment and I have to agree with Cristy above. The plot is so obvious and the dialogue comes across as so fake. I also hate the constant 'oh my' that Anastasia does and the fact that Christian always 'gasps' (so unmanly!!). What kind of manly man gasps?? And the character of Anastasia is so weird, I get that she's a virgin but she's 21 and never had a you-know-what... really? REALLY? Sorry I really don't see the appeal with this book but then I never saw the appeal with Twilight either...
ReplyDeleteLove that people have comments!!! Yeah I agree that there is no real plot... and I normally need that in a book, but then again I guess I see this more as a melo-drama played out in print, or perhaps a Lifetime movie of the week... Nonetheless it took my mind of work and life for a couple hours, so I say it satisfied my very low expectation.
ReplyDeleteSay what?! Why don't I know about this? My pregnancy hormones will appreciate some tingling!
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