Fifty Shades Of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades of Grey Series, 1)
"And in this quiet moment as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I'm in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he's said, and what he hasn't said, I don't think I have ever been so happy."
When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana's quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too--but on his own terms.
Shocked yet thrilled by Grey's singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success--his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family--Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey's secrets and explores her own dark desires.
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Community Reviews
I read enough.
There isn't much I can add onto what's already been said so eloquently by others (here & here). I didn't find this book sexy at all, and the Twilight parallels were annoying. I felt as if I was getting beat over the head with the grey references: Christian GREY who works in a grey building as the owner of Grey Enterprises, has grey eyes and who almost always wears clothes that are grey in color. YEAH, I GET IT ALREADY, THANKS. I found the characters unappealing and the sex un-sexy... if I could un-read the few portions of this book that I managed to get through, I would.
For those of you who liked it, more power to you. I simply couldn't justify putting myself through the rest of it. I say this not because I had an issue with the subject matter, but because I couldn't endure the poor writing.
I fully acknowledge that my lack of tolerance is due to (a) limited time to enjoy "fun leisure books" (therefore I should go read something I will actually enjoy, and not be rolling my eyes through) and (b) tons and tons of academic reading by classic authors who knew how to put sentences together well.
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