Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, Book 1)

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Published Apr 3, 2012

540 pages

Average rating: 6.7

200 RATINGS

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Jun 11, 2025
2/10 stars
I will be honest to start this post, i am just over half way done with this book. This book has been so popular on pinterest, Facebook, even the local radio DJ's have been talking about it so I decided to give it a try despite it being a fanfiction story. I am having a hard time finishing a few pages each day because it's an incredibly frustrating book. Honestly, I do not see the allure to it! We have a girl who has just a little bit of self doubt that allows herself to be mentally abused into submission just because a pretty guy is interested in her and now I have gotten in to the physical abuse portion. She keeps saying how "f***** up" Christian is but she is JUST as messed up for allowing this scenario! It is quite pathetic that this has such a strong following. It speaks poorly of our society. If I finish this book it will be surprising, much less the next 2. Also, how will they turn this into a movie? It is basically a porno with a slightly deeper plot than a pizza boy knocking on the door.


Revise: I have now finished the book and still strongly dislike it. The ending made me much happier, but I know there are 2 more books.
SraGonzalez
Mar 10, 2025
10/10 stars
It is well worth the read. It isn't the greatest written book but it does light your fire and sensual awareness. I read all three books in a week because I wanted to know what happens next. Yes, there are many errors, repeated words and obvious thesaurus words you might need to look up but the story is great. I am rereading already just to relive the excitement. YouTube the songs mentioned for a heightened experience. Definitely going on my fav list.

Book 1 has a lot of "kinky fuckery" and spice.
Barbara ~
Dec 11, 2024
6/10 stars
Literary crack. It's so bad but you can't seem to walk away after you out it down. Very hard habit to break.
BookclubMemberRachel
Nov 02, 2024
1/10 star
Every copy of this book should be composted, incinerated or compacted
Happy_Nat
Aug 19, 2024
5/10 stars
Well….i read it to see what the hype was all about and it was fun to read (if you like that type of genre). The storyline is ok, nothing new and characters are a bit shallow at times, but then I was not expecting much to be honest. Half way, I kept skipping sex scenes as I was just a bit bored and had enough of them. But, I read all three volumes in one weekend so it clearly caught my attention 😉

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