50 Shades of Grey

[AstroManLuca]

Your wife thinks reading about sex all the time is boring? Indeed. :|

Fixed. Maybe she's just getting sick of the writing style, or maybe she's just burnt out on literary porn in general.

 

[SirStev0]

My GF bought it. It was pretty tame considering all the hype around it.
You can find worse shit by googling the wrong thing.

I honestly think the publisher was smart and got controversy swirling in the ignorant south and is now banking on all the "ban this book" noise.

They are making out like bandits on a crappy romance novel with whips.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Fixed. Maybe she's just getting sick of the writing style, or maybe she's just burnt out on literary porn in general.

Or maybe it's because you don't hold her close and let her know just how much she means to you.

That's right AstroManLuca, you need to become a Cunning Linguist.

 

[bearxor]

It's way tame. I think a lot of women (or men for that matter) don't really understand the S&M scene so when they start reading something like this it gets them more curious than anything.

But it's really, really tame. Have your wives/gf's that are reading FSoG google "The Vassal Academy". That's some good stuff.

 

[SilverThief]

+1 for that book series! Wife has been reading them over and over again...and daddy has been reaping the benefits!

 

[radhak]

LOL

Thanks - that review sums up all my thoughts of such type of books; I've not read it, because chicklit bores me, and I'd rather wait till reaches my public library (if).

I am seriously envious that the author is making a lot of money on this. And the fact that Time named her one of the '100 most influential' is a joke - on Time.

On the other hand, I would have been ecstatic if my wife had shown just a little bit of curiosity about this book ...

Y'all might direct your WaGs to literotica. More variety, some higher class prose, and all free.

 

[gevorg]

Quote:
The main male character is a billionaire (not a millionaire but a billionaire) who speaks fluent french, is basically a concert level pianist, is a fully trained pilot, is athletic, drop dead gorgeous, tall, built perfectly with an enormous penis, and the best lover on the planet. In addition, he's not only self made but is using his money to combat world hunger. Oh yeah, and all of this at the ripe old age of 26! And on top of that, he's never working. Every second is spent having sex or texting and emailing the female character. His billions seem to have just come about by magic.

Mark Zuckerburg!! :biggrin:

 

[JulesMaximus]

Mark Zuckerburg!! :biggrin:

Well, except for the "who speaks fluent french, is basically a concert level pianist, is a fully trained pilot, is athletic, drop dead gorgeous, tall, built perfectly with an enormous penis, and the best lover on the planet. In addition, he's not only self made but is using his money to combat world hunger." part.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Well, except for the "who speaks fluent french, is basically a concert level pianist, is a fully trained pilot, is athletic, drop dead gorgeous, tall, built perfectly with an enormous penis, and the best lover on the planet. In addition, he's not only self made but is using his money to combat world hunger." part.

And has a chocolate penis that ejaculates diamonds.

 

[Kyle]

http://www.jest.com/video/174214/gilbert-gottfried-reads-fifty-shades-of-grey

NSFW obviously

 

[Fritzo]

And has a chocolate penis that ejaculates diamonds.

I'd switch teams in a minute if they invented that.

 

[waggy]

http://www.jest.com/video/174214/gilbert-gottfried-reads-fifty-shades-of-grey

NSFW obviously

bwhahaha

 

[GrumpyMan]

http://www.jest.com/video/174214/gilbert-gottfried-reads-fifty-shades-of-grey

NSFW obviously

Ha ha ha ha....now that I would buy!

 

[mcurphy]

My wife is on the third book now. It gets her all hot and bothered and I don't mind that at all. Although, recently she has been asking if she can tie me up!!

My wife is on the second book, and also gets pretty horned up when she reads these books. I don't mind at all.

She hasn't brought up any S&M suggestions yet, though I would be a willing participant!

 

[Kadarin]

http://www.jest.com/video/174214/gilbert-gottfried-reads-fifty-shades-of-grey

NSFW obviously

This is pure win... I'm still laughing!

 

[ichy]

Dan Savage was very critical of the book. It sounds like kink-negative crap.

 

[mcurphy]

HAHAHAHA! Wow, awesome character.

I scanned the Wikipedia entry on the book; I don't get how a reviewer said it was "based on the Twilight series". What the heck does this story have to do with Twilight? I understand it started out as fan fiction, but even then, how do you go about writing fan fiction for Twilight and end up with a (shitty) BDSM story?

I have heard the author stole the whole plot / idea for the story from the twilight series. Such that it is basically the exact same story without the vampire aspect, and a little more "steam" for adult readers.

I have read neither myself, but that info came from someone that has read both.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I love my gf's Facebook post about 50 Shades. "I prefer real porn"...

 

[Wyndru]

My GF bought it. It was pretty tame considering all the hype around it.
You can find worse shit by googling the wrong thing.

I honestly think the publisher was smart and got controversy swirling in the ignorant south and is now banking on all the "ban this book" noise.

They are making out like bandits on a crappy romance novel with whips.

That's my take on it also. My wife just texted me and told me that one of her friends already returned the book, because she really only bought it to see what the hype was all about, and when she started reading it was so cheesy it had to go back.

Like you said though, stir up controversy and immediately you make millions. It's such an easy formula, makes me wish I had some writing talent.

 

[AstroManLuca]

And has a chocolate penis that ejaculates diamonds.

lol that would hurt

 

[Joseph F]

I LOL'd.

 

[ElFenix]

makes me wish I had some writing talent.

that didn't stop the author of 50 shades of grey

 

[Joseph F]

http://www.jest.com/video/174214/gilbert-gottfried-reads-fifty-shades-of-grey

NSFW obviously

That was awesome. Also, I used to have the headphones that he's wearing in that video. (Sennheiser HD280 Pro)

 

[jhansman]

Out of curiosity, I read about 150 pages of the first book and finally had to abandon it out of sheer boredom. The lead character is such a ditz, and the sex scenes are laughable. My wife claims none of her friends have or will read it.

 

[Fenixgoon]

i lol'd