Christian GreyĬhristian Grey is possessive (overly), a little stalker-ish (understatement again), domineering (duh), authoritarian, elusive, mercurial – all of those things, and more. So I decided to approach this in another way.
Mousy Anastasia Steel meets uber rich, yet oh-so-emotionally-disturbed (understatement alert!!) Christian Grey, sparks fly, BDSM, yada yada yada… Now, I don’t feel like any kind of plot summary is required for this book/series, as by now, I suspect the entire English speaking world is at-least aware of these books, even if they haven’t read them. Reading 50 Shades of Grey was like witnessing a train-wreck you know you should look away, but you just cannot stop watching (reading in this case). But I will make a concession for the last point, because erotica is not my thing, so I can hardly blame the book for being what it set out to be. Moreover, this thing was addictive enough for me to overlook the extremely pedestrian, troupe-y writing, a mildly (at first) annoying narrator, and the fact that I had to skip over major chunks of the book (something I never ever do).
#Fifty shades of grey book series series
Sure it’s not a great piece of literature, nor are these characters people who you could write grad school thesis on, but you know what? I liked the romance (yes, it exists, under 50 feet of crap, but it exists), enjoyed the unexpected humour, and LOVED the emails – they were smart, witty, and interesting – and were pretty much the highlight of this series for me. Mostly because people read different books for different reasons, and this was essentially my mindless read fix, which it worked well for. On the whole – I liked this book/series, in-spite of the fact that I have some many issues with what is represented. God knows we have enough of that going around in the world, and we really don’t need more of that over a book, of all things! But if you choose to ignore this friendly piece of advice – know that the comments are moderated anyway. However, it is NOT OKAY to use this platform for negative/hate filled comments. It’s okay if you don’t agree with my opinion(s) on this series (which are pretty mixed anyway) it’s okay to point out the disagreement and engage in healthy debate. Having said that, I feel compelled to begin with a disclaimer/code of conduct statement, lest I find myself in the middle of unnecessary controversy, ’cause I have seen people have very strong reactions to the Fifty Shades series.
#Fifty shades of grey book series movie
But now with all the hype surrounding the movie adaptation of the 2nd book, Fifty Shades Darker (which released today), I thought it is about time, I share my thoughts on this book series. This is a post I have procrastinated for the longest time, as it’s been quite a while that I read this series I guess a couple of years at-least.