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Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades #1-3)
by
E.L. James (Goodreads Author)
Now available in a single volume, E L James’s New York Times #1 bestselling trilogy has been hailed by Entertainment Weekly as being “in a class by itself.” Beginning with the GoodReads Choice Award Romance Finalist Fifty Shades of Grey, the Fifty Shades Trilogy will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.
This bundle includes the following novels:
FIFTY SHADES...more
This bundle includes the following novels:
FIFTY SHADES...more
ebook, 1700 pages
Published
January 20th 2012
by Vintage
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Apr 23, 2012
Alicia
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Shelves:
wtf-is-this,
apparently-theft-is-okay,
i-hope-the-mayans-were-right,
judging-you,
lowest-common-denominator,
lurking-pedobear,
pathetic-and-or-stupid-female-lead,
speshul-snowflake,
trees-died-for-this-crap,
ugh-first-person,
supports-theft-rh,
we-deserve-the-apocalypse,
wtf-is-wrong-with-you-people,
chris-brown-would-be-proud,
this-is-not-a-romance,
male-lead-who-needs-a-junk-punch,
drank-the-haterade,
author-needs-a-muzzle,
not-for-realreal-just-for-playplay,
curiosity-killed-the-cat,
my-masochism-is-not-the-sexy-kind,
ftlog-stop-calling-it-her-sex
My review of what encapsulates the first two "books".
My review of the third.
Highlights:
*It reads like it was written by a semi-literate 12-year-old. It is that bad.
*This is Twilight fan fiction. Not "inspired" by, not "Twilight for adults." It is Bella. It is Edward. Those are Twilight plot points. It is not original fiction. It was also cobbled together from a bunch of other fanfics. There is nothing original about it.
*This is not a romance. It is an affront to the romance genre and everyone...more
IN MY OPINION
Fifty Shades of Grey-The Trilogy
Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed make up the trilogy written by E L James. At this point, the reviews are numerous, merciless, angry and seductive. I had planned to write a review based on the storyline, but I think I shall divert down a different path. But I must say that without a doubt, the media hype and categorization of the trilogy as ‘mommy porn’ is what brought these books to the forefront of reader curiosity an...more
Fifty Shades of Grey-The Trilogy
Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed make up the trilogy written by E L James. At this point, the reviews are numerous, merciless, angry and seductive. I had planned to write a review based on the storyline, but I think I shall divert down a different path. But I must say that without a doubt, the media hype and categorization of the trilogy as ‘mommy porn’ is what brought these books to the forefront of reader curiosity an...more
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My sister-in-law recommended this series to me last week and I finished the entire series in 5 days. I was hooked! However, I had no idea that it was an erotica read, so I was quite surprised, but the storyline already had me pulled in. There was no turning back.
Book #2 was my favorite. Christian really proved his feelings for Ana through his words and actions throughout the entire book. Many people complain that his 180 change was unrealistic and it ruined the story for them. I, however, am a h...more
Book #2 was my favorite. Christian really proved his feelings for Ana through his words and actions throughout the entire book. Many people complain that his 180 change was unrealistic and it ruined the story for them. I, however, am a h...more
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To be 100% honest.... I really am appalled by how popular this book series is. Not because of the "kinky f*ckery"- because of the disgusting attitude toward women. And even worse... it's fan fiction! It's Twilight. Literally. She read Twilight, she wrote fan fiction, she took the fan fiction down, changed the names from Bella and Edward to Ana & Christian, and sold it. I get that immitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but the fact that she took a story that was not good to begin with...more
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I've decided to review all three books at once time since the journey of Ana and Christian should be taken as one complete volume--just reading book one, Fifty Shades of Grey isn't enough. Outside of participating in conversations about the ethics of turning fan-fiction into real fiction, I came to this trilogy with little preconceived notions. I did, however, know that the trilogy has been categorized as badly written, an inaccurate portrayal of BDSM, etc etc, so as I zoomed through the books,...more
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FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
If I didn’t already know FIFTY SHADES OF GREY started out as TWILIGHT fanfiction, I’d like to think I could decipher the code based on the myriad of similarities between the two novels. The following are a few examples (and by all means not a comprehensive list): a virgin main character; uber-successful parents on the boyfriend’s side; divorced parents, where the daughter lives with her father; a clumsy, melodramatic, younger than her years main character; a complete hatred...more
If I didn’t already know FIFTY SHADES OF GREY started out as TWILIGHT fanfiction, I’d like to think I could decipher the code based on the myriad of similarities between the two novels. The following are a few examples (and by all means not a comprehensive list): a virgin main character; uber-successful parents on the boyfriend’s side; divorced parents, where the daughter lives with her father; a clumsy, melodramatic, younger than her years main character; a complete hatred...more
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Sifting through the Fifty Shades trilogy, I started paying more attention to patterns than to the plot. Perhaps E L James (choosing to respect her apparent wishes to drop the periods after her initials) repeated the phrase "you are one fucked up bitch" six times in Fifty Shades Darker in order to aid rote memorization, perhaps not, but I'm sure Homer wouldn't have done it any differently. At any rate, I embarked on my own odyssey in search of something all the books in the trilogy shared; someth...more
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Whoa! Shit! What? Oh wow! ...these are all eloquent things you'll hear Ana say many times (many, many, many times) in her head throughout the books. Also, characters mostly put their lips in a hard line and murmur a lot. Ana and Christian fight, make up, have kinky sex. Or...have kinky sex, fight, make up, make love. This goes on, round and round and round. And for about fifty pages (no pun intended), there's an actual story line.
I'm really ticked off I wasted 2 weeks reading this crap. And yet...more
I'm really ticked off I wasted 2 weeks reading this crap. And yet...more
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Book One: 2/5
1.So, this is what all the fuss was about....more
2.He says, Laters, baby *snort*
3.Is it me or do they both sound English?
4.I’m this close to smacking Ana silly with all her deep (but not really deep) asides re her Inner Goddess. Ditto with the Subconscious (capital S). And to those two, add every single instance she bites her frigging lower lip.
5.There’s a lot of sexual gymnastics going on in this one. A lot. Many of the things she’s describing had me asking, ‘Say what now?’ It’s like she’
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I hadn't heard of these until recently when they were mentioned to me by a number of different people within the space of a couple of days. Naturally I was intrigued and upon reading reviews was led to believe they were pure filth. Which, don't be disheartened if that's what you're looking for, they're naughty. But there is so much more.
These are not to be dismissed as "women's porn" as I've seen happen. There is a lot more to the plot and to the characters. They are brilliantly written that yo...more
These are not to be dismissed as "women's porn" as I've seen happen. There is a lot more to the plot and to the characters. They are brilliantly written that yo...more
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Sep 15, 2012
Jess
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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orgasms-galore,
curious,
depression-inducing,
life-aint-fair,
choose-if-you-are-insane-or-want-be,
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adult-novel,
getting-very-sleepy,
haunted-ever-after,
not-my-cup-of-tea,
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unforgettable-characters,
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own
Today, after reading a review on another website (GR member's site), I started thinking about this series...again. The Following are the "NEGATIVES"(sort of like, "Do you want the good news, or do you want to hear the bad news first?")....
Rest assured, my "POSITIVES" will be coming up tomorrow. So don't start chanting terrible curses, sending them my way. Here goes...The Downs:
NEGATIVES:
Why do so many women love it? Why has/does it give(n) most of my (female) friends a sense of empowerment..? Y...more
Rest assured, my "POSITIVES" will be coming up tomorrow. So don't start chanting terrible curses, sending them my way. Here goes...The Downs:
NEGATIVES:
Why do so many women love it? Why has/does it give(n) most of my (female) friends a sense of empowerment..? Y...more
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There has been such a fuss over the immense success of the trilogy of erotic novels beginning with “Fifty Shades of Grey,” that my curiosity was piqued and I downloaded the trio to my Kindle so that I could decide its merits—or lack thereof—for myself. To date, I’ve read the first novel, “Fifty Shades of Grey,” and I’ve nearly finished the second book, “Fifty Shades Darker.”
I’m not going to jump on the pro or con bandwagon or delve into any deep philosophical rumination with regard to this work....more
I’m not going to jump on the pro or con bandwagon or delve into any deep philosophical rumination with regard to this work....more
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This was so awful, it was fun to read, and read...I read all three of them. Like a bad car wreck, I couldn't stop looking. Where do I start? Let's see, we have one, Ana Steele, newly graduated virgin, who is so smart and strong-willed, and so buried in classic literature that not even one singular male can turn her head. Until the day she fortuitously stands in for her best friend who is too sick with the flu to interview with one, Christian Grey (with an "e"), a 25-year-old self-made billionair...more
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I admit to some embarrassment at having read even the first of these books, let alone all three. When I started, I didn't know they were Twilight fanfiction (though I'm not sure it would have made a difference in my decision to forge ahead). What I did know was seemingly everyone was talking about them. Even my well-read friends were talking about them. And, frankly, I've been left behind on the pop-culture train before, and I don't much like feeling the out-of-it dunce. So I've learned that som...more
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I can understand how much of America would have a difficult time with these books being sexually repressed as a society, but I found it very interesting to watch Ana grow into a woman in this series as an inexperienced woman yet not submissive as many may think. She experiences and stands her ground. She is open minded and explores where she sets her boundaries. It's a wonderful love story as well.
Ok...dont get me wrong...i like Christian Grey, i dont like the books...finished all three out of curiousity...i think it's just publicized to the excess...i hate all those kinky f*ckery on all imaginable surface...i got tired counting all the smirks, speaks dryly and smiles the shy smiles...seriously? It's all repetitive it kills me!
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Jun 10, 2012
Katherine French
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After reading all three of the series I thought they were quite entertaining. If some minds think this erotica is "dirty" they do not have very advertureous minds.
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I admit it, I jumped on the bandwagon, too. I hurried and one-click purchased those Fifty Shades Kindle e-books. And in about a month I had devoured all three. They are VERY readable. There are certain "parts" of the book that began to get old and I found myself just clicking through on my Kindle trying to find the end of those parts and the beginnings of some more dialogue. I do believe it even temporarily wrecked my reading ability a bit. I went straight to a re-read of To Kill a Mockingbird a...more
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This trilogy really did not live up to the hype. It is poorly written and I struggled to get lost in the story or motivate myself to complete the books. The characters were very one dimensional and the plot of the story was extremely weak. There was so much repetition ie eye rolling, lip biting, blushing, twitchy palming that at times i wanted to throw the book out of the window. Ana going from an innocent level headed virgin to a needy sex maniac in the space of a few days was totally unbelieva...more
So happy to have found this site!! I wrote about "50" last night on Amazon and upon reading other reviews afterwards, I saw a recommend of Katrina Lumsden's on this site from another Amo reviewer. LOVED KL's snarky truths, btw! Wish I had found goodreads and her before I bought this ridiculous series. As I said in my Amo review, I gave it one star because I couldn't give it negative five stars. As I also said about the character Anastasia, "Think Bella with a butt plug." This series really lower...more
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At first, I did not know anything or had any idea about this book. Then, due to all the hype I started reading it in the office. Then, I quickly realized that it is similar to Twilight (despite not reading twilight, i just watched the movie). I became hesitant as I started reading the pages but as I go on I could not stop. Even though the book is purely a rip-off of Twilight the thing that makes it edgier than the said book is its realistic/dreamy way of presentation. The characters and the stor...more
So far I am on the third book and although I love Mr Grey, and I believe my husband likes mr Grey too from his permenant smile plastered on his face, I cant help but feel blue balled when it comes to the dramatic scenes. It seems that whenever something serious is about to happen its climax is too short and it leaves you like your first lay, staring at the ceiling with a perplexed face while in your mind your saying "Um is that it?" Other then that its been a good read.
Conclusion.. all I can say...more
Conclusion.. all I can say...more
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My thoughts. First: If you really adore the words 'heady' and 'wanton' you will really enjoy reading this book. Second: If you ever loathed Bella Swan, Sookie Stackhouse, Katniss Everdeen or Elena Gilbert (to name some) you will definitely loath Anastasia Steele. Period. The reason why woman authors continue to portray leading female characters as being weak, incapable of making a decision or perpetually emotionally befuddled will always escape me. Third: By the second book all of the 'erotic' s...more
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Erotic love story....as reviewed possibly Mommy Porn. I do not think I would go that far. I am a prude and do not share my bedroom things,etc....
This book had an underlying story of two people learning to be a couple and not be independent. Each brought their own baggage. He a past of a terrible early childhood, being adopted by a loving family, him being seduced at a young age, and then became a dominant sex gamer.
She comes in with her naive, inexperience and never really having to comply to...more
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Yes yes Yes!! I loved the first book so much that I immediately downloaded the other 2. I'm currently half way through the 2nd one and I HATE to put it down to go to work! They are totally different than the types of books I usually read but I am sooooo glad I tried them!! Ryan Gosling HAS to play Christian in the movie!!
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While I know people have different tastes in books, I cannot say I understand anyone who thinks these books are well-written. While I certainly do appreciate the narrative, the characters are two-dimensional and their exploits are so cliche as to be humorous.
Perhaps the best thing that can be said about these books is that they have allowed mainstream readers a little glimpse into the world of D/s. Granted, it is not a very accurate look and it certainly portrays those who partake as somehow dam...more
Perhaps the best thing that can be said about these books is that they have allowed mainstream readers a little glimpse into the world of D/s. Granted, it is not a very accurate look and it certainly portrays those who partake as somehow dam...more
This book series caught readers off-guard, I think. What with one of its characters needing a lifestyle which is usually frowned upon by conservatives. Many of the readers would describe it as a book about BDSM, eroticism, or anything similar to these two. Many would be appalled by the detailed description of its sexual content.
Despite abundant sexual content, this series is not entirely about BDSM. Characters like Grey suffers from trauma during the earlier part of his childhood. There's also...more
Despite abundant sexual content, this series is not entirely about BDSM. Characters like Grey suffers from trauma during the earlier part of his childhood. There's also...more
I'm really struggling to see how so many were so captivated by this book!
First of all;
Christian doesn't last long.. The sex was so quick, it was like he just cracked a fat and the party was over.
"Bottom" what da fark? If I'm reading a hot book I want to read dirty words, not words that remind me of my children's toilet training book.
The sex was dry and didn't have me acting like a Mormon on his honeymoon, Instead I found myself rolling my eyes and cringing when they were about to do bottom p...more
First of all;
Christian doesn't last long.. The sex was so quick, it was like he just cracked a fat and the party was over.
"Bottom" what da fark? If I'm reading a hot book I want to read dirty words, not words that remind me of my children's toilet training book.
The sex was dry and didn't have me acting like a Mormon on his honeymoon, Instead I found myself rolling my eyes and cringing when they were about to do bottom p...more
Where oh where to begin with this? It's one of those easy, fluffy reads that you just can't put down. I tried my best to avoid reading these because I didn't want to be sucked in & caught on the same bandwagon as everyone else. But alas, I was forced into submission (<----didja like that ???) & finally gave in with the rest of society. I'm almost disgusted with myself. Especially once I admit that I was absolutely OBSESSED. I still shake my head & smile when I think of Christian G...more
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