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Fifty States of Grey [INFOGRAPHIC]
Fifty Shades of Grey continues to top best-seller lists after almost three months of dominance: The trilogy sold 10 million copies in six weeks, there are long wait-lists at libraries and bookstores, and even Saturday Night Live spoofed the book's popularity in a skit! So, Goodreads took a look at the US stats behind the phenomenon. Where are the "Grey States"?
The country is pretty clearly divided. More readers in the eastern half of the US are devouring the sexual adventures of Christian and Anastasia. The states with the highest readers per capita are located primarily in the Tri-State and New England area: New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island, and New York.
If you define "Grey States" by their average rating of the book, the landscape changes. The regions with readers who give Fifty Shades of Grey the highest average ratings are the Southern and Plains states—Mississippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Nebraska.
Fifty Shades of Grey has given some readers a new taste for erotica, and we've found a jump in interest in similar books on Goodreads. Just recently, Penguin's Berkley Books imprint snatched up Sylvia Day's self-published novel, Bared to You, which has generated 2,500 reviews in the past two months. Goodreads member Aestas loved it, saying "This book was absolute perfection for me!! It had me swooning, drooling, and panting over Gideon Cross and had me reading for the better part of it with the world's biggest grin on my face."
Other books potentially joining the sultry summer reading list are Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard, Rock Me by Cherrie Lynn, Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts, and The Reluctant Dom by Lesli Richardson. These books are a mix of older titles and new releases, but one thing they have in common is that they are all finding new readers thanks to the Fifty Shades craze.
Looking back, one of the first big milestones for Fifty Shades of Grey was being a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards way back in November last year. It will be interesting to see if a new title like Bared to You will be a contender for this year's awards.
What about you? Are you a proud citizen of a "Grey State"? Will you be savoring any other erotica titles this summer? Is it getting hot in here or is it just these books?
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I always find it funny when people say that they like or dislike a book without actually reading it. I've read many a book which got rave reviews and I found myself dropping it because I did not like it for x or y reason. I've also found myself liking a book that had gotten terrible reviews. As they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I myself am not a twilight fan, tried it found it boring to death. But, hey if you like it more power to you! Enjoy!!I also have a beef with the Libraries, book stores that don't carry the books or sell them. I thought this is a free country, you have choices no ? If I don't like the book I don't read it, that does not mean I'm going to force my opinions or beliefs on others. I'll get off my pulpit now. ;)
Oh people c'mon. Stop dissapointing the rest of humanity.
For much, MUCH better written erotica, read anything by Olivia Cunning. Full lenght novels with amazingly hot members of a rock band PLUS incredibly healthy, loving, giving relationships. Relationships that AREN'T creeper, stalking, controlling, abusive relationships. And are much better written.
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I enjoy well written books but I also allow myself to step off the pedestal and just dive in 'nose deep' (LOL!) in some meaningless fun :) live a little :P
Jennifer wrote: "Gabriel's Inferno was my post FSoG read and I found it both well-written and highly sensual. It was a lovely discovery and a story I'm thrilled to add to my favorote bookshelf. A very impressive de..."This is the book that helped me get past the Fifty Shades rereads as well. Lovely book series.
Ok I believe in freedom of speech, but really why knock or put down a book. I read "fifty shades" and also "bared to you" personally I loved it! Is it Shakespeare? NO! But it's a fun read. I like the escape of reading, I have a blog sweetandsassybookworm.blogspot.com FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ENJOYED THIS TYPE OF READING , Join my blog ;) for the ones who are negative and feel it so nessasary to rip apart authors and book- ahh obviously don't ! Happy reading all!
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Agreed 100%. Fifty Shades is not written particularly well at all but I was completely hooked because of all the naughty bits and I was intrigued by the Christian character, of course. And while the story line is not the same as Twilight, you can not deny that there are lots of little similarities to it. To each its' own. I really want to re-read the series cause I am in "filth" withdrawl :)