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Fifty Shades of Zane Grey
When her best friend is wounded covering a saloon shooting for the Wolf Tongue Chronicle, murmuring Anna Ironhead is tasked with interviewing mysterious billionaire Lash Grey. Owner of his own railroad, Grey is a man never seen publically with a woman not a midget.
Set in a frontier world like those of western author Zane Grey, this parody of E. L. James’s kinky blockbuster tells the tale of a loveless young innocent, enchanted and wooed by a handsome, wealthy man whose secretive passions remain concealed in a railroad car cryptically known as “The Trap Room.”
Spellbound by Grey, Anna seeks romance and finds it in abundance as she is also courted by an honest, but toothless, Indian scout; a dishonest but well-toothed bandit; and a fairly honest but hapless telegraph clerk. In addition, Anna must endure shootouts, Indian attacks, and internal battles with her Inner Spinster and her Inner Canadian goose, whose honking erupts at the most inappropriate times.
Lampooning stylistic and story elements of “ Fifty Shades,” this parody explores a humorous world of love-struck cowboys, heartbroken dishwashers, and male secretaries with anger issues. An amusing, quick read, you’ll enjoy it more if you’re familiar with E. L. James, but it’s not necessary: this surreal send-up stands on its own. No foul language and about as erotic as Benny Hill. Suitable for teens and up.
Set in a frontier world like those of western author Zane Grey, this parody of E. L. James’s kinky blockbuster tells the tale of a loveless young innocent, enchanted and wooed by a handsome, wealthy man whose secretive passions remain concealed in a railroad car cryptically known as “The Trap Room.”
Spellbound by Grey, Anna seeks romance and finds it in abundance as she is also courted by an honest, but toothless, Indian scout; a dishonest but well-toothed bandit; and a fairly honest but hapless telegraph clerk. In addition, Anna must endure shootouts, Indian attacks, and internal battles with her Inner Spinster and her Inner Canadian goose, whose honking erupts at the most inappropriate times.
Lampooning stylistic and story elements of “ Fifty Shades,” this parody explores a humorous world of love-struck cowboys, heartbroken dishwashers, and male secretaries with anger issues. An amusing, quick read, you’ll enjoy it more if you’re familiar with E. L. James, but it’s not necessary: this surreal send-up stands on its own. No foul language and about as erotic as Benny Hill. Suitable for teens and up.
- GenresHistoricalFiction
173 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2015
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About the author
J.P. Mac
7 books41 followersA former assistant marathon coach with Team in Training, Mac studied creative writing at the University of Southern California. His short fiction has appeared in venues such as "The Cthulhu Mythos Mega Pack," and the anthology, "Horror: California." An Emmy Award-winning writer on Animaniacs, Mac has also written a collection of dark fantasy short stories and an autobiography of his struggles with prostate cancer. Currently, JP Mac has returned to his short story roots, working on several projects ranging from horror to humor and subjects in-between.
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June 6, 2020
Fifty Shades of Zane Grey is a great parody of Fifty Shades of Grey.
I have always wanted to pick up some parody books, and when I won this one I was absolutely delighted! It is fabulous, funny take on how Fifty Shades could be realistic, if set in Western times.
Our main character, Anna, is a bumbling idiot who murmurs a lot and is quite innocent compared to our lead. Mr Grey has a "trap" room, which is intriguing to Anna. But, of course, Mr Grey in this book is more realistic than Christian Grey, which will lead readers breathless from laughing to hard.
I enjoyed this book, and I only saw one flaw - it was quite short. I would have liked the book to slowly fade out instead of abruptly ending, but it was still a great book!
I would definitely read more parodies by JP Mac is they were ever made!
Four out of five stars! A great parody leaving my rolling on the floor laughing.
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
I have always wanted to pick up some parody books, and when I won this one I was absolutely delighted! It is fabulous, funny take on how Fifty Shades could be realistic, if set in Western times.
Our main character, Anna, is a bumbling idiot who murmurs a lot and is quite innocent compared to our lead. Mr Grey has a "trap" room, which is intriguing to Anna. But, of course, Mr Grey in this book is more realistic than Christian Grey, which will lead readers breathless from laughing to hard.
I enjoyed this book, and I only saw one flaw - it was quite short. I would have liked the book to slowly fade out instead of abruptly ending, but it was still a great book!
I would definitely read more parodies by JP Mac is they were ever made!
Four out of five stars! A great parody leaving my rolling on the floor laughing.
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
January 22, 2016
This was a hysterically funny and very keenly observed skewering of Fifty Shades of Grey. With a lot of adult and dirty humour, and possibly more double-entendres per page than the original, this parody is outright hilarious. It is also borderline insane and utterly silly despite the absolute straight faces of all characters involved. Missing not a chance to riff on the original, right down to turning the author's style up to eleven, this was thoroughly entertaining.
Marvellous - and a real treat for anyone not too fond of the original!
Marvellous - and a real treat for anyone not too fond of the original!
July 19, 2015
Didn't read the original "50," didn't have to. "Fifty Shades of Zane Grey" stands on its own and delivers a prairie schooner full of chuckles, clever asides, and truly off-beat and funny wild west characters. Author JP Mac makes good use of western imagery and, as in his other books, his wordplay is masterful. This story is a quick, easy read and is well-worth checking out.
June 3, 2016
I won a copy of this book in a goodreads giveaway. If you like reading westerns, humor, and romance you'll find this book amusing. If you've also read 50 Shades of Grey, you'll like it even more. This is the perfect book for summer reading - nothing heavy or serious.
March 26, 2016
I received this book for free through goodreads giveaways. This book was definitely what it was advertised to be. It was a parody of Fifty Shades told out west. I have read Fifty Shades and was looking forward to something that made fun of it. I have no shame, so I'll admit to loving the story of Fifty Shades, but I will admit it does have its issues and is ripe for a parody.
This book gave me a couple chuckles, but it's over emphasis of the items it chose to make fun of became distracting and repetitive. As an example, I understood the references that were making fun of "Anastasia's Inner Goddess moments," but I felt having 3 of them in this story were distracting and overdone. I get the emphasis was to make fun of the times it appeared in the original, but I felt it detracted from this story. Honestly had I not known this was a parody of Fifty Shades I probably would have found it difficult to follow in places. Having read the original that was the inspiration kept me on track with it so I could finish it. The good news is this book did do what it sought out, but at the same time I was left feeling there was a better way to tell this story.
This book gave me a couple chuckles, but it's over emphasis of the items it chose to make fun of became distracting and repetitive. As an example, I understood the references that were making fun of "Anastasia's Inner Goddess moments," but I felt having 3 of them in this story were distracting and overdone. I get the emphasis was to make fun of the times it appeared in the original, but I felt it detracted from this story. Honestly had I not known this was a parody of Fifty Shades I probably would have found it difficult to follow in places. Having read the original that was the inspiration kept me on track with it so I could finish it. The good news is this book did do what it sought out, but at the same time I was left feeling there was a better way to tell this story.
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