Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) in Overdue Podcast

Jun 19, 2012 Sara rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

- Bem, mas que livro! Nem consigo expressar o quanto gostei deste livro. Cheguei a última página e pensei: "Vou ler outra vez!"
Este livro criou um burburinho em todo o Mundo pelas peculiaridades. Ouvi boas opiniões, óptimas opiniões, mas também opiniões muito más.
Parti para esta leitura, com muitas expectativas, mas também com muitos receios... Mas acho que foi esta quantidade necessário de receio de desilusão, que me fizeram apreciar este livro no seu todo.
Devo confessar que, visto ser um livro ...more

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May 14, 2012 Harmonyb rated it did not like it

I really didn't want to read this book. After reading several poor reviews by people I trust I was certain this wasn't the book for me. However I couldn't in good conscience make disparaging remarks and encourage my friends to read better books based solely on someone else's review. Besides, how bad could it be?

Horrible! Actually, worse than that. I would give this book negative stars if I could.

It was poorly written, poorly edited and had no plot. Ana is completely spineless and weak. Christian ...more

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Dec 27, 2012 Julie rated it did not like it

Shelves: overhyped

The only thing shocking about Fifty Shades is that someone could develop a following with such poorly-written hack. James' vocabulary is basic and unimaginative; she uses, reuses, and overuses the same few phrases. The main character is always "clambering" everywhere--clambering into bed, clambering into the shower, clambering into the car, the plane, her pants (the word "clamber" appears 22 times). "Holy crap," "holy shit," "holy fuck," and "holy cow" appear over 100 times. This is touted as a ...more

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Oct 21, 2012 Kaz rated it it was ok · review of another edition

You either hate this book or love it, it seems. If you can get past severe repetition, ohmy, and not so great writing in general, it's an ok book. I'm glad they took the BDSM seriously, I expected less of it. There are certain twists that made me hate the characters, but I really enjoyed the email banter. ...more

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