Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) in Around the World in 80 Books

Apr 14, 2012 Sunflower rated it did not like it

Shelves: e-books, fiction-read-2012

Clumsy virgin who has never owned a computer or smartphone meets fabulously wealthy and incredibly handsome CEO. So far, so Cinderella, but wait: he's dangerous. Yawn,- make that so Twilight. But wait again- he really means it about the dangerous part, and once she's fallen (literally) into his office and they discover that they have (of course!) amazing chemistry, she spends the rest of the book deciding whether chemistry is enough for her to put up with this interfering control freak who is se ...more

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Oct 04, 2013 Anna Din rated it it was ok

Shelves: library

I really don't know why this book even has a 3.7 rating on goodreads. I don't give books one star unless I really hate them, but I don't think this book was well written. I don't even think it's supposed to be well written. This is one of those books you pick up one day, you read it, and you totally forget about it. I don't understand the hype, because I've read trashy romance novels that were more enjoyable -even in writing style- than this.

First of all, it's not that I'm against BDSM. By all m ...more

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May 28, 2012 Tanya rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012

Made it through 50% of the book, but no interest to continue.
I actually fell asleep twice while listening to this and just can't stand Ana.
I don't care if this is a character study. I don't care if it is a topic I would otherwise not have experience with.
I really don't want to waste anymore of my time on this trilogy when I barely have time to read GOOD literature. ...more

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