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A Goodreads user asked this question about Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1):
Why was this trash published? every copy ever printed needs to be burned
Neil Mostly consoling comments. I am against burning books for any reason as it evokes bad memories of evil people. Personal recycling is ok especially if …moreMostly consoling comments. I am against burning books for any reason as it evokes bad memories of evil people. Personal recycling is ok especially if it becomes loo paper.
We need the rubbish to compare. It is only a tragic indictment against people of the modern world that this woman could become one of the super rich with such tripe.
I found the books online, I'd have never paid a cent for them but was very curious after seeing all the hype about the film and Jamie Dornan on a popular British interview show. I tortured myself through the first book and went on to read the other two. They are not difficult to get through being so infantile and badly written. Why you might ask? Because I cannot justifiably argue or debate something without a full knowledge of the subject. Just my quirky nature.
For those who defend it on the grounds of sexuality that is nonsense. There is little here that is truly erotic, sensual or sexually arousing. Certainly nothing revealing or educational.
Without all the accouterments I had more interesting sex at the age of 17 and I had little experience.
The writer reveals several things about herself however. She has not ever had really made love or been made love to or had fulfilling, passionate sex. She has little to no imagination or writing skill and she is an abomination to the English language.
True English women authors like George Eliot and Virginia Woolf certainly turned in their graves.
Additionally I will add to those who condemn publishers, I won't argue. However this began as a project of the Digital Age. From what I read she began writing this tripe online in a Blog which attracted an audience. An insight to the level of intelligence and mentality in Cyberspace.(less)
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