Shomeli Dey answers “Why was this trash published? every copy...”

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

Shomeli Dey this book was published because it had a large readership independently on fan-fiction website "snowqueen icedragon" before publishers decided to publ…morethis book was published because it had a large readership independently on fan-fiction website "snowqueen icedragon" before publishers decided to publish it on their own so they could make profit.if the book is a phenomenon of what it is , it is because of those readers who bought it and raved about it and gave it the unwarranted and unsolicited "romance" reputation for which no one asked. just like e l james never talks back at those who hate it she never clarifies her stance on this too( but i think she herself is confused or unwilling on this)(less)

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