Fifty Shades of Grey question

Read it cause of the hype and dude I'd never read porn before! I was hella curious!
was painful to get through though, terrible writing style in my opinion or maybe I'm just used to heavier literature but gaah.
What made me finish it was me literally on bed rest before an operation and having nothing better to do to pass the time

I read it because of the hype when it first came out and I wanted to see if it was worth the publicity. I never made it through the entire Fifty Shade of Grey collection because the second book was not that interesting for me. I like the style of writing. I enjoyed the character development and overall theme but I did not find it as scandalous as the media made it out to be. I can see why it was hyped up because it is a good starter book into the genre of erotica.

To address your final question, I choose books based on recommendations, my mood and what suits my comfort zone. I used to read so many romance and Nancy Drew novels with I was a child and teenager. In general, I prefer fictional stories with a side of romance. Often time I will just go in a store or library and just ask what do the people working recommend because it allows me to discover other genres.

I heard of the book through multiple sources. But wasn't interested until a friend suggested it and told me I would love the book. So I read the series and I loved it. It was defiantly a new experience for me. I never was into bondage or being blindfolded until I read this book and now its opened my mind on wanting to experiment and read other books with BDSM. I guess you can say this series opened my mind into wanting more and stepping out of my comfort zone. I would defiantly recommend this book to those who are sexual curious on wanting to try a new variety of things or want to be more opened minded when it comes to sex.

I'm a Tech Support Rep for one of the most popular reading devices, and I noticed back in 2011 that most of our customers were downloading 50 Shades so I got curious what was the rave all about.

Hype. And I was disappointed. PRIMARILY because Ana is insipid, pointless, ungrateful and annoying. I think the average person who doesnt normally read a lot of ....erotic or even adult contemporary romance was bowled over by the graphic sexand maybe their first taste of alpha male. The rest now us are harder to impress LOL.

i was just curious!

I read the first book because I was intrigued. I finished it in two days. The book was good, not great just good. Ana really annoyed me, she's the only character I disliked. It took me almost two years to finish the other two books. Well, actually I have a chapter left of the last book.

I saw people posting on line about it, before I knew what it was and picked up a copy. Read all three in a week... Love these books

i read it because a cousin recommended it to me, and i kept reading the series because I loved it!!! It wasn't a perfect book, be it was a great story. i hate it when people say this book is just about sex, because IT ISN"T... I has love and suffering and so many details and twists that it leaves you brethless.. Love the trilogy and I have to admit that i have re-read it 4 times... Some of this is because the movie is coming out and i like to know every detail of the book before i watch the movie.

I had read it when it was a fan fiction. I got updates on my phone whenever she posted a new chapter. I read the books because I was intrigued by how a Twilight fanfic turned into a book. And suddenly it was this big phenomenon.

Plain old curiosity! Also, my Grandma bought the series (I try not to think about her reading it), so I had easy access to it! I have to admit though I got half way through the second book before getting bored and putting it down!

I read it because I heard the soundtrack and loved the soundtrack.

I read it because i was curious to see what all the hype was about

I've read all 3 books and loved them even before the movie trailer came out. How it started was I wasn't really interested in the series then one day my boyfriend went and bought the first book. I thought I'm not going to read this then I started to flick through the pages and got hooked on it and gave it a go then I went out to get the other 2 books to finish it.

What an interesting topic. To be honest I read it because several people had suggested it to me and they way they had described it made it sound very interesting. And, for the most part I'm glad I did. It was a good story and I rated book one at 4 stars, book two at 3 stars, and book 3 at 3 1/2 stars.

I wanted to start reading again; i haven't read in months. I was looking for books and Saw Fifty Shades. The description was very vague but seemed interesting. i didn't know what type of book it was until i got too deep in. I haven't read part three because I became too addicted to the book and the characters and i needed to ween myself off. I'll read it before i watch the movie though

I read it to see what all the fuss was about, and because I write in a similar genre and wanted to see why people liked it. Research, I guess you could say. I was not impressed. The main female character was too stupid for my taste, the writing was not of good quality, and there was so much repetition. If I saw the words "his mouth set in a hard line" one more time, I was going to scream....

Anyway, I passed on reading the other two books.

I read it for both the hype and for a friend. She begged me to read it, so she could have someone to discuss the book with. We had a great time tearing the characters, story, and writing to shreds after finishing.

I read it because I had heard so much about it and how good it was. I also wanted to read it before the actual movie came out.

I read it because my daughter liked it, everyone else I knew said it was trash, and it is a bestseller. It is an easy read. Not particularly well written, but still engaging. The book made me laugh several times and I enjoyed the sex scenes. Glad I read it. (I only read the first one).

I read it because I, quite simply, have a lot of free time in my hands, despite being a medical student, and because my roommate told me that a pervert version of twilight has been written (in those many words), and being a twilight fanatic, i just couldn't resist. SO, i read the book, didn't like it one bit, read the sequel, reread the first book, went back for the third, screwed my head, scrambled my brains, swallowed my bile, and finished the series. SOME parts were interesting. Else, its just one horny or lets say, three very horny novels. SEX, MORE SEX, MORE SEX, GENITALS WITHER OFF AND FRY. SIGH

Obviously because of the hype. My friends were all talking about the books and about Christian Grey which was enough to get a lady going but after I started reading it I felt the book is so out of my genre. But still as a voracious reader I had to know the climax...that's what made me read the trilogy.

My cousin and her mother read and said it was really good, so then i thought to give it a try. Plus i always heard these references to it and I never understood it... So it was time...

I read it out of curiosity because a friend loved the books so much and recommended them. Only after I began reading it did I begin to hear about the hype. I read the first and didn't bother with the other two. The writing quality was horrifying! It was something like I would have written when I was 12 (minus the subject matter). I finished the thing just to see if it got any better since I couldn't believe anything so awfully written could not only get published but generate so much hype as well (ok, there is that subject matter...). It did not get better. I have zero interest in the last two books or the movies.

Actually i have no idea what is it about at first. I just read it and tadaa! A friend of mine keeps on tweeting about it, that it's so good and it should be made into a movie and that Christian Grey is hot. That's why.lol

I read Fifty Shades of Grey because if I was going to bad-mouth it I wanted to be able to do it honestly. Who would know, maybe I would even end up liking it?

I didn't go into the book simply wanting to hate it, I just happened to be really sure that I was going to hate it. And, though it truly is the worst written novel I've ever read, I did end up having lots of fun hating it.

I enjoyed being told by the narrator that Ana is a smart gal. It's cute when authors think that if they simply repeat over and over again that their protagonist is smart or witty (or this or that) it excuses them from proving it. Anastasia Steele is not particularly smart or witty for her age. In fact, several times in the book she shows herself to be quite dense. Just go to page 459 of the book where this little exchange happens:

"I love that you want more," I murmur shyly.
"I know."
"How do you know?"
"Trust me. I just do." He smirks at me. He's hiding something. What?

How does he know? What a mystery. What could Christian Grey be hiding? I don't know... maybe he's hiding every conversation they've ever had up to this point perhaps? Seriously, Ana has spent the entire book telling Mr. Grey that she wants more out of the relationship. At this point in the book, which ends a mere 18 pages later, asking how he could possibly know why she loves that he also wants more out of the relationship is tantamount to saying "I no brain good." (in this instance brain is a verb).

Also, this book wasn't about BDSM. I think E.L. James tried to write a book about BDSM and wrote a book about an abusive relationship by accident. James seems to have skimmed some articles (maybe) about BDSM relationships and combined that with her own vague preconceptions of what they are like and said "I got the gist of this, it's story time!"

And if I had a nickle for every time someone murmured something in this book, I'd have... well, I'd have 251 nickles, or $12.55. That's enough money to buy a book that's worth my time. Seriously, 251 times... That means that, on average, someone is murmuring something on every other page of this novel.

I don't at all regret reading Fifty Shades of Grey. I can't tell you how many times I was stopped by thoughts of what??? and seriously??? while reading it. I enjoyed that. There is a certain satisfaction in complaining about something that's easy to complain about.

I've got lots to say about this book, but I fear I'm beginning to tread into too-long-didn't-read territory.

Toodles!

Basically, it was curiosity. I wanted to know what the fuss was all about so I downloaded an ebook. The truth?! I actually liked it. At times it felt invading, but I actually liked it enough to read the 1st & 2nd book as well as be currently reading the final book.

I also look forward to the movie! :D

To see what the fuss/hype was about. I found it pretty boring, but I can understand why someone with limited or vanilla sexual experience might enjoy it. The writing, however, is still really bad even if the content appeals to certain people. I read quite a few random passages in the 2nd book and could not bring myself to read it.

I've read it because of the trailer. Shame I know and I cant even finish it

I've read it because of the trailer. Shame I know and I cant even finish it

I went back to check my ratings and I rated FSOG five stars. That's a mistake I must have changed it later to five stars because I remember rating it 4;3;3. But it doesn't matter the books are awesome. And I'm getting ready to read them again before the movie comes out.

I wanted to see what the fuss was about because people were acting as if this was the new Kama Sutra. Boy, did that disappoint me. I finished the series purely because I don't like leaving things unfinished - the plot didn't appeal to me, the writing was a bit too bland and the sex was always more or less the same in different locations.

I read it because I gave in too the hype, which is something I don't always do. The first book was fine and I actually liked it, but it wasn't until I read the second book and saw how similar she was to Bella Swan from Twilight made me realize that the entire series sucked.

I read it years ago...i absolutely loved it. I read it often because I think it's such a great love story. I tend to like darker, gritty romances and when I read it, I fell in love. I'm thrilled everyone is reading it because I think it's great and worthy of such praise. I read a book that I feel like I can immerse myself within. I love darker romances, non fiction, mystery and thriller. I want a solid plot and characters. I usually read a lot of indie books and when this came out a few years ago I stumbled upon it and thought it sounded interesting and the rest is history!:)

I read it because of the hype. But like the person who posted this, I did want to know what was going to happen to the characters... hence I read the rest of the trilogy.

I read it because I recently became a teacher and most of the girls in my class said "You have to read it; it's amazing!!!" So I did it to please them, and because I feel like it's a part of my job to know something about what the students like.

Before that, I thought I wouldn't read it. I was curious the first few times I heard about it, but then I also noticed all the critical opinioins, and I decided that this book wasn't for me.

Well, I was surprisingly disappointed in it. (I secretly hoped for it to become a "guilty pleasure" kind of book...) I didn't expect it to be so boring. I wasn't interested in the characters. I disliked Christian. I didn't care a lot about Ana. Kate was annoying. The sex scenes were boring, too, and... there were too many of them. Also, I didn't like the writing.

Something I did enjoy (sort of) was the traces of Twilight left in it. As we know, the book was originally a piece of fanfiction, and it's pretty obvious here and there. I found that amusing. And so typical, since I found Twilight, too, to be an exceptionally boring book with an unlikeable male lead.

I just wanted to see what everyone was talking about. They all said it was awful. I loved it though.

I read it because of the hype and people at work were reading it and if they were going to talk about it, I wanted to at least understand what they were talking about. Like Sparrowliscious up at the top, I was not impressed. Generally, I don't read romance novels as I find them rather sappy and annoying. FSOG pretty much confirmed my opinions of romance novels. And no, I have no desire to read the two sequels. I couldn't take anymore of the annoying inner goddess talk and such.

I wasn't going to read it because I was not interested in the Bondage/S&M aspect and that's all I kept hearing about. But after seeing the movie clip and hearing it started as Twilight Fan-Fiction I thought I would give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised, I like romance books so I liked that aspect and it was not as bad as the hype made it seem for the S&M parts. I was annoyed it had so many similarities as Twilight though. But overall I thought it was an OK book and didn't expect the ending which makes me want to pick up the second book.

I bought this book so randomly I had no idea what this book is all about. When I read the first part I couldn't resist the curiosity so I had to read to the other parts, too. And I liked it.

I wanted to read it to know what all the buzz was about. I got hooked up! I loved the storyline, I loved the way it was narrated by Ana, I loved the sweet love feelings hidden between the lines. I finished book one in 3 days and rushed back to the bookstore to get the remaining two books. mindless of all the "activities" in the book, there is a very beautiful love story and let's be honest: it is a story so of course it is a fantasy and not true, but still you'd like to believe that there are some of these feelings in the real world.
That said, I'm really glad they made a movie out of this book and to see how well they choose Ana and Christian :)

I'd heard of FSoG a few years ago when a coworker told me how she enjoyed the first book so much that on her anniversary trip, her husband went down to the bookshop to buy her the 2nd and 3rd books.

Still, I didn't bother with it, as I am primarily into murder mysteries and things like that.

My love for murder mysteries (and all things from the UK) brought me to watch The Fall. I was instantly mesmerized by the actor portraying Paul Spector. I did a little research and found he was playing Christian from "THOSE" books.

I still wasn't really interested in the books, but then I watched season 2 of The Fall and again, mesmerized by his performance. So I figured I'd definitely see the movie.

So I decided to read the books. Downloaded on my kindle (not for shame but because I don't bother with paper books anymore - no space for them).

I probably won't say much that hasn't been said before; the writing was abysmal. However, the STORY was intriguing for me. Given the hype, I'd expected it to be seriously hard core BDSM, but what it was in actuality, was nothing more than slap-n-tickle sex. Nothing is wrong with that.

The real story is the sexual awakening of a 21 year old girl, and the borderline personality of a 27 year old megalomaniac who needs to control everything because of a deep seeded hatred for himself. I wish that the book had explored this in more of a primary way, rather than it taking a back seat to the raunch of the sex.

I think the way it was written borders sometimes on emotional abuse, which bothered me. I don't believe the author intended that to come through; and it didn't have to be that way.

A sexual awakening that includes some BDSM is very intense. I'd wished the author would have let Ana experience that more than fight against it.

I have a really good feeling about the movie. I think that with the maturity of the director and screenwriter, they will be able to right some of the wrongs and make it a great movie.

Yes, I may be disappointed, but in the end, I'll be able to stare at a 50 foot Jamie Dornan for an hour and a half, so I think it'll be worth my $11.

I was very curious but was afraid, my sisterinlaw changed my mind and let me borrow her set. And I've loved it ever since.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWHeT... this leaked footage will change your outlook

I was talking with my friends about Jamie Dornan and we both didn't know he was choosen for Christian Grey. We was talking about how sexy he is and a girls said he will play Christian in Fofty Shades. And i was like Oh i must read these books. And i didn't regret. That was amazing.

I found that I read fifty shades of grey due to the hype and my partner was reading it. I must say I loved it. So already have our tickets for the film.

I also have put my first three chapters on of a novel called Broken promises I'm currently writing on my profile. The lead male has been reminding viewers of a certain Mr Christin Grey with his Mystery and allusiveness.

I would love to get some fifty shades of grey fans thoughts.

Natasha wrote: "Why did you read FSoG in the first place? "

Like many others, curiousness about the hype and finally giving into my curiosity.

I found the book boring and didn't finish it. There are some good funny reviews here on GR of this book that I like (I think they capture the reasons why I didn't like the book that much) and made me laugh: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and this shorter one especially: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.

I lost a bet. And I've been losing that bet ever since apparently.


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well, I found all 3 books in Goodwill for .88 each so I thought why not. I decided to read the first book a week before the movie came out so I could know what would roughly (no pun intended) happen in the movie. I actually had a hard time reading the first book, the writing kinda reminded me of a diary. I also had a love hate relationship with Christian he was just so controlling. The second book was a lot better. I just finished it last night and can't wait to start the last book.

i've been sorta into bdsm books since college, around a decade before fsog became a hit.
I never expected the bdsm genre to become mainstream, and i sorta liked it not being mainstream (hahaha guess that makes me a 'hipster'-bdsm reader?)
Most bdsm novels didn't really have much of a plot, but some were fun in spite of the lack of plot. There were a few that had great stories I didn't expect, like Joey W. Hill's Vampire Queen series!
I loved that series and loved the conflict and the whole plot and super natural world - and the bdsm scenes were really hot!

When it came to fsog, i would roll my eyes at people who read it just 'coz it was popular. So i decided read it myself and find out what the hype was all about.

People said it was like twilight and i know it started as fanfiction based on twilight. When I read it, at first i thought both Christian and Anna were way better than Edward and Bella. Anna didn't seem to have Bella's dormat, needy, clingy personality. But halfway through the 2nd book, it became clear that it WAS indeed twilight all over again, and christian and anna didn't differ much from ed and bella in the end.

I lost interest and didn't even finish the 2nd book. The bdsm scenes, well, in all honesty, I've read better.

So all in all I have no idea why fsog became a fad, and why it was the one that brought bdsm to mainstream. I guess it's not the sex, but rather the same theme it had with twilight that made it a hit: the girl-saves-guy-from-himself while still being a damsel in distress, while rich-hot-guy-with-personal-demons-that-can-only-be-banised-by-her is forever, caring, loyal, protective, puts her on a pedestal, and is aggressive in his own protectiveness theme.

So it seems Edward/Christian - is the new kind of cookie-cutter hero archetype for romance novels - no matter what sub genre said novel has (whether YA urban fantasy or BDSM); which is sad, because a guy whose sole purpose in life revolves around just the woman they deify makes for a boring, unrealisic, if not annoying hero.