- Fifty
Shades of Grey: Book One
- Fifty
Shades Darker: Book Two
- Fifty
Shades Freed: Book Three
Fifty
Shades Press
These
steamy books have held the top three spots on the New York
Times bestseller list.
Celebrities
like Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Seacrest, Kristen Stewart, Lindsay
Lohan and Jennifer Love Hewitt have been talking about the
Fifty Shades of Grey Books
The
books have been features on shows such as Dr. Oz, Ellen, The
Today Show and even Saturday Night Live.
Both
Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder and True Blood actor
Alexander Skarsgard have expressed interest in playing the
lead male role of Christian Grey.
Robert
Pattinson, Ian Somerhalder, Ryan Gosling are fan favorites
to play the dark and mysterious character in E L James' novel.
People
have compared it to the movies 9 1/2 Weeks starring
Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke and Secretary,
starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader.
Libraries
in Georgia, Wisconsin and Florida have all either refused
to order the books or have pulled it from the shelves saying
that it is nothing short or porn / porno.
Sex
Toy Education
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Christian
Grey is a charming yet complex man, with gray eyes, who is
afraid of intimacy and enjoys training women to be a submissive
in the world of BDSM. He is repulsed by the thought of being
touched and cuddled and prefers to dominate only through whips,
ropes and sex toys. Christina asks Ana to sign a contract
to be his "submissive" sex partner so that they can enjoy
sexual adventures in his Playroom (sex chamber / Red Room
of Pain).
Ana explores her own sexual side and discovers her "Inner
Goddess" as a submissive in this love affair.
The
Second Book: Fifty Shades Darker
In
the 2nd book Anastasia breaks off her relationship with Christian
and starts a new career with a Seattle publishing house. However,
she finds that she is consumed with thoughts of Christian
and after he proposes a new arrangement for their relationship,
she proceeds with rekindling their erotic adventures. Both
characters struggle with their inner demons and struggle to
find a healing for themselves as well as balance through a
healthy sexual connection. Throughout the book, the act out
their lust for one another through BDSM style sexual play.
The
Third Book: Fifty Shades Freed
In
the final book, Ana is determined to have a deeper commitment
from Christian. It seems that this couple now has gotten everything
they want. However, just when it seems that all is well, more
obstacles and self growth is required of both characters in
order for the relationship to either evolved or come to an
end.
Criticism
of the Books
The
main criticisms that have been made of the book series 50
Shades of Grey have been about the quality of writing. Because
the author E. L. James is British, there are some inconsistencies
with how Americans actually speak versus British wording.
For example, instead of calling or phoning someone... it is
mentioned that they will ring someone.
Other
criticisms are poor grammar choices, comparisons to the books
of Twilight by Stephanie Meyer and some people have said of
the books that they do not find some of the aspects of the
story line believable; such as that Ana is a virgin, and has
never masturbated at the age of 21 as well as small things
like the fact that she does not have cell phone or computer
as is in her last year of college.
Is
this Really Erotica or Merely Romance?
Erotic
authors have found the book to be rather tame and repetitive.
The same positions and sex acts are used over and over with
very little variation. However, for people who have not had
exposure to Erotica, this book series has proven to be quite
stimulating for them. Erotica authors have also expressed
that they feel the author has used Ana's inability to refer
to sexual anatomy (she calls her vagina "down there")
as a way to keep these books more Romance novels then true
Erotica. In Erotic books, you will find that there is no holding
back when it comes to using words such as cock, pussy, etc.
BDSM
Mistake in the Books
One
of the biggest mistakes the author makes in the book series
is that she has the characters refer to spankings as "hitting."
Those who are involved in BDSM sex know that the term hitting
is never used as it indicates abuse rather than the pleasurable
spankings that they enjoy giving and receiving. There are
very strict rules when it comes to BDSM and for the most part
the author mentions the most important, which is safety and
consent.
Popular
Quotations from the Fifty Shades Books
E.L.
James, Fifty Shades of Grey
"Why
don't you like to be touched?"
"Because I'm fifty shades of fucked-up, Anastasia”
“Laters,
baby.”
“No,
Anastasia it doesn’t. Firstly, I don’t make love. I fuck…
hard. Secondly, there’s a lot more paperwork to do, and thirdly,
you don’t yet know what you’re in for. You could still run
for the hills. Come, I want to show you my playroom.”
“Don't
get your panties in such a twist... and give me back mine.”
“Let
me ask you something first. Do you want a regular vanilla
relationship with no kinky fuckery at all?"
“I
don't know whether to worship at your feet or spank the living
shit out of you.”
“I
am going to have coffee with Christian Grey... and I hate
coffee.”
“Miss
Steele, I do believe you’re making my palm twitch.”
“My
inner goddes has her sequins on and is warming up to dance
the rumba.”
“Stow
your twitchy palm!”
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