Simply put, it was a disappointing read and unnecessarily overhyped!
A few years ago, 50 Shades of Grey took the world by storm. And I like all the other curious people decided to get a copy and have a read, find out what the hype was all about. To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. I managed to get to chapter 27 before deciding I did not want to waste my life on this book.
Here are all the reasons I hated 50 Shades of Grey:
ᴿᴹ Anastasia Steele is the central character of the book. She lives with a flat mate and they both go to the same university, studying different courses. The book is set in 2011 and yet Anastasia does not have her own laptop. She borrows her friend’s laptop to do her assignment. An independent woman, going to university to study in 2011 would have her own laptop. No way can two uni students share the same device. It just wouldn't happen.
ᴿᴹ Anastasia Steele thinks that spanking is the same as domestic violence. Christian Grey had asked before he spanked her. If she did have a problem with it, she should have said something and not gone along with it.
ᴿᴹ E.L James’ writing is insanely repetitive that I felt as though I could easily write Part 4 for the sequel without anyone being any the wiser. Just write about your inner goddess purring away while your subconscious called you a slut!
ᴿᴹ 50 Shades of Grey was written as a fan fiction to the Twilight series. The actors in the Twilight movies are all in their 20s. E.L James was in her 50s when writing this. This means that crazy, creepy thoughts whilst watching the Twilight films.
ᴿᴹ I get that this book is supposed to be about the kinky sexual relationship between Anastasia and Christian and that they could not keep their hands off each other but some things were simply ridiculous. I do not know any woman, no matter how wild, would be willing to have sex with their boyfriend in their boyfriend’s parents’ house on the day she meets the parents for the first time. I mean, seriously....!
ᴿᴹ Christian Grey thinks it is okay to put a used condom in his pockets. I do not need to elaborate; this is absolutely disgusting!
ᴿᴹ Anastasia lives independently. She is studies English Literature and wants to be a journalist and she holds a part time job in a DIY store and yet E.L James insists on playing up to her virginity and tries to make out she has no experience in this world whatsoever. She has plenty of life experience. Life is more than just sexual encounters!
ᴿᴹ Christian Grey is a 27 year old self-made millionaire.....I don't need to say anymore on this.
ᴿᴹ In the contract that Christian draws up, he specifically mentions no children or animal will be used in their sex sessions. This should go without saying. But clearly, this was a disclaimer from E.L James to let us know that she does not endorse animal and child sex. Having this in the contract is so unnecessary for the readers. The only thing it does is take us out of the story and inform us the writer is not over-the-top creepy, just slightly creepy.
ᴿᴹ I was fully expecting a really, really scandalous story. But all I got was a single man and a single woman hook up and experience consensual (and contracted) kinky sex. Did not live up to my expectations at all!
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