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BowtieBelle · 07-12-2012, 06:00 PM

OK so, I'm just gonna come out and say it. This book everyone keeps raving about? I sat down and read it for an hour in the bookstore today. 50 Shades of Grey, right?

OK, this should be called "50 shades of the most awful writing ever." I'm serious. Maybe some of y'all like it. But I'm so sick of hearing about it-- and I was really hoping I'd like it.

Besides the fact that if the guy touches the girl, she has an orgasm-- I mean, he can apparently touch her shoulder and that happens-- there is so much bad writing in that book, I couldn't make myself keep reading it. This guy they describe? He sounds like a cheerleading squad got together, dreamed up their version of the perfect guy and then took turns writing descriptors of him for a book. Totally unbelievable. The main character says "Jeez" and "oh crap" at least 50 times apiece. At least. She and the guy gasp at each other so many times it made ME gasp. Half of the descriptors are the phrase "so freaking hot" (I'm serious; I read that phrase at least a dozen times just in an hour) and "chews her lip." she chewed her lip so much there should be a hole in it and I swear I counted at least three dozen "blush" or "flush"es in a hundred pages.

The sex is vanilla; it's horribly repetitive; and it REALLY bothered me that someone who's supposed to be writing bestsellers made an American college student who "picked a smart rucksack to go on holiday" and used words like "pram" to describe a baby carriage and talked about "ringing" someone instead of calling them. So obvious the writer is British.

So basically it boiled down to "Christian Grey is so freaking hot. He touches Ana. She has gasps. She flushes. He flushes. He gasps. She has a mind-blowing orgasm. He touches her again. They gasp in unison. She bites her lip. He is so freaking gorgeous. She has an orgasm. He gasps. She chews her lip." Over. And over. And over.

Seriously?!!

Overflow · 07-12-2012, 06:12 PM

Great review, Sarah.

AdamZ · 07-12-2012, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Overflow

Great review, Sarah.

This.

Please review Twilight so I can laugh at that review too please.

Overflow · 07-12-2012, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamZ

This.

Please review Twilight so I can laugh at that review too please.

Except don't make fun of Kristen Stewart.

BowtieBelle · 07-12-2012, 09:12 PM

And the author says "down there" all the time! It's like it was written by a socially awkward thirteen year old...

Overflow · 07-12-2012, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BowtieBelle

And the author says "down there" all the time! It's like it was written by a socially awkward thirteen year old...

Let me guess, it says " He touched me down there. "

KnightRiderSS · 07-12-2012, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Overflow

Let me guess, it says " He touched me down there. "

CarolinaChick · 07-12-2012, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ROBOSSRS

Sneakers to match my car....................

LOVE sneakers! Those are nice!

CarolinaChick · 07-12-2012, 10:27 PM

And that "50 Shades of Grey" crap is getting on my nerves, too! Why is it that it's middle-aged women going crazy over that and Twilight movies both. Kinda creepy, eh?!?! Oh God..and we can't forget "Magic Mike". Dear Lord. All the posts on FB make me want to gouge my friggin' eyes out.

ROBOSSRS · 07-12-2012, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CarolinaChick

And that "50 Shades of Grey" crap is getting on my nerves, too! Why is it that it's middle-aged women going crazy over that and Twilight movies both. Kinda creepy, eh?!?! Oh God..and we can't forget "Magic Mike". Dear Lord. All the posts on FB make me want to gouge my friggin' eyes out.

Uh ?

Ladybugsmom · 07-12-2012, 10:55 PM

I haven't read the 50 shades trilogy, have no interest in it....
BUT - if you're looking for a great read, try "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein. I heard about it from Lightning - and it is FABULOUS!!! I read the whole thing on a flight from Florida to Seattle. I laughed out loud, and cried my eyes out - the lady next to me thought I was crazy... It's about an aspiring racecar driver, told from his dog's point of view.

Ladybugsmom · 07-12-2012, 11:01 PM

The OMG, MEN.... story of the day:

I sent my husband a text as I was leaving work. "Stopping for cat food. Need anything else?"
His response: "Sex. Food. Sex."

I don't think they have that at WalMart, honey....

ROBOSSRS · 07-12-2012, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ladybugsmom

The OMG, MEN.... story of the day:

I sent my husband a text as I was leaving work. "Stopping for cat food. Need anything else?"
His response: "Sex. Food. Sex."

I don't think they have that at WalMart, honey....

Cool !

BowtieBelle · 07-12-2012, 11:13 PM

LBM I have that book. My aunt sent it to me when my golden retriever died a few years back. I bawled my eyes out.

And yes Jordan that's what it said

07-12-2012, 06:00 PM	#2381
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,875 View My Garage	OK so, I'm just gonna come out and say it. This book everyone keeps raving about? I sat down and read it for an hour in the bookstore today. 50 Shades of Grey, right? OK, this should be called "50 shades of the most awful writing ever." I'm serious. Maybe some of y'all like it. But I'm so sick of hearing about it-- and I was really hoping I'd like it. Besides the fact that if the guy touches the girl, she has an orgasm-- I mean, he can apparently touch her shoulder and that happens-- there is so much bad writing in that book, I couldn't make myself keep reading it. This guy they describe? He sounds like a cheerleading squad got together, dreamed up their version of the perfect guy and then took turns writing descriptors of him for a book. Totally unbelievable. The main character says "Jeez" and "oh crap" at least 50 times apiece. At least. She and the guy gasp at each other so many times it made ME gasp. Half of the descriptors are the phrase "so freaking hot" (I'm serious; I read that phrase at least a dozen times just in an hour) and "chews her lip." she chewed her lip so much there should be a hole in it and I swear I counted at least three dozen "blush" or "flush"es in a hundred pages. The sex is vanilla; it's horribly repetitive; and it REALLY bothered me that someone who's supposed to be writing bestsellers made an American college student who "picked a smart rucksack to go on holiday" and used words like "pram" to describe a baby carriage and talked about "ringing" someone instead of calling them. So obvious the writer is British. So basically it boiled down to "Christian Grey is so freaking hot. He touches Ana. She has gasps. She flushes. He flushes. He gasps. She has a mind-blowing orgasm. He touches her again. They gasp in unison. She bites her lip. He is so freaking gorgeous. She has an orgasm. He gasps. She chews her lip." Over. And over. And over. Seriously?!! __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread

07-12-2012, 09:12 PM	#2385
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,875 View My Garage	And the author says "down there" all the time! It's like it was written by a socially awkward thirteen year old... __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread

07-12-2012, 10:55 PM	#2391
Ladybugsmom Older than I look.... Drives: 2010 VR Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Washington Posts: 6,481 View My Garage	I haven't read the 50 shades trilogy, have no interest in it.... BUT - if you're looking for a great read, try "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein. I heard about it from Lightning - and it is FABULOUS!!! I read the whole thing on a flight from Florida to Seattle. I laughed out loud, and cried my eyes out - the lady next to me thought I was crazy... It's about an aspiring racecar driver, told from his dog's point of view. __________________ High Heels and Fast Wheels!!

07-12-2012, 11:01 PM	#2392
Ladybugsmom Older than I look.... Drives: 2010 VR Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Washington Posts: 6,481 View My Garage	The OMG, MEN.... story of the day: I sent my husband a text as I was leaving work. "Stopping for cat food. Need anything else?" His response: "Sex. Food. Sex." I don't think they have that at WalMart, honey.... __________________ High Heels and Fast Wheels!!

07-12-2012, 11:13 PM	#2394
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,875 View My Garage	LBM I have that book. My aunt sent it to me when my golden retriever died a few years back. I bawled my eyes out. And yes Jordan that's what it said __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread

07-12-2012, 06:12 PM	#2382
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,897 View My Garage	Great review, Sarah.

07-12-2012, 10:27 PM	#2389
CarolinaChick Drives: 2010 Rally Yellow 2LT/RS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 857	And that "50 Shades of Grey" crap is getting on my nerves, too! Why is it that it's middle-aged women going crazy over that and Twilight movies both. Kinda creepy, eh?!?! Oh God..and we can't forget "Magic Mike". Dear Lord. All the posts on FB make me want to gouge my friggin' eyes out.

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