50 Shades of Grey Phenomenom?!

The Snipe

What the hell is with everyone obsessing with this book?! It can't seriously be that good.. Anyone I know that is into reading says it is crap; then why the hell are so many people buying into it?!?! Its just like the entire Hunger Games phenomenon.

It really amazes me...

Whats you guys opinions about it?

Have ye read it? Do ye plan on?

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The Snipe wrote: »

What the hell is with everyone obsessing with this book?! It can't seriously be that good.. Anyone I know that is into reading says it is crap; then why the hell are so many people buying into it?!?! Its just like the entire Hunger Games phenomenon.

It really amazes me...

Whats you guys opinions about it?

Have ye read it? Do ye plan on?

Never heard of it.

mauzo

Its more acceptable to read erotic novels than it is to watch porn and masturbate along with it.

Its for stupid oul wans who want a bit of excitement.

I got halfway through and gave up

Eroticplants

I've read it.
Got me wet as ****e.

frag420

Fifty shades of me sh1te!!!

Read that!!

admiralofthefleet

only heard what it was yesterday. funny thing is, women think its great and are dripping like a fucked fridge after reading it but they still think that men who read bongo mags are pervs

GrumPy

Everytime I change the radio station, the next c**t is talking about it too. If yiz want to read about porn, the comments section on redtube is free.

Jesus Shaves

Its porn for the high horse brigade who would never look at porn on the internet

TheBody

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

only heard what it was yesterday. funny thing is, women think its great and are dripping like a fucked fridge after reading it but they still think that men who read bongo mags are pervs

Sh1t the bed dude, that made me laugh!!! I tip my hat to you!!

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Hows about 50 shades of shut the fook up.

Edgar Allen Poe would be spinning in his eerie grave!

marknine

50 shades of grey?
OH! I think I got that one a wee bit wrong.
I thought it was the new Dulux Paint, neutral tones catalogue.
I won’t be showing my face in B&Q for a while, I can tell you. DOHH!

The Snipe

Is it just here though to break the stygmia of reading errotic novels..? Or just to get em all wet as hell...

Nodin

The Snipe wrote: »

What the hell is with everyone obsessing with this book?! It can't seriously be that good.. Anyone I know that is into reading says it is crap; then why the hell are so many people buying into it?!?! Its just like the entire Hunger Games phenomenon.

It really amazes me...

Whats you guys opinions about it?

Have ye read it? Do ye plan on?

Things reach a certain "critical mass". that Dan Brown thing was the same.

Knex*

Paying for porn. Lol.

admiralofthefleet

I've written my own book called 50 Shades of Gravy. Its very saucy

Morag

It is an awful book.
It is badly written.
It is about an abusive relationship.

Clit Lit is nothing new, Black Lace books has been running for 20 years and been on sale in Easons for the last 15. Idiots are buying the book, idiots who can't use google to find good smutty stories.

Wattle

If she turns fishmonger she could call the sequel 'Fifty Shades Of Gay'.

Mully_2011

"Mary Felt a warm liquid run down her neck; Jaysas she loved a good cup of tea"

Varied

It Caters for the sex and the city twats, the same twats that are like a sack of spuds when it comes to real sex.

Snowie

Eroticplants wrote: »

I've read it.
Got me wet as ****e.

lies your just saying it to help up the hype...

Jester252

I can tell you that there will some market if you could get them op. Was in a couple of different bookshop over last week and it was one or two conservation happen. Do you have that book 50 shades? No we're sold out we will be getting more next week. Do you have the squeal to 50 shades? No we're sold out there will be more in next week

3ndahalfof6

no point me reading it im deaf

WumBuster

Sarn

Ok, who wants to start '50 pages of Boards'. It would involve a newbie to boards posting in personal issues, move to sex and sexuality with a bit of zombie survival for the kinky stuff.

super_furry

Sharrow wrote: »

It is an awful book.
It is badly written.
It is about an abusive relationship.

It's also fan fiction from a Twilight obsessed women. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303734204577464411825970488.html

She pretty much wrote awful sex scenes between the mopey one and the sparkly one from Twilight, then changes the setting.

darragh16

“He’s my very own Christian Grey flavor Popsicle.” “Hmm… he’s soft and hard at once, like steel encased in velvet, and surprisingly tasty…”

Absolute filth and women everywhere are reading this!!

Culleeo

Eroticplants wrote: »

I've read it.
Got me wet as ****e.

Just posted this in YLYL but here goes.
I knew I saw you reading it in Tesco.

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/553819_450055178350880_139538596_n.jpg

whitey90

Well yer wan is making a fortune out of it so fair play to her. God must be ragin though-he's getting the country wet for free

Sharrow

Sharrow wrote: »

It is an awful book.
It is badly written.
It is about an abusive relationship.

Clit Lit is nothing new, Black Lace books has been running for 20 years and been on sale in Easons for the last 15. Idiots are buying the book, idiots who can't use google to find good smutty stories.

ye says it all

PK2008

Blah blah blah...Men only have one thing on their mind....yadda yadda..... men only think with their little heads.........

50 shades of grey, Rampant rabbits, Ann Summers, Magic Mike, etc etc etc

Who are the real pervs eh? eh?

Women!! That's who!!!!






..and men...(me)

Fenian Army

Read it, its crap.

As well as being warped.

admiralofthefleet

PK2008 wrote: »

Blah blah blah...Men only have one thing on their mind....yadda yadda..... men only think with their little heads.........

50 shades of grey, Rampant rabbits, Ann Summers, Magic Mike, etc etc etc

Who are the real perv eh? eh?

Women!! That's who!!!!






..and men...(me)

ever notice why women always sit at the back of a bus? thats where the engine is. the big vibrating engine;)

tan11ie

whitey90 wrote: »

Well yer wan is making a fortune out of it so fair play to her. God must be ragin though-he's getting the country wet for free

Seems Duracell are too https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/306660_447965931904525_1768148238_n.jpg

mauzo

Fenian Army wrote: »

Read it, its crap.

As well as being warped.

Not warped at all, I've had sex like that before. But for a novel its badly written

Giselle

I started reading it. Its more cringeworthy than erotic and its really, really, badly written.

Porn for illiterates. A whole new genre.

MaroonAndGreen

What do you guys mean by badly written? Bad vocab or what?

AnnaVanilla

Eroticplants wrote: »

I've read it.
Got me wet as ****e.

Just finished the third one. Yes please, Mr Grey sir

super_furry

http://50shadesofarsenal.tumblr.com/quotes

If crap like this sells millions, someone should get those Trent stories published and make a fortune. Some real gold here.....

"Why is anyone the way they are? That’s kind of hard to answer. Why do some people like cheese and other people hate it? Do you like cheese?"

"I close my eyes, feeling the build up… pushing me higher, higher to the castle in the air."

"My inner goddess is doing the merengue with some salsa moves."

"My inner goddess sits in the lotus position looking serene except for the sly, self-congratulatory smile on her face. "

"My inner goddess jumps up and down with cheer-leading pom-poms shouting yes at me. "

"My inner goddess looks like someone snatched her ice cream."

Gloomtastic!

Wife's just finished it. Gave it a 9 out of 10. She's getting the other two next week....

Gloomtastic!

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Wife's just finished it. Gave it a 9 out of 10. She's getting the other two next week....

You should try spacing it out a bit, don't want to get all the sex at once and no more for the rest of the marriage.

Piste

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

What do you guys mean by badly written? Bad vocab or what?

The pacing is all off; between chapters, sections of chapters and especially between actual books there should be at least some sense of time having passed, but in this book it's as if the author just wrote s stream-of-consciousness and threw darts at random to decide on new paragraphs, chapters and where the books should end and begin.

There isn't even much of a story there, the premise could be good but the execution is just all off. I appreciate a good book that can explore human minds and emotions, and a book that explored the history of Grey and why he feels the need to be so controlling and sadistic of Ana, but it's badly explored and poorly fleshed-out (ooh er matron etc).

Novella

Got turned on for a while, then got bored.

littleteapot

I work for a well known book shop. This **** is selling bucketloads. We can't keep it in stock.
It's so funny when women bring it up to the counter, and put it face down as if we won't know what it is! I'm definitely more inclined to wave it around a bit when they do that.
50 shades pt 2 has been out of stock for a while. It's due back in tomorrow and we have a waiting list for it. Sad-asses.
Also, we've been having a lot of people trying to return it because the binding breaks. It's cause they keep opening the same pages to get off. So filthy.

Piste

I went to Dubray Books in Stephen's Green yesterday and they had plenty of part 2 and 3. I borrowed part 1 and bought parts 2 and 3. I figure if it's going to be talked about it so much I might as well at least know what people are talking about. Instead of jumping on either the "OMG he's so dreamy it's so sexy!" or "this is a load of poorly-written, misogynistic rubbish" bandwagon.

PK2008

littleteapot wrote: »

I work for a well known book shop. This **** is selling bucketloads. We can't keep it in stock.
It's so funny when women bring it up to the counter, and put it face down as if we won't know what it is! I'm definitely more inclined to wave it around a bit when they do that.
50 shades pt 2 has been out of stock for a while. It's due back in tomorrow and we have a waiting list for it. Sad-asses.
Also, we've been having a lot of people trying to return it because the binding breaks. It's cause they keep opening the same pages to get off. So filthy.

You should give a free whip and gimp mask with every copy

GunRunner

It's not something I'd read. from what I've heard it just seems kinda pathetic. Also it strikes me as very midlife crisis-y.

Ms. Captain M

Mully_2011 wrote: »

"Mary Felt a warm liquid run down her neck; Jaysas she loved a good cup of tea"

He slipped his hand under the red silk.. "You're so beautiful in that dress. "Feck off, it was only a euro in Penneys!"

kryogen

Missus is reading this feckin trilogy now, load of **** from what she tells me to be honest. Dunno how these things catch on, sheep mentality I guess, plus it sounds very similar to that film Secretary.

Women don't like to watch porn, but they will read the **** out of it!

pushkii

Its not great to be honest, doesn't have anything too dark in it id prefer a good drugs book. Id agree it is badly written, quite juvenile. Ah sure ill finish it anyway ;-)

annascott

A friend on FB posted how good it was and (without knowing it is suppsedly erotic) I went out and bought all three books. I read about twenty pages. It doesn't seem very well written and the main (girl) character isn't even good looking. Actually. the main guy is supposed to be jaw droppingly handsome but he is ginger! It is the bad writing that is really putting me off. I may go back to it in a few weeks if my holiday turns out to be a washout but that is unlikely.

Big thumbs down from me.

Piste

Piste wrote: »

threw darts at random

Or pingpong balls.