Well, I took your suggestion and downloaded the sample of the first book, it interested me enough that I went ahead and got the whole book, then the second one...I don't feel compelled at the moment to get the third (although, at some point I probably will.)
It really took me about halfway in to the first book, before I felt anything much for the characters, other than curiosity. By the end, when she broke them up, I knew I was going to have to get the second one. Truthfully, though without that little page at the end of book two, I could have been happy with ending it there.
It definitely felt like reading fanfic. I have some questions, because I do not know anyone else that has read it and we share some similar likes and dislikes...I have not read or seen Twilight, and other than the 3 main characters, know nothing about it. Also, I have only ever read BtVS and True Blood fanfic (mostly the former-got bored with the latter) and I really thought they were nothing alike. I did however think there were similarities between SoG and some BtVS fanfic and wonder if the author was "inspired" by that as well (particularly Crave.) I was wondering your thoughts?
I feel like writing Nauti and telling her to hunt down the person that got James' trilogy out there and make them read her stuff...
I also thought that the sex that people are making such a big deal out of was pretty tame. Ok, there was spanking (there is a whole market of spanking websites and books out there; nothing new,) some bondage, again pretty tame, some toys, ok maybe the media is unaware of some of the "romance-erotic" books available at your local Barnes and Noble? I mean, if you have ever read Sarah Aless' BtVS Spike as the dom stuff, you would laugh hysterically at everyone so up in arms at FSoG. I feel like sending the media a reading list of certain, published authors. Is this part of the "lets treat women like they aren't supposed to be sexual adults, responsible for their own bodies" turn the US has taken in the last 10 years?
I have to say, I did get tired of the "he is so beautiful and I am so not." Also, of the same phrases over and over (not "laters baby," because that was a running joke;) holy cow, etc. Do you think that had anything to do with the writer being English trying to write American characters?
I know you are busy with work and life, I am just curious as to what your thoughts might be.
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Fifty Shades...
Date: 2012-05-23 09:02 pm (UTC)It really took me about halfway in to the first book, before I felt anything much for the characters, other than curiosity. By the end, when she broke them up, I knew I was going to have to get the second one. Truthfully, though without that little page at the end of book two, I could have been happy with ending it there.
It definitely felt like reading fanfic. I have some questions, because I do not know anyone else that has read it and we share some similar likes and dislikes...I have not read or seen Twilight, and other than the 3 main characters, know nothing about it. Also, I have only ever read BtVS and True Blood fanfic (mostly the former-got bored with the latter) and I really thought they were nothing alike. I did however think there were similarities between SoG and some BtVS fanfic and wonder if the author was "inspired" by that as well (particularly Crave.) I was wondering your thoughts?
I feel like writing Nauti and telling her to hunt down the person that got James' trilogy out there and make them read her stuff...
I also thought that the sex that people are making such a big deal out of was pretty tame. Ok, there was spanking (there is a whole market of spanking websites and books out there; nothing new,) some bondage, again pretty tame, some toys, ok maybe the media is unaware of some of the "romance-erotic" books available at your local Barnes and Noble? I mean, if you have ever read Sarah Aless' BtVS Spike as the dom stuff, you would laugh hysterically at everyone so up in arms at FSoG. I feel like sending the media a reading list of certain, published authors. Is this part of the "lets treat women like they aren't supposed to be sexual adults, responsible for their own bodies" turn the US has taken in the last 10 years?
I have to say, I did get tired of the "he is so beautiful and I am so not." Also, of the same phrases over and over (not "laters baby," because that was a running joke;) holy cow, etc. Do you think that had anything to do with the writer being English trying to write American characters?
I know you are busy with work and life, I am just curious as to what your thoughts might be.