Coolfrog wrote:
this 50 shades of grey is beyond bad. it's worse.
i love kink, but proper kink. that is just cringey writing:
check this. will save you a few quid:
http://cassandraparkin.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/adventures-in-trash-fifty-things-that-annoy-me-about-fifty-shades-of-grey/It's awful. Badly written, dreadful characters (I wanted to give the 'heroine' a good slap and kick the 'hero' in the nuts. 'Red Room of Pain' indeed!!!)
It's disturbing, too, as it sort of sanitizes kink (and sorry Coolfrog but anything that promotes beating the shit out of a woman whilst enjoying it is kinky and downright fucking WRONG) whilst appealing largely to an age group who really shouldn't know much about it.
(I know that everyone is reading it, not just mid teens but I do feel that that is the market it's mainly aimed at, judging by the style of writing.)
I didn't finish it, for all the reasons above and outlined in that excellent blog.
The most depressing thing is that it's flying off the shelves and a lot of people I know think it's great. Also, there's another two pieces of shit that follow it - I won't be going anywhere near either of those.
After seeing people reading it on the Tube and people going on about it at work, I did think about it. But, after reading your take Maggie, I've decided I won't be arsed. Sure I would hate it. x