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Re: Seriously?? 50 shades..
Clicky: http://mobi.perezhilton.com/2012-04-26-the-book-fifty-shades-of-grey-has-dethroned-the-hunger-games-as-the-bestselling-book
Wow.
Have you seen the 50 shades "how kinky are you" quiz on the nest home page?
I am also kind of curious about the book, even though I believe the people who are saying it's complete crap.
71 workouts completed in 2012
noooooo. ugh. this shiiit is all over my facebook, "i have a date w/ mr. grey tonight!" then 30+ comments of "we've been dating for 2 weeks!" "oooh, i'm on book two! such a great series!" bleh.
in theory i'm a fan of all books; whatever gets people reading, ya know? so i don't know why this is rubbing me the wrong way.
eta: and i'm also a fan of things that get people to think outside the box sexually. so i also think it's good that people are maybe changing their opinions on what some think is so taboo. so again, i have no idea why this book (that i have not read) is irritating me.
lol!
I really don't understand the obsession with this series. Why would I pay for some cheesy fan fic when I can get it for free on the internet? Is it just that people don't know about the free sites, and this is a novelty?
71 workouts completed in 2012
You're totally in my head DCA! I could've written this exact thing word for word. Even the eta, which I prob would've written as an ETA. Freaky. Happy Friday.
have you tried to find the original fan fic online anywhere lately? that shitt's on lockdown!! LOL!
i started it yesterday, knowing full well that it's going to be terrible, but i'm hoping it's going to be fun. i can handle terrible as long as it's fun.
also, i didn't pay for it. that helps
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I was talking more about the plethora of erotic fiction that is already all over the web. I haven't tried looking for that particular story, but there are other sites that I use where I can sift through the crap to find something that's actually readable.
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it reads exactly like the first twilight book. its poorly written fluff but i pick it up and all of a sudden it's 30 pages later
Scoot over so we can share the coffin.
Why is this book even a conversation? I need to be held. Will you hold me in the coffin, like Brad Pitt did to Kirsten Dunst in Interview with the Vampire?
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
Ellen is working on the audiobook:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on3JCwnwHbU
Consider it done. I will also caress your hair in a comforting manner.
Just don't paddle her or tell her to call you "Mistress."
Dear God, this is awesome. It is also the only possible way that 50Shades is palatable.
I'm totally cool with that.
I just like my BDSM erotica to actually be, y'know, erotic. Call me crazy!
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Ah, so Emilie, make sure you bring your ball gag to the coffin.
A co-worker once gave me a ball gag for Xmas. That was awkward, because it wasn't a joke, and he and I weren't a thing.
Also, Frkls, I will NOT lighten up. I'm a terrible book snob. It's my thing. Leave me alone to snarl into my classics and trendy Japanese magical realism.
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That is fantastic! I love Ellen. Oh my goodness, I laughed so hard I almost cried.
I'm on book 2. I have to admit, it's poorly written, but it's entertaining.
I have the mobi files of all 3 if anyone wants. You can open w/an E-reader. I don't think I would ever pay for these books. That's how trashy they are.
formerly VXS
for real.
Yes, please!
ETA: I'll pm you my email address
YGM
formerly VXS
Can I get a plot next to yours? My MIL decided to ask me about this book at lunch yesterday. Since it's on all the TV shows, it must be ok to talk about with me! Um, no. My MIL is awesome, but I do not want to discuss with her what I do or do not read to get my jollies. Or what she reads for...that. HOLY AWKWARD SILENCE, BATMAN!
I just said that I read an excerpt on a web site and was put off by lines like, "My inner goddess does some salsa moves," and, "Through my veil of sadness, I laugh."
While I'm all for people being sexually adventurous, I'm repulsed by seeing it plastered all over facebook that it basically makes a bunch of people's panties wet. I'll talk sex with some of my close pals and am not too prudish on that front but I still find it really distasteful when people basically broadcast their masturbation material which is precisely what the book is. I don't begrudge anyone who wants to read smut, I just don't want my granny or whatever telling me all about it. I'd feel the same way if dudes were posting their favorite porn scene clips to facebook or openly discussing it there, too.
I will not be silenced!
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.