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Semi-retired male gyno reviews 50 Shades of Gray
An Amazon Review:
First, a disclaimer. I am a male senior citizen, a semi-retired gynecologist whose customary literary fare is spy novels and military techno-thrillers. I have never read a romance before, except perhaps for junior high's "A Tale of Two Cities" (or was that a classic?) But after the recent hullabaloo over James' "Fifty Shades," I opted to give the genre a glance.
The book's protagonist is college student Anastasia, who has never had sex or even "touched herself." I had to suspend disbelief at the social and sexual naivete of this twenty-one year-old, but I guess this implied vulnerability makes her more attractive as a romantic heroine. Yet it doesn't take her long to rectify this situation, and soon she is having orgasm after orgasm at the behest of her "dominant" partner, Mr. Grey. At my age, my arthritis flared up just reading about Ana's sexual gymnastics. And for some reason, I kept thinking about her contracting genital warts. Soon, however, Ana's endless pyrotechnic climaxes resembled repetitively watching porn: after a while, it leaves me bored and yawning. That said, there was a definite infectiousness to the plot; and taking Viagra to stiffen my resolve, I persevered.
James' strong suit is her ability to elicit sympathy in the protagonist. I wanted to find out what happened to Anastasia, and that lent the story a compelling, page-turning quality. James is a polished novelist. Her dialogue is crisp, her prose poised, and her paragraphs well-parsed. The author's considerable skills notwithstanding, would I pick up an erotic romance like this again? Probably not.
Re: Semi-retired male gyno reviews 50 Shades of Gray
His stature as a semi retired gyn really lends credibility to his opinion. He lost me at the Viagra though.
I wonder what a semi retired gyn does? Only half the exam?
He leaves out the finger in the butt.
Has anyone actually read this piece of crap, other than me?
Oh my God, it's beyond terrible. It's like a 16 year old wrote it after using wikipedia to look up some relatively mild BDSM practices. The characters are super annoying, and the sex isn't even hot. I have never been less turned on or more grumpy while reading "erotica."
And now they're talking about making a movie. I want to die.
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
I think it's the worst book I've read as an adult. I loathed it, but slogged through it because one of my friends wanted to discuss it -- because she loathed it too but she knew too many other people who loved it.
The writing was juvenile and it was so predictable. I started the second one, then when Ana said "Holy Crap!" one too many times I abandoned it.
Under the shirt, but over the pants.
I read it. And for some reason am reading #2. Two of my friends are reading it, and LOVE it. I don't understand. I hate the people, the sex is not hot, and the story isn't good. It may also be the most poorly written book I've ever read. It's so repetitive.
Baby Boxer is coming! 5.23.12
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It makes me so mad. I need to be writing more, if that's all it takes to get attention.
You'll have to tell me about #2. For a split second, I thought about ordering it, just to see if it was any better -- but I stopped myself.
The "Holy Crap" was bad, but I think it was all of the Oh mys that really drove me out of my gourd. I also got really tired of hearing how good she smelled and about his impressive length.
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
Baby Boxer is coming! 5.23.12
www.focushunting.com
Baby Boxer is coming! 5.23.12
www.focushunting.com
Oh, Boxer. She doesn't have an orgasm, she "explodes around him."
There are so many ridiculous things about the book, but the inner goddess is right there at the top of the list.