![]() With a combined page count of over 1,100 pages, they are filled with cloying storylines, writing that may make you want to throw your eReader across the room, and two of the least likable and worst named characters ever created. Darker and Freed are better than the first book (aka one of the worst books of all time), but that’s not saying much. But honestly, it’s the morbid enjoyment, the schadenfreude, I get from reading the horrendous writing. So why would I-after publicly declaring I would not-decide to read the other two books? Part of it is because of James’ refreshing candor: “ I’m not a great writer.” Part of it is my nagging obsession with figuring out why people are still talking about these books. (Just think about that the next time you reread one of the sex scenes.) And while you wait for the official line of Fifty Shades beauty products, bedding, and home furnishing, you can scoop up countless items on Etsy, like: a creepy child’s onesie, a tasteful, understated cuff, or an ID-badge holder that proudly-and professionally-announces that you’ve read books featuring butt plugs. A British scientist spent valuable time developing a mock-up of the book’s heartthrob, Christian Grey-which, when used in ’s celebrity look-alike function, has a 57-percent resemblance to Donald Trump. ![]() It and its two sequels, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, have spent six months atop the New York Times Bestseller list. ![]() James’ Fifty Shades of Grey back in April. ![]() A lot has happened since I wrote about E.L. ![]()
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