CTWK: Fifty Shades of Grey - or - A punch in the face?

[Bendito]

[Desmo]

I'd like to know from people that have lost their minds and read it, what's the appeal?

I found out about fifty shades the other night and was actually quite interested, the letters 'BDSM' did naturally pique my interest.
Then I read the word 'twilight'. It was then that I closed the tab, the Google search tab and all other related pieces of information.

[Rorschach]

I found out about fifty shades the other night and was actually quite interested, the letters 'BDSM' did naturally pique my interest.
Then I read the word 'twilight'. It was then that I closed the tab, the Google search tab and all other related pieces of information.

I found out the same. I told the harpies at work. They didnt care. I was forced to leave the lunchroom after 10 minutes as I'd have gone postal if I'd've been forced to listen to them drone on about how 'its so good' any longer.

[Chaos-incarnate]

I read the first few pages, enough to know the quality and its crap. If you want good chick porn, try Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K Hamilton. There's about 20 books in the series so far, the *adult* scenes get more full on in each book plus there's HEAPS of graphic violence- HEAPS
The main character is actually tough, not one of those stupid girls we are presented with so often these days- the ones that somehow kill the baddy by tripping over and screaming when they break a nail or something. If someone pisses her off, she doesn't just think about how good it would be to shoot them- she just shoots them
All wrapped up in some reasonably interesting paranormal creatures- also truly hard core ie. the vampires actually just kill you (not with glitter either).

[Maxo]

I read the first few pages, enough to know the quality and its crap. If you want good chick porn, try Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K Hamilton. There's about 20 books in the series so far, the *adult* scenes get more full on in each book plus there's HEAPS of graphic violence- HEAPS
The main character is actually tough, not one of those stupid girls we are presented with so often these days- the ones that somehow kill the baddy by tripping over and screaming when they break a nail or something. If someone pisses her off, she doesn't just think about how good it would be to shoot them- she just shoots them
All wrapped up in some reasonably interesting paranormal creatures- also truly hard core ie. the vampires actually just kill you (not with glitter either).

Wonderwoman wandered through the abandoned warehouse.
Her biceps rippled through her red and blue costume.
She clutched her pistol firmly, not tightly, because she knew a vampire was lurking in the dark.
Her mind clear, her conscience empty, she knew that no matter what foul beast lurked in yonder window, it would die in a haze of hollow point ammunition.
There was a creak from the next room.
She crept up next to the handle side of the door, back against the wall, ready to meet her foe with impunity.
"I know you're hiding in the.."
A 15 cm ball of denim that used to be the hulks trousers crashed straight through the wall, hitting her square in the kidney.
She collapsed in a heap only to feel the shin of the hulk plough into her femur. Then there was silence.
She could hear the squeak of a wheelbarrow filled with utterly shit books about vampires, female erotica, eight year old wizards and survival-of-the-fittest type garbage entering the room. "IT GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHT FOR YOUR ASSHOLE AGAIN, WONDERFAGGOT!" the hulk shouted.

[waikiki]

Also read the Anita Blake series, thoroughly enjoyed it. As you mentioned, starts off tame and gets better as you get through each book.
Missus has also read these books (and also dissatisfied her curiosity) and read the 50 shites of gay, and reckons the Anita blake series, whilst having the supernatural side the "dirty" side was better.

I read the first few pages, enough to know the quality and its crap. If you want good chick porn, try Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K Hamilton. There's about 20 books in the series so far, the *adult* scenes get more full on in each book plus there's HEAPS of graphic violence- HEAPS
The main character is actually tough, not one of those stupid girls we are presented with so often these days- the ones that somehow kill the baddy by tripping over and screaming when they break a nail or something. If someone pisses her off, she doesn't just think about how good it would be to shoot them- she just shoots them
All wrapped up in some reasonably interesting paranormal creatures- also truly hard core ie. the vampires actually just kill you (not with glitter either).

[Captain Starfish]

There seem to be a couple of shelves of the missus' dedicated to Anita Blake. Now I begin to comprehend her complete disdain for 50 shades of boring.

[Trashed]

I was given this book a few days ago by a friend who has been in a Sub/Dom relationship. The look of absolute disgust on his face when he gave me the book spoke volumes. 'It's nothing but a badly written fucking Mills'n'Boon' he said. I lol'd.

So, yes, it is on my bookshelf, and I expect I will read it at some point, if only for more lolz.

[akeracat]

There seem to be a couple of shelves of the missus' dedicated to Anita Blake. Now I begin to comprehend her complete disdain for 50 shades of boring.

You don't comprehend that I have utter disdain for Laurel K Hamilton for taking the Anita Blake series down the he easy route of stupid porn. The first few where enjoyable, without the crap porn, I gave up when it became blatantly obvious that character couldn't leave a room without first slipping her cunt onto anything that will fit. (and that appears to be just about anything).

To honest I find books that use the sex formula to sell frustratingly boring. For me its a cheap cop out for writers that can't find anything more interesting for their characters to do

[Moe]

For those who want to know what all the fuss is about,theres a good synopsis on wiki

[Chaos-incarnate]

"...oh Capitano," she gasped, "I thought you were never going to get here!" as Capitano Le Maximum leapt over the wheelbarrow in a single bound. "No way I'm going to miss my reaming" he replied, his face alight with desire and remembered joy. "Here", he reached down and handed her a kidney. "For later" he smiled.

"RIGHT!!" said Hulk. "WHATS IT GONNA BE THEN?" he plucked a book off the pile at random, pinching its supple spine with his strong and manly fingertips. "TWILIGHT?"
"No, although the bulges of your masculine appendages and throbbing of your members was truly attractive, and your insatiable appetite and creative use of corduroy made me creamy, that glitter just got everywhere" Wonder woman gushed breathlessly (its a bloody long sentence- you would be breathless too).

"If I may make an educated, wordly and slightly cynical yet gentlemanly suggestion Hulk," came Capitanos somewhat muffled voice as he carefully pulled his shirt over his head in a civilized yet edgy manner. "How about Bear Grylls, survival of the fittest genre today? I brought some things in case this suggestion met with your ultimate pleasure sir", he added.

The Hulk picked up the bag Capitano had left on the floor, muscles rippling across his strong and powerful body, sweat gleaming on his pecs, ropes of muscle banding his arms and shoulders, his square cut nails bringing out the sheer pheromone inducing hotness of his huge yet gentle hands (like a lion).
He ripped it open in one swift and incredibly erotic movement, graceful in its economy, that somehow screamed his sexuality to the world. By strange coincidence his masculine throaty voice soon joined those screams as the beehive contained therein swarmed his head.
Wonder woman joined shortly, her feminine and desire laden gasps and moans blending with Hulk screams, and Capitanos control was lost. "The urine" he cried lustily, "use the urine!"...

Wonderwoman wandered through the abandoned warehouse.
Her biceps rippled through her red and blue costume.
She clutched her pistol firmly, not tightly, because she knew a vampire was lurking in the dark.
Her mind clear, her conscience empty, she knew that no matter what foul beast lurked in yonder window, it would die in a haze of hollow point ammunition.
There was a creak from the next room.
She crept up next to the handle side of the door, back against the wall, ready to meet her foe with impunity.
"I know you're hiding in the.."
A 15 cm ball of denim that used to be the hulks trousers crashed straight through the wall, hitting her square in the kidney.
She collapsed in a heap only to feel the shin of the hulk plough into her femur. Then there was silence.
She could hear the squeak of a wheelbarrow filled with utterly shit books about vampires, female erotica, eight year old wizards and survival-of-the-fittest type garbage entering the room. "IT GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHT FOR YOUR ASSHOLE AGAIN, WONDERFAGGOT!" the hulk shouted.

[Chaos-incarnate]

You don't comprehend that I have utter disdain for Laurel K Hamilton for taking the Anita Blake series down the he easy route of stupid porn. The first few where enjoyable, without the crap porn, I gave up when it became blatantly obvious that character couldn't leave a room without first slipping her cunt onto anything that will fit. (and that appears to be just about anything).

To honest I find books that use the sex formula to sell frustratingly boring. For me its a cheap cop out for writers that can't find anything more interesting for their characters to do

I know exactly what you mean, it was a good series but the porn spiraled out of control. However if you were reading the series just for the porn, it would be the reverse- the series would get better lol.

[Barfridge]

chaos-incarnate - mind if I enter that in the bad erotic fiction comp? It's all kinds of wonderful

[Chaos-incarnate]

chaos-incarnate - mind if I enter that in the bad erotic fiction comp? It's all kinds of wonderful

Go for it

[Captain Starfish]

akeracat: I do comprehend that I maked you post haha xox