Fifty Shades Of Grey
by E. L. James
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27%
Critic Reviews: 11
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85%
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Synopsis
When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview the young, enigmatic entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is brilliant, beautiful, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is shocked to realize she wants this man, and despite his cold distance, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana's quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her too-but on his own terms. Shocked, yet thrilled by... more
About E. L. James
- All Critics: 11
- Positive: 4
- Negative: 7
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The Telegraph | 13 Apr 2012
EL James... is never going to win any prizes for the quality of her writing.
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Entertainment Weekly | 21 Mar 2012
Fifty Shades of Grey is in a class by itself... A reader might just miss her bus stop.
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Dear Author | 7 Feb 2012
I find [the] message foul and damaging. Because of that fact and because it is rendered in dull, robotic prose, I hereby give this book an F.
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A Separate State of Mind Blog | 11 May 2012
It’s a shallow, useless read. It’s repetitive beyond imagination.
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Reeder Reads | 30 Mar 2012
what you’ll find behind the doors of Christian Grey’s home will have you intrigued and flushed
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Reading Copy Book Blog | 17 May 2012
the book is completely, almost inarguably ridiculous... an inexcusably bad book
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NY Daily News | 15 Mar 2012
The narrative is comprised of 9 or 10 lengthy yet well-paced sex scenes tied together with some mindless, almost purposefully banal filler about Anastasia Steele’s college life.
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Romanceaholic | 1 May 2012
While the basic plot was interesting, I admit I don’t really care about the characters in the end, nor am I willing to risk even one more instance of that obnoxious Inner Goddess mess.
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The Unexpected Twists and Turns Blog | 30 Mar 2012
grating prose bordering on purple, in addition to some annoying repetition
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Chicks Dig Books | 13 Apr 2012
I admit that I enjoyed it for how silly it is, and yeah, ok, I bought the sequel.
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The Guardian | 13 Apr 2012
It's readable, and often funny; miles more enjoyable than those miserable "literary" erotic books...
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By Amit Pande 29 Mar 2013
This book is great!
By Beata 26 Apr 2013
By Julia Linde 2 May 2013
