This fan fiction novel never expanded from just that. What I am reading and finding out all over the web is that people either hate or love the book. It seems there is a pattern though. vanilla's think the book is great unless they are offended by the profanity and those of us in the underground world think it's terrible, but it still turns us on a little bit... come on, admit it.
As from a BDSM stand point, the book largely relies on Christian Grey's abusive past to explain why he is the way he is. We get it already. Most of us know that for a lot of people that may be the cause of our *cough* hoobby *cough*; however, for many of us this is not the case.
It also seems like the author can't figure out a "reason" to parallel Christians reason. A.K.A...
Ana - I like this, but I don't know why....I like this, but again I don't know why.... Once again I like this, but I don't know why.
Much of the story is fluff and then sex. There isn't much character growth, and there really isn't a climax... unless you count the last few pages which is why I don't think there is an ending.
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After everything that's happened in the book.... at the very end Ana randomly decides she wants to know what its like to feel Christians full wrath after a wonderful night they had together. He brings her to his play room or what Ana calls "Christian's Red Room of Pain" and swats her multiple times with a belt very hard until she runs away from him crying. She goes home to "wallow in her grief" so to speak and that is exactly how it ends.
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When the author whips out the real BDSM (no pun intended), the book is over. I would call this light kink and would use BDSM to describe the content of the book. Every scene is about sex, not BDSM. While there are many elements and terms that refer to the subject,the book isn't really about that.
My Conclusions
- Long-story short I think there were really only two scenes that turned me on. One involved kegal balls and the one with the belt (Note to M: I know your reading this and that does not mean I want you to use your belt more. Note to Readers: I'll explain in a second.).
- I hate Ana for her ability to come so freaking easily. I'm talking about by Christian just fondling her breasts, or with one thrust. BTW the sex scenes seemed a tad bit unrealistic and way to fast.
- This is the authors first book... and it is obvious.
- She has friends in high places to get her book without a real ending on the NY Bestsellers list.
- I will not continue reading the series. The ending is the way it is because even though you think the book is terrible it still makes you go "what the F*** just happened? I have to read the next one." My theory is that it end likes that for the author to sell more of her books, not for the pleasure of the reader and the sake of literary genius.
It's too long, unrealistic and rambles. Aside from the extremely hot, non-existent, billionaire, young dominant Christian Grey, and maybe a few of the sex scenes this book was not worth the read.
I am in total agreement. The sex scenes were kinda unrealistic, but they really turned me on because I could easily imagine my own Dom and I... :) But I was rather upset that she fell to using his f'ed up past as the reason he was into bdsm and that the author almost seemed to look down on him, and his tastes in general. Great way to introduce our "hobby" (I like that!) to the mainstream! The writing was just terrible, and you are right about the ending... what the heck?! I loved Christian, even though he was too good to be true--he acted a LOT like my own Dom does--but Ana just made me MAD! I couldn't stand the thought of reading a second book by this author, even for potential erotic imagery...
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