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Post by muttleynfelix on Aug 28, 2014 11:52:52 GMT -5
My library only had the first book. After I read it and liked, I bought the trilogy from Amazon. Mine has all three in their ebook library. The hold list has like 200+ for each book! I put myself on the hold list for the first book the end of December. My name finally came up on Friday. At Christmas I bought the Hunger Games Trilogy (not availble at my library at the time) and I thought about buying the 50 shade trilogy but decided to put my name on the hold list instead. I've liked 50 shades better, but I read for mindless fluff.
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Post by swamp on Aug 28, 2014 11:53:13 GMT -5
I decided to read the books after my DAD told me he was listening to the audio books!!! I just skipped over most of the sex scenes and read it for the story alone. They were OK but than I was smart and got them from the library. Hopefully you got an electronic version, the library copies have tested positive for herpes and cocaine. I downloaded the series from my library, found enough enjoyable to get through the first book, but then started the second and just couldn't keep going. They announced the movie shortly after so I figure I'll just wait for those to come out on DVD to finish the series. Since I don't plan on rubbing the book on my hoo hah, I think I'm ok. I'll risk it.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Aug 28, 2014 11:53:56 GMT -5
It's A.N. Roquelaure. I looked up the book on Amazon.
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Post by snapdragon on Aug 28, 2014 11:55:36 GMT -5
I decided to read the books after my DAD told me he was listening to the audio books!!! I just skipped over most of the sex scenes and read it for the story alone. They were OK but than I was smart and got them from the library. Is there a story here? I am actually wanting to get to the sex scenes because currently I am bored out of my mind. Sometimes I just get annoyed with all the sex so I skip the scene and continue on with the "main" story. I have been doing this for about the last year or so. Reading ten pages for 1 sex scene really starts to get on my nerves right now. Sometimes - alot of times - general descriptions work. I don't need a full graph analyses with color coding and pie charts.
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Post by imawino on Aug 28, 2014 11:55:45 GMT -5
Hopefully you got an electronic version, the library copies have tested positive for herpes and cocaine. I downloaded the series from my library, found enough enjoyable to get through the first book, but then started the second and just couldn't keep going. They announced the movie shortly after so I figure I'll just wait for those to come out on DVD to finish the series. Since I don't plan on rubbing the book on my hoo hah, I think I'm ok. I'll risk it. Huh? I thought that's how sex books worked? Am I doing it wrong??
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Post by justme on Aug 28, 2014 11:56:35 GMT -5
This actually exists Yes, I just put a hold on through my library.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Aug 28, 2014 11:56:58 GMT -5
When I found out it was originally Twilight fan fic that explained A LOT. I intensely disliked Twilight too. Once someone pointed it out then yeah I could see the similarities. I must be weird because I found the sex scenes (besides creepy) rather vanilla and childish. For all the hype surrounding it and how it "revolutionized the American bedroom" I wasn't impressed. I thought I'd at least read proper terminology for certain body parts. You want some intense erotica read The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice (it's under one of her pen names I can't remember). Now THAT is freaking hard core. I don't know why anyone would say that about a romance novel. They aren't real people.
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Post by swamp on Aug 28, 2014 11:57:01 GMT -5
When I found out it was originally Twilight fan fic that explained A LOT. I intensely disliked Twilight too. Once someone pointed it out then yeah I could see the similarities. I must be weird because I found the sex scenes (besides creepy) rather vanilla and childish. For all the hype surrounding it and how it "revolutionized the American bedroom" I wasn't impressed. I thought I'd at least read proper terminology for certain body parts. You want some intense erotica read The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice (it's under one of her pen names I can't remember). Now THAT is freaking hard core. America has sex on Saturday nights at 10 in the missionary position.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Aug 28, 2014 11:57:21 GMT -5
Sometimes - alot of times - general descriptions work. I don't need a full graph analyses with color coding and pie charts. Sounds like that's the kind of smut that's right up YM's alley. Does it also come with spreadsheets?
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Post by muttleynfelix on Aug 28, 2014 11:58:32 GMT -5
I still haven't figured out how they make a movie out of it without it just being porn.
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Post by swamp on Aug 28, 2014 11:58:38 GMT -5
Since I don't plan on rubbing the book on my hoo hah, I think I'm ok. I'll risk it. Huh? I thought that's how sex books worked? Am I doing it wrong?? Sex. You're doing it wrong.
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Post by snapdragon on Aug 28, 2014 11:59:49 GMT -5
Thankfully I'm not in Belgium. Plus hand sanitizer is a wonderful thing.
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Post by cktc on Aug 28, 2014 12:00:18 GMT -5
I still haven't figured out how they make a movie out of it without it just being porn. I assume the actors won't actually be having sex. At least not on film.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Aug 28, 2014 12:00:18 GMT -5
I don't know why anyone would say that about a romance novel.I didn't get it either. But if I had to read one more review in the paper or online blog about how it was such a "transformative" book and that sex therapists all over the country were using it to save marriages I was going to barf. Then I started wondering if I was a freak because I rolled my eyes thru most of the sex scenes.
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Post by imawino on Aug 28, 2014 12:00:48 GMT -5
I still haven't figured out how they make a movie out of it without it just being porn. LOL. They don't show his penis I guess?
Or else because this actor doesn't have a 70's pornstache and a hairy chest, it's not actually porn.
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Post by imawino on Aug 28, 2014 12:01:12 GMT -5
I still haven't figured out how they make a movie out of it without it just being porn. I assume the actors won't actually be having sex. At least not on film. Then who the hell wants to see that??!!
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Post by michelyn8 on Aug 28, 2014 12:01:38 GMT -5
I don't really care for romance novels so maybe that's why I can't get into it. Thrillers/mysteries are my favorite books. You got farther in that I did. I read the free pages on Amazon back when it was all hyped up and my co-worker was reading it. The writing style is what turned me off. I don't mind romances and I don't mind graphic sex but to me the writing was so damn bad I wasn't willing to spend money when I can find better written romance on my bookshelf at home and erotic fiction for free online.
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Post by justme on Aug 28, 2014 12:01:41 GMT -5
I still haven't figured out how they make a movie out of it without it just being porn. Same with me. I'm also not impressed with the guy they cast. Which is sad because he's hot a hell in some of his other roles, but the trailer just doesn't have him fitting how I though he was when I read the book.
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Post by imawino on Aug 28, 2014 12:02:33 GMT -5
I don't know why anyone would say that about a romance novel.I didn't get it either. But if I had to read one more review in the paper or online blog about how it was such a "transformative" book and that sex therapists all over the country were using it to save marriages I was going to barf. Then I started wondering if I was a freak because I rolled my eyes thru most of the sex scenes. Um - you probably didn't! hahahah. I have never seen or heard a review of this book - other than on YM.
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Post by snapdragon on Aug 28, 2014 12:02:32 GMT -5
Sometimes - alot of times - general descriptions work. I don't need a full graph analyses with color coding and pie charts. Sounds like that's the kind of smut that's right up YM's alley. Does it also come with spreadsheets? Yep --- They are in the back of the book with a pull out chart section.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 12:03:50 GMT -5
When I found out it was originally Twilight fan fic that explained A LOT. I intensely disliked Twilight too. Once someone pointed it out then yeah I could see the similarities. I must be weird because I found the sex scenes (besides creepy) rather vanilla and childish. For all the hype surrounding it and how it "revolutionized the American bedroom" I wasn't impressed. I thought I'd at least read proper terminology for certain body parts. You want some intense erotica read The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice (it's under one of her pen names I can't remember). Now THAT is freaking hard core. Nice! It's even available at our library. All the copies of Fifty Shades are checked out.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Aug 28, 2014 12:04:04 GMT -5
Well, I'm going to go grab lunch and read some more of 50 Shades Freed. ETA: So far, I'm not a fan of how she is staging this book compared to the others.
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Post by imawino on Aug 28, 2014 12:04:22 GMT -5
Sometimes - alot of times - general descriptions work. I don't need a full graph analyses with color coding and pie charts. Sounds like that's the kind of smut that's right up YM's alley. Does it also come with spreadsheets? Yep --- They are in the back of the book with a pull out chart section. Is this a pop-up book?
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Aug 28, 2014 12:04:27 GMT -5
have never seen or heard a review of this book - other than on YM
Seriously? When it was released they covered the book for DAYS in the paper. It was all they talked about and I kept wanting to write in saying "You do realize there are other books that exist in this world correct?"
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Post by imawino on Aug 28, 2014 12:07:08 GMT -5
have never seen or heard a review of this book - other than on YMSeriously? When it was released they covered the book for DAYS in the paper. It was all they talked about and I kept wanting to write in saying "You do realize there are other books that exist in this world correct?" I'd heard of the book - but I never sought out blogs and reviews.
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Post by movingforward on Aug 28, 2014 12:12:49 GMT -5
have never seen or heard a review of this book - other than on YMSeriously? When it was released they covered the book for DAYS in the paper. It was all they talked about and I kept wanting to write in saying "You do realize there are other books that exist in this world correct?" They kept talking about it on one of the radio morning shows here. The female DJ thought it was just the greatest and then a couple of days later she admitted that she is a 31 yr old virgin . She sure had a lot to say for someone who had never had sex before.
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Post by siralynn on Aug 28, 2014 12:20:15 GMT -5
I read the first one. The writing was terrible. Completely cringe-worthy.
I can only guess the books became so popular because people never bothered to realize that there is tons of well-written erotica available.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 12:31:27 GMT -5
I liked the books. But i never finished reading the 3rd book because it seemed like the same thing continuing. I also enjoyed reading Twilight books too. I read all kinds of books from political to romance to thrillers. These peaked my attention enough to finish reading them in a short time.
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