Fifty Shades of Grey

Ok, first and foremost I did not read the book! 

Lately everyone seems to be scouting for the next great trilogy since the game changer in children and young adult fiction that was Harry Potter, followed by the Twilight and stretching to the (heavily based on Battle Royale but nevertheless good) Hunger games.


But fifty shades of Grey? It’s, for what I was able to find out, the story of a 21 year old virgin who gets in a relationship with her older, attractive and surly boss.
One of the oldest stories of the world that gets spiced up by little peeks into the sadomaso and bondage and dominating fantasies, all of it reported in first person by the woman perspective.

The author apparently told the NYtimes that though she might not be a great writer she knew how to spin a story.

I do believe that the story should supplant the writer’s ability to tell it. It allows passionate writers to do something good, something entertaining – it allows them to tell stories and I couldn’t be prouder of those few who take and change and do exactly that. So, I’m fine with her not being a great writer

And I’m glad a spicy kind of books that escapes the casual and usual reached all the tops. That’s ok. Why not? People should be more open and less frigid when experimenting new things. Bring on the cuffs and whips and what not!

However, I did pick one exemplar of the book and flipped around and... It’s just bad. It’s corny. It’s tinting with sex metaphors and overplayed hyperbolic words for heat and horny and simple orgasmic satisfaction.


I tried to spin it any other way, but I couldn´t - I just don´t like it.

On and all, get yourself an exemplar of "The story of O" and have fun….