50 Shades Of Absolute Crap - Page 5

dreams · 07-14-2012, 05:59 PM

That was one of the reviews I was referred to when co-workers were talking about this book and one I point people toward if they are considering reading the book.

The comments to that review are interesting to read also.

Humm, maybe the reviews and comments are more exciting than the book?

plib · 07-14-2012, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by xg4bx

Brit Pleads Guilty To Dousing Girlfriend With Condiment During Spat Over '50 Shades Of Grey'

"A 31-year-old British man has pled guilty to assault for dousing his girlfriend with a brown sauce after "50 Shades of Grey" sparked an epic dispute between the two.
Raymond Hodgson grew so incensed when his girlfriend refused to stop reading the pornographic novel that he squirted her with the British condiment, the Telegraph reported Tuesday."

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/man-p...#ixzz20b8tB3WD

"the British condiment" sounds like a slang term for something really dirty

I like this bit.

Quote:

For his part, Hodgson called "50 Shades" "wrong" in an interview with the Telegraph, contending he only wanted to show his girlfriend what "saucy meant."

Cute, or a good lawyer.

Blossom · 07-14-2012, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halo

I've never read it, but this review at Amazon made it sound like it's really horrible:

http://www.amazon.com/review/R2JF7E91JJVHAT/

Great review!

It took the words out of my mouth. The thing is when you write fan fiction not alot people approach it the same way a professional author would. Real Authors do research, alot of it. Just living on Facebook following all my favorite authors showed me alot of work goes into putting a single romance book together.

Sad when you think about it because their books sell for about $7.99 and then you got this piece of crap, unrealistic trilogy selling for ridiculous amounts of money.

eskimo49 · 07-15-2012, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plib

I like this bit.

Cute, or a good lawyer.

I would like to know why he choose brown sauce over red sauce?

Doitsu · 07-15-2012, 04:00 PM

NPR's On Point devoted one of their recent episodes to this book. You can read the transcript or download the podcast version from their website.

After listening to the podcast, I think I better understand why this book fascinates so many female readers.

dreams · 07-15-2012, 05:55 PM

Thank you for the link, Doitsu.

The parody (Ellen on the Fifty Shades of Grey audiobook) and the "Fifty Shades of Grey The Musical" were great.

Joykins · 07-15-2012, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xg4bx

"the British condiment" sounds like a slang term for something really dirty

so does "brown sauce" if you think about it.

plib · 07-16-2012, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joykins

so does "brown sauce" if you think about it.

No longer dominating Google results, but still up there.

Edit: I've just realized. That may actually be on topic!

kennyc · 07-16-2012, 07:50 AM

Just ran across that fits the subject exactly.

Erotica: better reads than Fifty Shades of Grey

E L James's novel has got fans' knickers in a twist – but it's not as though it's the first racy read
...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012...shades-of-grey

Joykins · 07-16-2012, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Just ran across that fits the subject exactly.

Erotica: better reads than Fifty Shades of Grey

E L James's novel has got fans' knickers in a twist – but it's not as though it's the first racy read
...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012...shades-of-grey

Ha ha, _Forever_ got passed around our 7th grade class under cover of a math book. It really wasn't erotica at all, but it may have been the 1st YA book with explicit sex that was widely available.

JD Gumby · 07-16-2012, 01:14 PM

Jon St. John, the voice of Duke Nukem, reading an excerpt from 50 Shades of Gray in-character:

http://youtu.be/5oUa-3W0BFI

Enjoy, and sorry for the mental scarring. :P

EDIT: Oh, NSFW, of course. So wear headphones.

Catlady · 07-16-2012, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Just ran across that fits the subject exactly.

Erotica: better reads than Fifty Shades of Grey

E L James's novel has got fans' knickers in a twist – but it's not as though it's the first racy read
...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012...shades-of-grey

No Lady Chatterly's Lover? Peyton Place? Valley of the Dolls?

Blossom · 07-16-2012, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD Gumby

Jon St. John, the voice of Duke Nukem, reading an excerpt from 50 Shades of Gray in-character:

http://youtu.be/5oUa-3W0BFI

Enjoy, and sorry for the mental scarring. :P

EDIT: Oh, NSFW, of course. So wear headphones.

If his face could of got any redder. Poor guy.

Quexos · 07-16-2012, 04:25 PM

Maybe that's how such an appalling book is so successful. Nobody seems to like it but everybody keeps talking about it. Just like this thread does

ScalyFreak · 07-16-2012, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halo

I've never read it, but this review at Amazon made it sound like it's really horrible:

http://www.amazon.com/review/R2JF7E91JJVHAT/

Great review! I read the free sample/preview Amazon offers. I'm still a bit scarred...

07-16-2012, 01:14 PM	#71
JD Gumby Cynical Old Curmudgeon Posts: 1,085 Karma: 8495696 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Halifax, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Kobo Arc, HTC Desire C	Jon St. John, the voice of Duke Nukem, reading an excerpt from 50 Shades of Gray in-character: http://youtu.be/5oUa-3W0BFI Enjoy, and sorry for the mental scarring. :P EDIT: Oh, NSFW, of course. So wear headphones. Last edited by JD Gumby; 07-16-2012 at 01:16 PM.

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07-14-2012, 05:59 PM	#61
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	That was one of the reviews I was referred to when co-workers were talking about this book and one I point people toward if they are considering reading the book. The comments to that review are interesting to read also. Humm, maybe the reviews and comments are more exciting than the book?

07-15-2012, 04:00 PM	#65
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,763 Karma: 24088559 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	NPR's On Point devoted one of their recent episodes to this book. You can read the transcript or download the podcast version from their website. After listening to the podcast, I think I better understand why this book fascinates so many female readers.

07-15-2012, 05:55 PM	#66
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Thank you for the link, Doitsu. The parody (Ellen on the Fifty Shades of Grey audiobook) and the "Fifty Shades of Grey The Musical" were great.

07-16-2012, 07:50 AM	#69
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Just ran across that fits the subject exactly. Erotica: better reads than Fifty Shades of Grey E L James's novel has got fans' knickers in a twist – but it's not as though it's the first racy read ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012...shades-of-grey

07-16-2012, 04:25 PM	#74
Quexos Member Retired Posts: 1,999 Karma: 11348924 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Limbo Device: none	Maybe that's how such an appalling book is so successful. Nobody seems to like it but everybody keeps talking about it. Just like this thread does