Alphabet Challenge Round 11

F is for Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James. What started as a racy Twilight fan fiction became a digital bestseller and then became a New York Times bestseller. There was a bidding war for the movie rights. Copies can be found anywhere books are sold and I do mean anywhere.

For all the hype, I'm going to say something nobody wants to hear: What was the big damn deal? I really don't see what all the hype is for.

I see echoes of Twilight in James's work with Grey's protectiveness and extravagant gifts or in Ana's inexplicable and immediate devotion. James did change some things to suit the work like who left whom and why. 

James changed the most crucial thing between this and Twilight; there are no vampires, just adults into BDSM. They characters have sex and lots of it. The problem was that all the intrigue Twilight had because of vampires is gone. It's been replaced with sex scenes and it's not that much more interesting for it.

The quality of writing is mediocre. People bash Twilight for being poorly written but I didn't think Fifty Shades of Grey was any better. The characters aren't that compelling, the plot isn't that interesting, and writing isn't that good. For all the hoopla and people singing its praises, I give it a hearty "meh."

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B
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D - Divergent by Veronica Roth
E - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
F - Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
G - The Great Fables Crossover by Bill Willingham
H - How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown
I
J - Jane Austen Made Me Do It edited by Laurel Ann Nattress
K
L
M - Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
N - Naked City edited by Ellen Datlow
O - One of Our Thursdays Is Missing by Jasper Fforde
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Q
R - Reality Bites Back by Jennifer L. Pozner
S
T
U - Unorthodox by Deborah Feldman
V
W - White Girl Problems by Babe Walker
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Y
Z

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