Wednesday, June 20, 2012

50 shades of huh?


Let me start this by saying I read.  A lot.  In the winter when it's cold and dark here for 6 months I can easily read 3 or 4 books a week.  If I'm on the treadmill, I have a book in front of me.  Sitting out in the sun with the mister on, my Nook is in a plastic baggie.  (Why don't they make a waterproof cover for the Nook?)  The Twilight series?  Read them a few times.  Hunger Games?  Yep, loved them.  However, there's a series that's got everyone in a frenzy that I just refuse to read.  Yes, 50 Shades of Grey. 

A friend recently posted on facebook that he didn't know what was up with 50 Shades, but it seemed like every woman he comes across is in heat.  I have to agree with him that pretty much every friend I have that reads, (and some strangers I've come across) have been all worked up about it.  Now, I don't have a problem with the adult content, the main reason I can't bring myself to buy it is because it's based on a fan fiction of Edward and Bella from Twilight. 

If you're unfamiliar with fan fiction, there's an entire world out there of people who are fans of stories, Twilight for instance, and they'll write their own story, going off of the original, of how they'd like the story to progress.  Some of these, sadly, are better than the originals.  But hey, it's Twilight, that's not saying much.

So I'm supposed to read this book and not picture Kristin Stewart and Rob Pattinson with all their horrible acting as the main characters?  That's probably not possible.  (By the way, they're not at all how I pictured Edward and Bella when reading the books, but since the movies came out I can't help it.)

What about you?  Are you on the 50 Shades train?  Am I really missing out on some great literary works?  Or is it just for the fantasy aspect?


As an aside, if you enjoy reading, and like a good laugh please check out NYT best selling author Jen Lancaster.  Her memoirs take her from fab, to almost destitute, and back to fab with everything in between.  She's extremely relatable and easily my favorite author.

3 comments:

  1. ah no wonder it reads like a fan fiction. it is one! the sexy scenes are fun but it is terrible writing. it makes me want to gouge my brain out. i could go into detail but my comments are about smut related writing parts ~

    i loathe twilight for the same reason though. bad writing. the concept was neat but it was too mormon and badly written for me to enjoy. boo cos i love vampire stories! sorry if you are a fan, i am just a rabid hater of this writing style!


    hunger games was amazing though :) :) great writing and great mythology <3

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. No worries about Twilight. I enjoyed it for what it was, and I agree it was badly written. I'm glad I'm not the only one who isn't totally on the 50 Shades bandwagon!

      Delete
  2. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete