2013/06/03

Fifty Shades of Grey

I just wondered what this book is about. 50 Shades is abuzz in America and has been on the best-selling list. The story kept me thinking of some scenes from the movie, Twilight. I later found out that it's because this book is fan fiction of the vampire movie.
People depreciate, saying it's graphic and trashy. Well, I mostly have to agree. The beginning part where Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele are drawn into each other hooks me in the book, though. I've got lots of   new words and kinky culture.
Maybe this book is not worth spending your money and taking your time reading, but everybody seems to be curious about what's happening in it. Just because it's developed from fan fiction doesn't necessarily mean it gets criticism. As an English learner, I honestly don't know there's difference in quality between Twilight and 50 Shades.






College senior Anastasia Steele visits to interview an entrepreneur instead of her sick roommate. Innocent Ana is stunned by the facade of the headquarters, blonde workers, and, above all, the young wealthy attractive interviewee.
After all the following encounters that insinuate he likes her, Grey disappoints Ana. "I don't do the girlfriend thing. You should steer clear of me. I'm not the man for you."
However, he can't leave her alone. Their romantic relationship begins (I think it is romantic up until this part. Later it gets weird, though.) when Grey comes in the middle of the night to protect/rescue Ana from her male friend. She can't stay away from him, either and signs a contract. Their relationship develops into a kinky dominant-submissive affair.
Grey is an adopted kid whose biological mother is a prostitute and he had a relationship with his foster mom's friend when he was a teenager. These dark sides of his childhood and adolescence appear to make his present life complicated and enigmatic. But this time Grey happens to approach Ana in a different way than he did with other girls beforehand. Ana has a chance to meet his family and tries to develop into a normal relationship, but to no avail. She realizes they're incompatible and leaves him with teary eyes.

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