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Book Review of Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, Bk 1)

Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, Bk 1)
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Helpful Score: 2


I admit, I like it a lot. Actually, despite what is said about it, the erotic content is really quite tame compared to a lot of books out there, mostly due to how they are written. That being said, its origins as Twilight fan-fiction are quite obvious while reading, despite the changes made, as it is very much along the lines of the same writing style and level. Thus, it's rather poorly written but fun to read, just as I've always said about the Twilight books. So, if you like those, you'd likely love this one as well. If you get past the sex scenes, which get a bit repetitive after a while, and read for the core storyline, it's shaping up to be truly quite good as a trilogy. I'm quite interested in learning more about Christian Grey, and so the books have definitely successfully hooked me. This will never be considered great literature, but I think it can be fairly considered good entertainment for a certain audience, and sometimes that's exactly what you're in the mood for.