Oh why do I torture myself?
Once again I gave in and tried a book that "everyone" was reading. I knew it wasn't my style, but I thought I'd give it a whirl. It's a #1 Bestseller...I've got to like it, right?
I read 300 pages before finally giving up.
Fifty Shades of Grey was sexy, steamy...and so silly! The entire plot was that of a man seducing a young girl who becomes his sex slave. At least that's the gist I got after 300 pages. Maybe there was more to the story, but I wasn't going to read another 200 pages to find out.
Adding this to the list of books that everyone liked but me:
Fifty Shades of Grey
Eat Pray Love
Poisonwood Bible
Three Cups of Tea
Time Traveler's Wife
Harry Potter
Room
A few "bandwagon" books I did like were The Help, Kite Runner, Unbroken, The Shack, The Book Thief, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
Oh well. You don't know until you try.
Lynne
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C. Michelle Ramsey · 640 weeks ago
My thought is that she must have had a wonderful marketing team. Although it is receiving rave reviews somewhere, when I actually hear from real people or read in various places such as your blog, Goodreads, and other book related sites, no one appears to like it. I have talked to one person that loved it so much she read the entire trilogy.
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Lynne2525 63p · 639 weeks ago