Actually I think you'll find there's a big protest movement against 50 Shades of Grey because of the nature and themes of the book. I find it disgusting, have refused to read it/support it in any way, and know a lot of people who have read it and found it disturbing. All women.
I know enough about the storyline from what people have told me and what reports I have read to know that I don't want to waste my time on something like that.
Well, I assume the popularity has something to do with these facts: 1) it's a "porn" book. everybody likes porn. 2) it's famous as fuck and thus very avaliable, plus you can't really be judged for reading it because "everyone" has 3) the richness must definitelly have something to do with it :D
No, I have not read it. Why? Internet is full of brilliant, well-written smut that does not include a shady rich douche in its storyline.
I don't support that kind of relationship in real life, but the fact is, I love the Joker and if he were real, I'd crap my pants. Books are books, and you can definitely enjoy them because the characters /aren't real/. I understand why people don't like it, it definitely doesn't promote a healthy relationship in any sense of the word, but even then, it's one of those "not all women" things. *shrug*
It's a BDSM relationship and I've read reports on 50 Shades of Grey where people that are into BDSM have said that their relationships are just like that. She (the girl in the book) signed a contract, knowing full well what she was going into, and she even refused to use some of the stuff that was listed. Plus, he changed a lot throughout the books in his sex preference and at the end, they were happy with it. Also, there are a lot of porn videos out there that are almost just like the scenes in the book, yet those are okay even though they're real people. It really just comes down to what you like in bed. Pain and pleasure or just pleasure, but you have to understand that there are people out there that like the alternative, no matter how alien it is to you, and this is coming from someone who read the book and isn't into BDSM. And I just want to add, that him being rich really has nothing to do with it. It's how he's described, the way he does small things, his sex appeal, at least
for me anyways. Also, like lindsmolinari mentioned, it's a PORN book and there will never be a porn book where the girl doesn't like sex, at least not where she doesn't like sex with the main guy(s).
I haven't read the book, but just seeing the movie commercial ( and the movie may be different) but that is not BDSM, that's abuse. The girl is clearly terrified, and true BDSM is always safe and consensual, even if the fetishes are things like rape, bondage, ect. I'm part of a BDSM community. Contracts are not meant to be used, there is always a safe word so that if someone ever feels uncomfortable or wants to stop (for real) they can. You are never supposed to feel pressured or truly unsafe.
They do have a safe word. At the beginning they only have "vanilla sex" which is what he calls regular sex, because she's a virgin when she meets him, until she wants to do more of BDSM, and even then he asks her quite a few times if she's sure. I didn't really think she was terrified in the movie, but she was intimidated by him in the book because of all the power he had and she was sort of shy and obedient, until later on in the book. She never felt scared of him, though. She trusted him a lot in the books. It was only at the end of the first one when she asks him to whip her as hard as he wants that she decides to leave because she feels unsafe and uncomfortable, but he realizes how wrong it was of him and never hurts her that much again, and doesn't feel the need to either. They find a sort of "in between" where they do what she likes and what he likes and are happy with it.
Alright ^^ Like I said, I haven't read it, but even still, I kind of think that people are entitled to read and write whatever they like. I get turned on reading about a lot worse stuff, and I'm not entirely sure why people protest it, since it seems that that is freedom of speech. No one is forcing anyone to read the book. I just think it should be made clear (in cases of actual horrible relationships in fiction, especially if the book centers around them) that there is content like that in the book (I'm pretty sure you can tell from reading the plot summary so, not a problem). *shrug* Let people read what they want, imo. So long as they don't do anything wrong to real people, I don't see the problem.
That's how I feel, which is why I spoke up against all the negativity towards the book. I honestly liked the book and never even thought people would protest it. If it had been an abusive relationship, I probably would've been the first to put it down, but it was actually thoroughly enjoyable. But yes, I agree to your whole comment.
And even then, if you don't like it, put it down and make sure to remind people that it isn't a productive relationship. Some people like reading it anyway....
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No, I have not read it. Why? Internet is full of brilliant, well-written smut that does not include a shady rich douche in its storyline.