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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsE.L. James announces new book Grey, told from Christian Grey's point of view
Entertainment WeeklyAccording to a press release, the opening page of Grey reads: This book is dedicated to those readers who asked and asked and asked and asked for this.
Christian is a complex character, James said, and readers have always been fascinated by his desires and motivations, and his troubled past. Also, as anyone who has ever been in a relationship knows, there are two sides to every story. Its been a great pleasure to return to my happy placewriting, being with Christian and Ana in their universe, and working with the fantastic team at Vintage.
The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy has sold over 125 million copies, making it one of the most successful publications in history.
cali
(114,904 posts)and who could possibly give a shit?
Blue_Adept
(6,402 posts)It can fit in GD though in a discussion of sexual politics, media perception and so forth. But the OP just basically gave us a press release.
brooklynite
(94,763 posts)It didn't appear to have been mentioned perviously, and it was the source of endless discussion when the book and movie came out.
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)That's who will give a shit.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)Maybe it's my anarchist soul but the whole controlling aspect makes me too uncomfortable.
dhill926
(16,370 posts)to not read it
B Calm
(28,762 posts)Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)B Calm
(28,762 posts)but she thinks the books are well written. Anyway, we're getting to old to go around slapping each other's asses.
rurallib
(62,460 posts)it's the American way
Weefee
(14 posts)Ha...
GoneOffShore
(17,342 posts)Sounds like something out of a Terry Pratchett story.
LadyHawkAZ
(6,199 posts)I will never be able to get the image of Igor-as-dom out of my head now.
GoneOffShore
(17,342 posts)But now that you say it...
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Tommy_Carcetti
(43,211 posts)No, I didn't bother with the books, obviously. I did get suckered into watching the movie this weekend, and I have to say the main characters have all the complexity and emotional depth of a stick of bamboo.
I didn't know until this weekend that the 50 Shades series is actually rebranded Twilight fan fiction. No, really, that's what it is. The author wrote a fan fiction novel using the Twilight characters, and it was such a hit, she ended up changing the names and releasing it as the 50 Shades novels.
Javaman
(62,534 posts)"from the mind of a sociopath".