AUTHOR : E. L James
About Author : Erika Mitchell; born 7 March 1963, better known by the pen name E L James, is the British author of the bestselling erotic romance novels trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey,Fifty Shades Darker, and Fifty Shades Freed.The combined novels have sold over 35 million copies in the United States, and over 70 million copies worldwide, setting the record in the United Kingdom as the fastest selling paperback of all time.In 2012,Time magazine named her one of "The World's 100 Most Influential People."
PLOT
The novel opens with protagonist, Anastasia Steele, stepping in for her flatmate and best friend, Katherine Kavanagh, to interview self-made “multi-bagillionaire,” Christian Grey, for an article for the college newspaper. Ana and Kate are both graduating in a few weeks and Christian Grey is set to address their graduation. Anastasia shows up for the interview, clumsy and naive, she literally face plants into Grey’s office. He is amused and gives Ana a stare down that makes her "flush crimson” which she will do about 200 more times in the novel, when with Christian. Grey seems to be intrigued with Miss Steele, which she cannot seem to fathom, so awkwardly leaves his office, her mind completely consumed with him in the process.
Their interaction doesn’t stop there. Kate insists that Mr. Grey meet them the following week for an original photo shoot for the article, which Anastasia arranges in a hotel room – Grey is already there on business. After the shoot Grey asks her to join him for coffee. At only 27 years old, Grey is portrayed as someone well beyond his years. Ana is painfully aware of her shortcomings, potrayed as very immature, inexperienced girl and a woman with a thesaurus vocabulary and a smart mouth. Christian’s interest in Ana is building, as depicted by his “wicked grin” and cool stare. He seals her fate when she drunk dials him from the bar later that week and then playfully hangs up on him. He of course has the ability to track her phone (Welch!), shows up at the bar, and holds back her hair while she pukes her guts out. She got so drunk because she had never drank before.
Ana wakes up the next morning in his hotel room – fully clothed – and he asks to see her again under better circumstances. The tension is building. Next, we see a relationship develop, as the wealthy Christian showers her with gifts, such as a laptop and an Audi, as well as his signature lack of emotional availability. Eventually, amid warnings about his own dark secrets, Christian Grey tells Ana who he really is – a sexual deviant who likes to dominate his women into submission (BDSM). He wants Ana to be his submissive, locked under his thumb, required to sign a contract (unenforceable by law, of course), that locks her into a set of rules. The breaking of rules, according to the contract, is punishable by time in his “Playroom” – nothing life threatening, though. And then it’s time for Ana’s big reveal. She is a virgin.
The plot thickens. The contract has a list of rules that Ana will be required to follow. She must workout, eat regularly, maintain her health and hygiene, wear the clothing he provides, obey his every request, and spend every weekend with him for a period of three months. She also is forbidden to touch Christian or make eye contact with him (more about this in book 2). The contract is negotiable, so she opts to change the mandated number of workouts from four-times per week to three. This is completely logical, I mean what normal girls wants to touch or make eye contact with her lover anyway? While the contract is still a matter of discussion, Christian and Anastasia consummate their relationship. Surprise! She has five orgasms the first time. And then dons her hair in pigtails and dances around his kitchen, Risky Business style, while preparing him breakfast. Of course it didn’t make a difference that he had punished her with a spanking. Spoiler alert! Virgins dig that stuff.
Later, the relationship between the two grows stronger. Ana becomes a bit more believable as her character develops into a more mature one and it turns out the Christian has a bit of a soul. The most charming events between the characters take place during playful email exchanges, however, the actual dialogue between characters is unrealistic. The larger issue that this novel presents is that women should never be comfortable offering their bodies to a man that makes it clear he is emotionally incapable of love and perfectly willing to implement capital punishment for eye rolling. Grey is a quintessential predator, Ana his prey, and for the sake of eroticism, this is acceptable. Only at the very end does Ana come to terms with her fate. The final four pages convince readers to continue with the next book in the trilogy.
The novel opens with protagonist, Anastasia Steele, stepping in for her flatmate and best friend, Katherine Kavanagh, to interview self-made “multi-bagillionaire,” Christian Grey, for an article for the college newspaper. Ana and Kate are both graduating in a few weeks and Christian Grey is set to address their graduation. Anastasia shows up for the interview, clumsy and naive, she literally face plants into Grey’s office. He is amused and gives Ana a stare down that makes her "flush crimson” which she will do about 200 more times in the novel, when with Christian. Grey seems to be intrigued with Miss Steele, which she cannot seem to fathom, so awkwardly leaves his office, her mind completely consumed with him in the process.
Their interaction doesn’t stop there. Kate insists that Mr. Grey meet them the following week for an original photo shoot for the article, which Anastasia arranges in a hotel room – Grey is already there on business. After the shoot Grey asks her to join him for coffee. At only 27 years old, Grey is portrayed as someone well beyond his years. Ana is painfully aware of her shortcomings, potrayed as very immature, inexperienced girl and a woman with a thesaurus vocabulary and a smart mouth. Christian’s interest in Ana is building, as depicted by his “wicked grin” and cool stare. He seals her fate when she drunk dials him from the bar later that week and then playfully hangs up on him. He of course has the ability to track her phone (Welch!), shows up at the bar, and holds back her hair while she pukes her guts out. She got so drunk because she had never drank before.
Ana wakes up the next morning in his hotel room – fully clothed – and he asks to see her again under better circumstances. The tension is building. Next, we see a relationship develop, as the wealthy Christian showers her with gifts, such as a laptop and an Audi, as well as his signature lack of emotional availability. Eventually, amid warnings about his own dark secrets, Christian Grey tells Ana who he really is – a sexual deviant who likes to dominate his women into submission (BDSM). He wants Ana to be his submissive, locked under his thumb, required to sign a contract (unenforceable by law, of course), that locks her into a set of rules. The breaking of rules, according to the contract, is punishable by time in his “Playroom” – nothing life threatening, though. And then it’s time for Ana’s big reveal. She is a virgin.
The plot thickens. The contract has a list of rules that Ana will be required to follow. She must workout, eat regularly, maintain her health and hygiene, wear the clothing he provides, obey his every request, and spend every weekend with him for a period of three months. She also is forbidden to touch Christian or make eye contact with him (more about this in book 2). The contract is negotiable, so she opts to change the mandated number of workouts from four-times per week to three. This is completely logical, I mean what normal girls wants to touch or make eye contact with her lover anyway? While the contract is still a matter of discussion, Christian and Anastasia consummate their relationship. Surprise! She has five orgasms the first time. And then dons her hair in pigtails and dances around his kitchen, Risky Business style, while preparing him breakfast. Of course it didn’t make a difference that he had punished her with a spanking. Spoiler alert! Virgins dig that stuff.
Later, the relationship between the two grows stronger. Ana becomes a bit more believable as her character develops into a more mature one and it turns out the Christian has a bit of a soul. The most charming events between the characters take place during playful email exchanges, however, the actual dialogue between characters is unrealistic. The larger issue that this novel presents is that women should never be comfortable offering their bodies to a man that makes it clear he is emotionally incapable of love and perfectly willing to implement capital punishment for eye rolling. Grey is a quintessential predator, Ana his prey, and for the sake of eroticism, this is acceptable. Only at the very end does Ana come to terms with her fate. The final four pages convince readers to continue with the next book in the trilogy.
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