Ok, I admit it. I am reading Fifty Shades of Grey. I have also covered the book in funky black and white covered contact paper, because I would DIE if I were seen in public with it. If I read parts of it outloud to my husband, HE would die. I don't like the main character...she's too....perfect. She's PERFECT. Anastasia Steele, no one is "too lanky." That's code for tall and thin. Seriously. If you want to create a character I can relate to, make her short and pudgy. Don't give her problems remembering to eat. Make her constantly struggling with at LEAST ten pounds (ok, ten pounds she'll admit to, ten more she won't).
So, why then, you may ask, am I reading it? In a nutshell, it's because I don't want to be left out! People everywhere are commenting on this book. It's a pop-cultural phenomenon. If I want to make sense of the non-sense, I have to read it, right? RIGHT?
3 comments:
Don't worry. I am planning on reading it too, just to see what the hype is about. Although I have heard very mixed reviews, I am sure it will be just as terrible as I imagine. I like your idea of covering it so no one can see you reading it. I felt like that while reading the Twilight books as well, which I also read just because everyone else was!
I totally agree. I read them to be in the loop. It's like a train wreck, you don't want to watch but you do. I also was sick of miss perfect Anastasia I forgot to eat Steele. Give me a break!
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