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Fiction

mainer

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5. Few comments I heard recently about this:

Reply to one_voice (Original post)

Fri May 4, 2012, 01:14 PM

May 2012

from a multi-published bestselling (female) author: "The sex was so stupid I couldn't stop laughing and halfway through I gave up on it."

from a married man: "My wife read all three books, and it's made things, um, exciting between us."

I haven't read it yet. May do so out of curiosity.

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50 shades of grey by E.L. James.... [View all] one_voice May 2012 OP

At my age, I really don't give a shit anymore. OffWithTheirHeads May 2012 #1

What is "it"? fadedrose May 2012 #2

The title is '50 Shades of Grey'.... one_voice May 2012 #3

The title is FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Goblinmonger May 2012 #4

I heard enough to know the author couldn't pay me enough money to read it... Little Star May 2012 #14

Few comments I heard recently about this: mainer May 2012 #5

The writing is atrocious. It is only popular because there is some light BDSM in the book which is Pisces May 2012 #6

SNL's take on the book -- really funny! mainer May 2012 #7

Hilarious... one_voice May 2012 #8

this is funny. ellen de... reading from 50 shade. hillarious seabeyond May 2012 #9

Loved it... one_voice May 2012 #10

"Do not eat the pancakes" Vanje May 2012 #11

ya... that was my title for hof forum. luv her. nt seabeyond May 2012 #12

From what I understand... From The Ashes May 2012 #13

The writing is so bad, I just gave up after the first kiss. jannyk May 2012 #15

I wasn't going to clyrc May 2012 #16

Appallingly bad Mz Pip May 2012 #17

lol lol... what a fuckin' hoot. that is so funny. this review should go out. seabeyond Jun 2012 #20

it is both horrible and important. lapislzi May 2012 #18

1) Well put mvccd1000 May 2012 #19

i agree with you. having watched the books coming out of kindle seabeyond Jun 2012 #21