Well I continued reading the 50 Shades series and I have to say this book was more annoying than the first. The author really loves using the exact same expressions and words over and over again. All the sex scenes seem exactly the same to me in just different places. Idk it's just very hard for me to get past the author's writing style, it seems very middle schoolesque.
The plot line of this second installment is basically whether ana and grey can overcome their differences and make it work. You learn more about Grey's past and their is also some random storyline about one of his exes stalking him thrown in. The ending is so unrealistic and contrived! I can't get over it, but I guess I need to finish the series now that I started it.
Honestly, I don't understand why this series reached such popularity. I understand that their is a lot of sex in it and sex sells? but it's basically just a normal over the top love story that has been told 100 times before.
I also did some research today about the whole twilight connection, I guess this was originally published online on some fan literature site (where fans of books write their own versions of the story) and all the characters were named the same as twilight characters and then the author moved it to a new website and changed all the names. This is also the fastest selling softcover book in the UK beating out Harry Potter which just astounds me. It basically gives me little hope for humanity if this is the best reading we can do nowadays.
Oh well. Maybe if people spent more time reading they would realize that their are much better stories waiting for them out there and the world wouldn't suck as much as it does.
Harry Potter should remain #1 for all of time. -GV
ReplyDeletei enjoyed your review. i found it both informative and amusing. i agree that an author's style of writing is as important as the story-line itself...and it sounds like this author's work does not reflect a comprehensive or interesting grasp of language. an author who possesses the ability to turn a phrase well, and who utilizes an extensive vocabulary is truly an artist...words are her paintbrush and the page is her canvas.
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