Fifty Shades Books by E.L James (definitely not for teens)

[delurker]

Sobra nga ang hype nito. Haven't read any of the books, not even an excerpt.

Curious ako: kung aalisin mo lahat ng erotic material nya, may substance pa ba yung story? As in meron ba itong tunay na literary value? O talagang ang focus nya ay sex and romance lang? At wala ka nang mapupulot na iba?

literary value? wala. it's a badly written book. as in really, really bad.

[keyser_soze]

I find this book pathetic and vile.

Blokes read this book and it's porn. Women read them and it's suddenly called literature!

The author is now laughing his/her way to the bank.

[drderu]

I find this book pathetic and vile.

Blokes read this book and it's porn. Women read them and it's suddenly called literature!

The author is now laughing his/her way to the bank.

Finally someone clocked the tea.

[shoelace]

Alright, I know the trilogy has been categorized as erotic slash adult, but I didn't expect too much of this kinky f*kery; as if watching one porn clip after another, all throughout the story -- same characters, different setting/role (really sounds like porn clips).

I think the whole trilogy/story minus all the f*ckery, could be written in just one book. There's just too many s*xing that I tell myself, "Okay, okay! I get it! They like to have s*x, all the time... anytime... anywhere! Enough already. Message received. Got it! Now, can we move on with the story?"

I'm not a saint and definitely not conservative But for a trilogy, how many times does the author have to send the message that the two like to "play"? I should say, near the end of book 1, I started skipping the s*x-ing parts. It just became un-exciting. I understand that the author has to build the characters, but it just dragged on. At some point, I even thought, "Oh jeez, is the author narrating another of her multitude of fantasies? Or is she writing yet another s*x scene just to make this whole thing a trilogy?" Bah!

On the other hand -- I love their email banter, especially the email signatures

[spoiler start]
P.S.: What's with Linc's part in the Hyde plan? Was there any clue, at all, to that? I must admit, I definitely did not expect it. But then, I may have overlooked (or skipped) the part where there was a clue. [spoiler end]

[lavender08]

Pa pm naman din po ng ebook link please. Thank you.

[serioulsyfunny]

You should read the summary of the book before deciding to read it. It already said there that it is erotic and all. We Filipinos are so closed minded that if there are scenes like that, we tend to panic and judge it right away. E.L. James is a good writer, her own style is to make every scenes in the books as detailed and specific as possible. It so happened that these books involve two people who are in every aspect different but came to love each other in an extraordinary hard, practical and true-to-life ways. Appreciate the story! And if you are a good-reader enough, you'll deal with the feelings of the characters more, than on the love making or Grey-****-hard scenes.

[MrSinister]

my friends are so addicted to this

[Lola_Rose]

We Filipinos are so closed minded that if there are scenes like that, we tend to panic and judge it right away. E.L. James is a good writer, her own style is to make every scenes in the books as detailed and specific as possible. It so happened that these books involve two people who are in every aspect different but came to love each other in an extraordinary hard, practical and true-to-life ways. Appreciate the story! And if you are a good-reader enough, you'll deal with the feelings of the characters more, than on the love making or Grey-****-hard scenes.

Uhmm...maybe there are some of us who are not close-minded but find these books badly written? I for one am not afraid of erotic stuff. What I am curious about, as I have asked already, what would a reader get out of this trilogy other than the sex scenes?

Kahit pa puros sex yan, pero kung nagandahan ka sa writing style, meron pa ring pakinabang ang reader.

Those who enjoy these books, there's nothing wrong with that, nor should anybody feel defensive. It's all a matter of taste. Sa panahong ito, hindi na scandalous o shocking ang mga ganiyang literature.

Appreciation comes naturally. It's never forced. It's either you enjoy it or not.

[kerdian_kern]

Done reading all 3 (yes because of the hype, got curious). Ayun! No. This is definitely not for teens. Halos pinasadahan ko na lang basahin 'yung mga "play" nila. May mga kilig moments. I agree sa ibang nagpost dito, this is not a literature. Pagkatapos kong basahin, wala lang 'yung reaksyon ko.

Yun lang. Laters!

[barelythere]

I've heard a lot of extremely hyped feedbacks about this book and so I got curious. I really took time to look for this from powerbooks, nbs, fully booked na halos nasuyod ko na ata yung mga branches nito in makati and to my dismay walang stock! Kelangan pa magpa reserve at andaming nagpapareserve. They just asked for my contact # so that they could notify me right away kung available na LOL.

[rockstaridol]

I'm only in the 10th chapter of the first book, and boy, I'm tired already

E.L. James makes Stephenie Meyer a literary genius.

[carrie0820]

Ba't ang hilig ni Anastasia sa Holy Cow, Holy Crap, F**k? Hehehe.

[muretski]

just finished reading the 3 books! gusto ko yung mga kilig moments and the bonus part at the end of book 3
i also really want to see who will be casted as christian grey if this will become a movie. i will vote for ian somerhalder and matt bomer

[schizo_me]

[baluga06]

This is the worst writing i've ever read in my whole life

[barelythere]

Finally I was able to get one lol. I find it more amusing than interesting. Also I just gotta mention this, I feel the need to LOL...There were times while reading the book that I can't help but frown...There were some grammar lapses??? Well not that I'm saying I'm an expert but dear lord even a grade school student would notice. Anyway, tatapusin ko pa rin basahin yung entire trilogy LOL. Nabili ko na eh, sayang naman pampalipas din 'to ng oras.

[BadAssGoddess]

You should read the summary of the book before deciding to read it. It already said there that it is erotic and all. We Filipinos are so closed minded that if there are scenes like that, we tend to panic and judge it right away. E.L. James is a good writer, her own style is to make every scenes in the books as detailed and specific as possible. It so happened that these books involve two people who are in every aspect different but came to love each other in an extraordinary hard, practical and true-to-life ways. Appreciate the story! And if you are a good-reader enough, you'll deal with the feelings of the characters more, than on the love making or Grey-****-hard scenes.

I honestly dont think the problem that it is an erotic book; the problem is, it is TOO MUCH.

I am not sure if erotic books should be really written like this or there are erotic books out there that I haven't discovered yet which actually have substance.

Just like what some people say here, if you will delete all the erotic scenes, all the stories left are suffice to create one book.. just ONE book.

The problem is NOT really because it is erotic, but because it is written badly and lack of substance.

[BadAssGoddess]

E.L. James makes Stephenie Meyer a literary genius.

This is the perfect way to say it!

[BadAssGoddess]

Okay, I am still trying to finish Book 3.. Jeezzz, I'll start reading 3 pages and then I get bored.

Anastasia, gets annoying too. IMHO. Hhhmmm...

I can finish this. So help me God.

[iCool001]

Di po ba not for kids to?