Fifty Shades of Grey” was certainly no literary masterpiece. ... satisfying, but they were definitely not enough to stomach lines like, “My inner goddess is doing the merengue with some salsa moves” and “I feel the color in my cheeks rising again. ... The book reads like you're being seduced into another world. read more
Many people have BDSM fantasies, which is why Fifty Shades of Grey resonates with a lot of people. Something needn’t be well written to resonate. Most romance novels aren’t particularly well written, and FSOG combines some of the elements of romance novels with BDSM themes: the rich guy; the naive, virginal heroine; the lavish lifestyle. read more