Fifty Shades Of Gray

Marjorie Suddard wrote: As a child, though, I guess Tommy will find no relief in hearing that I read it. At least, I tried to. It sucked, and after all the soul-searching, neurotically doubting inner dialog, it sucked some more. [rimshot] No thanks. I bailed halfway through, having read just enough to show up at the hairdresser's and say, "oh yeah..." without adding "you're berkeleying stupid if you liked that." Now, if you want a fine piece of chick-lit, I do recommend "The Fault In Our Stars." Margie

Poor kid, all those inuendos, from his mom...

I don't know if it was the book, the Harley, or my Crocs, but life is good these days.

Please, he knows I have a raunchy sense of humor. That was mild!

The book, not so much. Which would be ok if it was remotely entertaining.

Margie

NSFW

I'm writing a book called "50 shades of brown." It's a picture book. You know, for the kids.

Marjorie Suddard wrote: Please, he knows I have a raunchy sense of humor. That was mild! The book, not so much. Which would be ok if it was remotely entertaining. Margie

Would you have liked it more if the title was "Fifty Shades of Grey Primer"?

I would've liked it more if it weren't poorly written by a person with extremely limited imagination.

Margie

Marjorie Suddard wrote: ... a person with extremely limited imagination. Margie

Them's fightin werds. (never read the book, just sayin')

Sounds like you need to write one. We'll all read it to compare, just don't show it to your kid.

In reply to Marjorie Suddard:

Okay..............

This thread has officially jumped into another realm!

That book's got some power. Don't understand it myself. Just look at how it's brought Marjorie in this thread alone. She hardly ever posts, and now...she's out.

Just say'n.

I post all the time! And as far as the "limited imagination" comment, if you'd read it, you'd know that "Shades" just keeps rewording and restaging the same few, uh, scenarios. It's like Bubba Gump was talking about spanking instead of shrimp. At some point you're like, "I GET it. You can grill the spanking, you can boil the spanking, you can fry the spanking..."

Margie

Marjorie Suddard wrote: I post all the time! And as far as the "limited imagination" comment, if you'd read it, you'd know that "Shades" just keeps rewording and restaging the same few, uh, scenarios. It's like Bubba Gump was talking about spanking instead of shrimp. At some point you're like, "I GET it. You can grill the spanking, you can boil the spanking, you can fry the spanking..." Margie

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"best Fight Club impression"

Nope... still not getting it Margie.

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Need some examples. Spell it out for us. Show us how to do it.

If I do ever decide to go there, it will be because I want to make all the $$. So forget getting it for free.

And before you all go double-entendre on me, the above refers to LITERARY exploits.

Margie

And I was thinking it was a fishing joke...

I'mma have to vote this thread up.

EastCoastMojo wrote: I'mma have to vote this thread up.

I agree.

I'm waiting for Margie to post more so I can digest it LITERARY-ily.

In reply to Marjorie Suddard:

And the main character is so fascinating what with being a completely average college girl who works at Home Depot and all, whose main hobby at the start of the book appeared to be going to dance clubs and getting drunk.

well she IS a college kid ..... isn't that why we go to college ?

I really thought this was a joke about fishing...

Probably tame by comparison, but has anybody read any of Anne Rice's softcore spanking books?

I have. I found them boring as hell, but I don't think much or Rice anyway.

I did see the other day that there's a musical version of 50 shades called "Spanked." I'd see that.

Tim Baxter wrote: I have. I found them boring as hell, but I don't think much or Rice anyway. I did see the other day that there's a musical version of 50 shades called "Spanked." I'd see that.

It's even a parody!!!

I've read the first two (well, they were just sitting there... and frankly don't get why some people think they are so bad (writing-wise; not content). While I find it difficult to fathom anyone having that much sex in such a short period of time, I actually like them. Yeah, they are geared toward a certain demographic of female, but they're not terrible. The second one is less interesting, though, unless you just can't go on living without knowing why Christian Gray is the way he is.

Didn't do anything for the bedroom activities at Casa Mongrel, but that's probably because that ground had already been at least casually explored.

bravenrace wrote: I really thought this was a joke about fishing...

Replace fish with fist. Seriously, I thought I read that. Oi!

Mommie Porn. Having read the book and being able to cite to it gave the MILF's some street cred of their own. It was the hot item at the hair salon where I get my hair cut for a time. Sort of like getting a piercing or tattoo on the weekend trip to Pigeon Forge.