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Пятьдесят оттенков серого by E.L. James, Э.Л. Джеймс
61 reviews
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i have a love/hate relationship with the movies (love, mainly because of dakota johnson) so i decided to read the books as well… the writing style is pretty low quality and the story was quite lacking. for an as-advertised erotica novel, the sex scenes were honestly quite dull and i don’t think this was a fully accurate nor realistic depiction of the bdsm lifestyle. it also shouldn’t be considered the “bdsm staple”. characters are weak, poorly written, abusive, and not very lovable. james’ writing is often very embellished and not in an enjoyable way. i found myself skimming a lot of the chapters yet still processing the information fully, which typically is not a good sign. and so everything about this story is telling me to hate it, but with dakota johnson my beloved as ana in the film adaptations, i physically cannot!!! christian grey sure is fifty shades of fucked up, but i’m still probably going to continue reading the rest of the trilogy because i know the plotlines develop further on a bit later. hopefully it gets better rather than worse? despite all this, i didn’t completely despise reading it. it was fine despite it not being necessarily “good literature”.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is Twilight basically, just minus the wolves and vampires
Ana is a horny girl who's main driving force is her hormones despite having gotten passed puberty. She think she's "in love" with Christian despite being only in love with his body and her romanticisation of his past despite him being emotionally unavailable and sexually not fit for her. But nope, it's got to be him
Christian Grey is just a sad man with trauma as excuse for being bad and one sided as a character
The only reason why I'm rating it 2 stars is that the ending gave Ana some sense and Christian Grey an ending that should have made him reflect
Update: This is better than what if it’s us. I actually had fun reading this although it’s quite stressful (Dec 22, 2024)
2.25 stars ⭐️
Ana is a horny girl who's main driving force is her hormones despite having gotten passed puberty. She think she's "in love" with Christian despite being only in love with his body and her romanticisation of his past despite him being emotionally unavailable and sexually not fit for her. But nope, it's got to be him
Christian Grey is just a sad man with trauma as excuse for being bad and one sided as a character
The only reason why I'm rating it 2 stars is that the ending gave Ana some sense and Christian Grey an ending that should have made him reflect
Update: This is better than what if it’s us. I actually had fun reading this although it’s quite stressful (Dec 22, 2024)
2.25 stars ⭐️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the worst book I have ever read. Christian is a toxic manipulative person and Anastasia isn’t a good person either.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Stalking, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent
emotional
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Da dove cominciare?
Dal fatto che la storia romanticizzi una relazione tossica tra Ana e Mr. Grey? Lei, infatti, sembra soffrire dalla sindrome di croce rossina, è incapace di definire i propri limiti in maniera chiara e esprimerli, ed è disposta a tutto pur di compiacere lui, pur di poter intraprendere una relazione più o meno amorosa con lui. Christian, invece, affronta i suoi traumi irrisolti tramite un rapporto malato con la sessualità, in cui quest'ultima è usata come metodo di controllo sull'altro.
O forse dovremmo cominciare parlando del fatto che in alcuni momenti sembra persino mancare il consenso, perché ci non vorrebbe essere in questa posizione?
In aggiunta a tutto ciò, ci sono dei momenti che risultano proprio insensati all'interno dell'opera, che in parte potrebbero essere stati più comprensibili se il protagonista maschile fosse stato un vampiro come Edward Cullen, il personaggio a cui la scrittrice pensava durante la stesura.
Inoltre, per favore, qualcuno fermi E.L. James, non credo riuscirei a sopportare di sentire un'altra volta "la mia dea interiore".
Dal fatto che la storia romanticizzi una relazione tossica tra Ana e Mr. Grey? Lei, infatti, sembra soffrire dalla sindrome di croce rossina, è incapace di definire i propri limiti in maniera chiara e esprimerli, ed è disposta a tutto pur di compiacere lui, pur di poter intraprendere una relazione più o meno amorosa con lui. Christian, invece, affronta i suoi traumi irrisolti tramite un rapporto malato con la sessualità, in cui quest'ultima è usata come metodo di controllo sull'altro.
O forse dovremmo cominciare parlando del fatto che in alcuni momenti sembra persino mancare il consenso, perché ci non vorrebbe essere in questa posizione?
In aggiunta a tutto ciò, ci sono dei momenti che risultano proprio insensati all'interno dell'opera, che in parte potrebbero essere stati più comprensibili se il protagonista maschile fosse stato un vampiro come Edward Cullen, il personaggio a cui la scrittrice pensava durante la stesura.
Inoltre, per favore, qualcuno fermi E.L. James, non credo riuscirei a sopportare di sentire un'altra volta "la mia dea interiore".
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence
