A review by the_midnight_librarian
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

2.0

I read this series a while ago, and at the time I enjoyed it, but after seeing the result of its popularity, I have come to hate it. It really isn't that good and after talking to several people in the Kink Community it is a TERRIBLE representation of BDSM in both how to get into it as well as the view on the community.
At the beginning of the serious the protagonist was a strong-ish woman, but the more the series continued the more she weakened the more she became submissive. She'd argue she'd fight to be able to maintain her independence but would ultimately succumb and it was terribly disappointing.