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A review by frijolitopdf
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
dark
medium-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
0.5
"He narrows his eyes, and I immediately stop laughing. In fact, he looks rather forbidding. Oh shit. My subconscious quails in the corner as all the blood drains from my face, and I imagine him putting me across his knee again.
'Gotcha!' he says and smirks."
well, that's just horrifying. on a completely unrelated note, here is an excerpt from Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men:
"Violence is not just punches and slaps; it is anything that puts you in physical fear or that uses your body to control you."
Christian Grey is no leading man. He is selfish, violent, and terrifying at times. E.L. James attempts to ply the reader with each of the "firsts" that Ana and Christian partake in, as if Ana is slowly healing him with her innocent power, but make no mistake: Christian remains the same man, controlling and prone to anger.
This is not a romance. It is a warning.
'Gotcha!' he says and smirks."
well, that's just horrifying. on a completely unrelated note, here is an excerpt from Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men:
"Violence is not just punches and slaps; it is anything that puts you in physical fear or that uses your body to control you."
Christian Grey is no leading man. He is selfish, violent, and terrifying at times. E.L. James attempts to ply the reader with each of the "firsts" that Ana and Christian partake in, as if Ana is slowly healing him with her innocent power, but make no mistake: Christian remains the same man, controlling and prone to anger.
This is not a romance. It is a warning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Pedophilia