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Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian
by E.L. James
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Mainly just a more long-winded take on the Fifty Shades plot, and I already liked the plot of the original trilogy from Ana’s perspective. This was not a good book to listen to on audiobook just because it was so hard to know what was actual speech and what was in Christian’s head as an unhinged inner monologue. If you’ve gotten to the point of reading this, you know what you’ve got yourself into.
Somehow longer than the original book, and I’m 95% sure it is just because of all the Christian talking to himself in his head and snarky replies. I feel like I remember Christian being the weird one in having the most confusing replies, so this book gives way more insight into how he responded to Ana throughout the book.
It’s funny to think that most of the romance novels today have almost this level of spice. It isn’t as wild to see in a book anymore which is why this book skyrocketed in popularity. The novelty of the book is a little worn off now in 2024 with what you can read just off of Kindle Unlimited.
The “Lelliot” stuff is not cute. So cringey I almost threw my kindle across the room every time. The childhood flashbacks were expected knowing this is Christian’s POV, but I hated them.
Somehow longer than the original book, and I’m 95% sure it is just because of all the Christian talking to himself in his head and snarky replies. I feel like I remember Christian being the weird one in having the most confusing replies, so this book gives way more insight into how he responded to Ana throughout the book.
It’s funny to think that most of the romance novels today have almost this level of spice. It isn’t as wild to see in a book anymore which is why this book skyrocketed in popularity. The novelty of the book is a little worn off now in 2024 with what you can read just off of Kindle Unlimited.
The “Lelliot” stuff is not cute. So cringey I almost threw my kindle across the room every time. The childhood flashbacks were expected knowing this is Christian’s POV, but I hated them.