Fifty Shades of Grey

The writing was not as terrible as I expected. The first two chapters made me feel so uncomfortable, due to the voice of Anastasia's character, I stopped reading the book all around. I picked it back up when the hype finally died down, and my burning curiosity about this book's popularity got the better of me. Interestingly, this book brought to bear a number of important issues couples rarely discuss or face when dealing in/with intimacy. The fact that Anastasia was altogether inexperienced made her relatable for the much of the readership. Whether James accomplished such interweaving deliberately, or not, one must praise her for having done so. In the end, I loved the ending by the way, I was left with questions about myself. What other forms of intimacy are available that I am yet ignorant to? What boundaries are naturally assumed and which require discussion? Many describe this book as pornographic, and I do not disagree. Nor am I trying to sell anyone on the story's virtues as we are drug through that which is private being made public. I will merely assert that there is more depth to this story than meets the eye.