No doubt the less inhibited inmates at the Big House have already done this to death but here in the hushed corridors of the Colosseum I’ve seen no mention of THAT BOOK (or books to be exact) which now outsells Harry Potter and probably the Bible and will soon challenge Mrs Beeton.
You’ve guessed. 
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is all about sex, experienced by a young woman somewhere over in Christina’s neck of the woods. But, of course, if you’ve read it, you don’t need me to tell you that. The question is: have you? Read it, I mean. Or is the book one of those that a) you haven’t read but already have views about; b) have read but would rather not say; c) have read and are now avidly re-reading or d) have read and want everybody to know! (There may of course be other options which my cherished reader will soon address.)
As a starter, let me say that all the reviewers claim it is being devoured by women. (How can they know that, btw?) It has allegedly already increased the conception rate and the sales of sundry accessories for use in what used to be called the bedroom. It also is of zero literary merit – another not-unexpected judgement by the Hay fraternity.
But since you asked, Backside said it’s a stonking good read and stuff the experts with their dog-eared copy (or words to that effect).
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Môre Janus no, haven’t read it, don’t intend to, perhaps I’ll wait for the movie 😉
G’morgen, Soutie! Aha! yes. The movie. 🙂
No of course I haven’t read it!
Done most of it anyway. How many husbands or lovers do you think you have to go through to actually find one that has this bent?
Not that many!
Strikes me you have had a very sheltered life, far more commonplace than you would think.
Mind you, like nearly everything, it all becomes exceptionally tedious in due course.
CO, sheltered? Moi? But I’m relieved to know that you have the T-shirt. 😉
I tend not to bother with these “you must read it” books until I find them for 50p at the secondhand bookshop. And it’s amazing how soon such books appear there. I only read the “Da Vinci Code” because one of my colleagues at the library in France called a meeting to demand we take it off the shelves. And it was very boring. So I shall bear in mind that Backside considers it a good read and look out for “Fifty Shades” in Next Apache.
I agree about the Dan Brown stuff. Silly theme, etc.
Haven’t read it, although No2 daughter wanted it for her birthday. Does this imply the onset of more grandsprogs?
Last Friday was Hen night for the Royal wedding I’m co-starring in. Mrs W texted me -for the avoidance of doubt ©JM, I will repeat texted me, to pick her up in half an hour. This was about 1am Sat morning. When I got there the shindig was still in full flow. All I heard was “Fifty Shades this” and “Fifty Shades that”. Soon it became apparent that a male was in the building. Twelve rampant females descended on me. Half my clothes were torn off. A rope appeared from nowhere. I had to rush the huge bay window and crash through the shades into the garden. The hungry vixens followed through the cracked glass. Bleeding from a thigh wound I hobbled along the street. Four women were returning from a nearby night club. All I heard was “Fifty Shades this”. They surrounded me and knocked me to the ground. One of them pulled a ball of string from her handbag. Soon the Hen Party Night of the Living Dead zombies arrived on the scene. Both gangs started talking about Fifty Shades and I managed to crawl away from the scene.
OK, time for the cricket. 🙂
in your dreams, Mr Royal. In your dreams.
I haven’t read it, and hadn’t even heard of it until a few weeks ago. Then I thought I may suggest it for book group so that I can see the reaction that brings, for a larf.
3479 reviews on Amazon… just off to read a few of them. For another larf?
Just to say, after reading the ‘best’ review and the ‘worst’ – I probably won’t be reading this
Have not read it and honestly have no intention of doing so despite its (un)appealing by-line, ‘mummy porn’, though I did skim through it once. I was with a bunch of women at lunch on Sunday where it came up, the book that is, and they all loved it, but admitted the writing was crap. Suggestions for the male lead ranged from Johnny Depp to a younger Daniel Craig. I gather the character is in his late 20s, so even Johnny Depp would be well past it.
No surprises so far then! 🙂
FYI Harry Potter has sold 450 million in total, while according to Wiki the 50 Shades series has sold 30 million. Some way to go, but still an incredible achievement. It must be immensely frustrating for those many talented authors whose books never even get published.
haven’t read it, but then any book that is meant to be a best seller turns out to be rubbish. As Sheona says the Dan Brown books were so poorly written with an obvious ending from the outset they were laughable.
I have yet to see a so called best seller that is worth reading, with the exception of Terry Pratchett, but then he is not really a best seller.
So much for the Bible and Mrs Beeton then. 😦