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Somebody said I should read "Fifty Shades of Gray" (Original Post) Binkie The Clown Aug 2015 OP
Ain't nobody got a clue seveneyes Aug 2015 #1
I sometimes wonder if I am the only woman in the world who smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #2
To quote an apocryphal Dorothy Parker quip... Chan790 Aug 2015 #5
I love that quote! smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #9
If I'd been alive then I would have married her. trof Aug 2015 #11
nope, you are not alone Kali Aug 2015 #7
Once I read the reviews about the writing, I lost interest. DawgHouse Aug 2015 #8
I thought it was about a paint store. Sanity Claws Aug 2015 #3
Don't bother reading it. RebelOne Aug 2015 #4
A co-worker lent this book to me. I gave it right back to her after reading the first chapter. catbyte Aug 2015 #6
read Lady Chaterlie's lover from last century olddots Aug 2015 #10
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
2. I sometimes wonder if I am the only woman in the world who
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 08:01 PM
Aug 2015

has absolutely no interest in reading that book. I'm not a prude, it just doesn't interest me. It sounds kind of stupid and poorly written. Then again, I am mostly a non-fiction reader anyway.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
5. To quote an apocryphal Dorothy Parker quip...
Thu Aug 27, 2015, 12:06 PM
Aug 2015
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

I know a great many women who have no interest in reading it...generally the smarter individuals among my female friends.
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
9. I love that quote!
Thu Aug 27, 2015, 06:48 PM
Aug 2015

In fact, I love most DP quotes. I read her biography though and she had a very tragic life. Brilliant women had a hard time finding their place back then.

trof

(54,274 posts)
11. If I'd been alive then I would have married her.
Thu Aug 27, 2015, 07:57 PM
Aug 2015

Or at least tried to get her in bed.

DawgHouse

(4,019 posts)
8. Once I read the reviews about the writing, I lost interest.
Thu Aug 27, 2015, 02:36 PM
Aug 2015

The subject matter is fine but bad writing makes me crazy.

catbyte

(39,150 posts)
6. A co-worker lent this book to me. I gave it right back to her after reading the first chapter.
Thu Aug 27, 2015, 01:09 PM
Aug 2015

I hate bad writing, and this was so poorly written that all it managed to do was piss me off. I can't believe it was so popular.

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