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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSomebody said I should read "Fifty Shades of Gray"
But I told them I'm not interested in a book about the weather of Seattle.
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Somebody said I should read "Fifty Shades of Gray" (Original Post)
Binkie The Clown
Aug 2015
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seveneyes
(4,631 posts)1. Ain't nobody got a clue
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)2. I sometimes wonder if I am the only woman in the world who
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...
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.
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!
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.
Or at least tried to get her in bed.
Kali
(56,829 posts)7. nope, you are not alone
DawgHouse
(4,019 posts)8. Once I read the reviews about the writing, I lost interest.
The subject matter is fine but bad writing makes me crazy.
Sanity Claws
(22,412 posts)3. I thought it was about a paint store.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)4. Don't bother reading it.
The book was given to me and i find it totally boring.
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.
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.
olddots
(10,237 posts)10. read Lady Chaterlie's lover from last century
I don'think the action figures sold well.