The [intoxicating] 'Fifty Shades' trilogy

I came across an expression written by some reviewer saying "Either you love it or you hate it" which seems to me, like there is no other chance than seeing things in black and white....What if I see things in Fifty Shades? Of GrAy? Here’s my take.

Spanking, flogging, being blindfolded and other pleasurable  ways and manners to enjoy physical love.. All of this and many more I learned about „thanks“ to the massively appreciated and condemned trilogy called Fifty Shades, read by let’s say a vast majority of the female population. When it comes to the paperwork, a.k.a speaking in numbers (and not from my perspective), these three extraordinary books rank 2nd, 3rd and 4th place in the chart of bestsellers according to New York Times. Yes, that’s what they are. Extraordinary.

Bon appétit!

Let’s say you’re at a restaurant and you’ve been served some foreign meal which looks regular in some way (the first impression) but once you sink your teeth in it, you’re overwhelmed by various flavors. The spicy one (Mr. Grey and his lifestyle), the sweet one (Anastasia and her capability to influence Mr. Grey), the uknown one (development of the plot), the known and slightly a boring one, because you come across it regularly (the repetiton of facial expressions and words – above all, facial expressions..It’s a safe bet that rolling eyes and biting the bottom lip belongs to Anastasia and cocking the head and „stormy“ eyes you relate to Christian without hesitation) and last but not least the „wanting-more“ one (once you finished the third book). So, as a guest, I’ve been served a pretty contradictional but yet one really delicious course which I loved and enjoyed. I AM fully satisfied! Verdict? I´d say 8 / 10 points and I’m adding it to „my faves“ list and make sure to order it another time. Thank you!

I am truly happy that something that bold, original and unusual is right there in the bookstores waiting for us to buy it.

Any complaints? What about the fact that over 65 millions of copies has been sold worldwide so far?

Enough? Are you up to discover the world of Anastasia Steele, naive literature student, an insecure, full of contradictory young woman with low ego which gets higher as her personality gets bolder once she meets Christian Grey, an exceptionally rich enterpreneur, a tormented being with a broken and shattered soul, fighting his own demons from past and living a high class life?

Check, please!

In the spirit of one of my favourite quotes from the book, I’ll say goodbye to you, guys, as Mr. Christian Perfect Grey would do: