Penetrating 50 Shades of Grey (E.L. James)

A Rose From The Grey

(Note: Anyone who goes by the name 'Mum' or 'Dad' may not wish to read this particular blog .... however if you do this is payback for the 'adult swing' conversation)

Well this week I managed to catch up with the rest of the female population and became acquainted with the delectable Mr Grey.  To sum up my feelings about this book .... 'Oh my'

JB will tell you that when scenes of intimacy more passionate than a quick peck on the cheek appear on the TV I act like a giggling little school girl and hide behind the sofa cushion.  So when I was told about this book I was torn between wanting to know what all the fuss is about and worried I may be exposed to a world of carnal knowledge my inner child would never recover from.  I made up my mind to let fate decide.  If I happened to get my hands on a copy without purposely seeking it out then I would read it.  In my mind this fad would die out before the opportunity arose and I would forget about the book.  Fate is a fickle mistress it seems because it wasn't long before it came knocking at my door.  

So now I had in my possession a copy of the book allegedly spawned from the sins of the devils own concubines, a book that makes even the most civilised of Cumbrian men assault their spouses with condiments in a fit of jealous rage!  With eager eyes and a wicked smile I hid in the bathroom surrounded by a wall of hot soapy bubbles and read the first chapter and then the second, and so on.  It wasn't too sexy at first, just a story about two smouldering adults with a building lust for one another ... like a grown up version of Twilight.  Then at around page 78 I get my first taste of 'mummy porn' which involved a quick and steamy elevator scene, and with raised eyebrows and a thirst for more I plowed on.  My bath water was getting cold but strangely enough I was not.  As the chapters progressed the explicit nature of the book became more intense and after the first 'vanilla' scene (around pg 114) I was exhausted ............. as in my head was spinning from the rapid pace it had taken in all this new information.  

Over the next four days I read enthusiastically.  Fairly soon the book was finished and I was spent.  My eyes had been opened to a new world.  The frequent intimate situations of Anastasia and Christian were so full of detail the author must have had first hand knowledge.  Each sexy scene was more elaborate and more dangerous then the last, escalating in intensity like one of Ana's ooh ooh moments.  The description of the "red room of pain" left me wide eyed and wobbly.  JB may have been a bit bemused by his wife occasionally popping her head out from behind the pages to ask questions such as 'how do you feel about spanking?'  

The structure was fluid and fast paced with a sense of humour akin to my own.  Most books I've read have been predictable but even in the last few pages of this book I was unsure how it was all going to end!  I wouldn't say I'm a convert to the world of Dominant and Subordinate relationships but this book has definitely peeked an interest to learn more.  Fortunately there are two more books to go in the trilogy and I'm keen to find out what happens to the lead characters and their minor counterparts.   I was left satisfied that this particular story had ended well, but also content that there was still a lot to be revealed.  

Now I just need to figure out how to get JB to read it!  

Joolz x