Book Review : 'Fifty Shades of Grey' by E.L. James

My Rating

Book Name : Fifty Shades of Grey
Author : E.L.James
Genre : Erotica

Blurb : When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.
Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires. Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever. 

Book from My Eyes: Fifty Shades of Grey is one of the biggest bestsellers of our time. However, the book is not as thrilling to read as I expected it to be, going by its sells figure. This is book really made me feel horrified about the sex part at least. There are more negative points I can figure out than the positive ones about this book.

Thumbs Up : 

• I like the way infatuation between Anastasia and Christian Grey has been depicted in the book. They way the can't keep each other's eyes off from each other, the way Christian is possessive about Anastasia is definitely given everyone a love goal.
• I loved the description of first love making part between Christian Anastasia.
• E.L. James wanted to portray Christian Grey as a control freak bastard and she didn't leave any single stone unturned to prove that which is commendable. In fact, all the characters have kept the consistency from the begging to end. 
• Though the story was quite boring sometimes in between, but it has an abrupt ending that will make sure the readers buy the second part of the book, 'Fifty Shades Darker'. This is definitely a thoughtful move if the business is concerned.

Thumbs Down :

• Anastasia a beautiful and independent girl, who is not aware she is beautiful. Cliché!! She is in love with Christian Grey, the billionaire, who claims not to do love but only fuck hard, who don't believe in sex, who is a control freak and tried to control everything Anastasia does. On the very 3rd or 4th meeting with Anastasia, he throws the contract of being his submissive on her. She is always scared of him, can't be herself with him, but still she sleeps with him on the 4th meeting. On the other side, her inner goddess claims her as Whore for taking expensive gifts from Christian but she justifies herself well enough that she has no way of not accepting those. She tolerates the beating from Christian though she doesn't like that and has no guts to say that. A bigger Cliché!! Which independent girl does that?
• Christian Grey a man of mid-twenties, had a disturbed childhood until 15-16 years age, been submissive for Mrs Elena Robinson for 6 years after that and then 15 submissive of his own, and still a billionaire. I am really wondering if years of Christian Grey are of 1000 days each or what. It very unrealistic to me.
• How a man, which such a big business to handle on his own, can keep track of Anastasia's each and every activity.
• No one knows anything about Christian Grey. The entire world, including his own mother, used to think he is a gay but Kate knew he had commitment issues. Another cliché!! 
• The book is very much repetitive. The same thing what Anastasia feels about Christian, what Christian says to Anastasia has been repeated again and again and again.
• Anastasia's inner good, subconscious mind and Anastasia herself, three different entities has bored me to the death. 

Verdict : One is not going to loose anything if doesn't read it. But if you really want to give it a read, I would suggest buying entire trilogy as you can't resist your self from reading the second part as this has ended really abruptly.