tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188713139790452428.post2884821338457072859..comments2023-09-03T06:15:31.255-04:00Comments on Clear's Own: The Blah And The Grey -- Part 1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06282611145589566750noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188713139790452428.post-19820015480414482522012-06-05T10:47:40.822-04:002012-06-05T10:47:40.822-04:00The library has a LONG waiting list but it's p...The library has a LONG waiting list but it's probably just as well. I wouldn't want people to see me reading it. If I do this, I'll get the Kindle edition though I shudder when I think of what my Amazon recommendations will look like after that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282611145589566750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188713139790452428.post-49015546878759011102012-06-04T16:54:46.764-04:002012-06-04T16:54:46.764-04:00I loved the one they did the other day that I can...I loved the one they did the other day that I can't recite off memory but the one when he puts the headphones on her and HER INNER GODDESS (probably, since that bitch never shut up) said, "I hope it's not rap.". <br /><br />And the blogger was like:<br /><br />"Rap wants nothing to do with this." <br /><br />Seriously, Michael, do you want me to send you my copy?miglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556964285766127972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188713139790452428.post-48215645106217870102012-06-04T15:47:39.560-04:002012-06-04T15:47:39.560-04:00I meant "read this excerpt" lol! Even re...I meant "read this excerpt" lol! Even reading the excerpts gives me mush-brain :) .Joolznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188713139790452428.post-16551454161398774882012-06-04T14:08:44.055-04:002012-06-04T14:08:44.055-04:00"50 Shades of Suck" is.... AWESOME! I lo..."50 Shades of Suck" is.... AWESOME! I lost it when I red this excerpt from the third book and her comment:<br /><br />---------<br /><br />"I like this,” he murmurs, stroking then kissing my belly. “There’s more of you.”<br />I pout. “I don’t like more of me.”<br />“It’s great when you come.”<br />“Christian!”<br />“And I’m looking forward to the taste of breast milk again.<br /><br />Fifty Shades Freed, Epilog.<br /><br />ok well i’m going to go kill myself now. i truly cannot live in a world where the right’s to this book sold for five million dollars.<br /><br />--------------<br /><br />OMG I'm still laughing. Jesus Christ. There just are no words lol...<br /><br />Michael - I bet you really want to read all 3 books now lol!<br /><br />JoolzJoolznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188713139790452428.post-45513466074558346732012-06-03T19:03:29.714-04:002012-06-03T19:03:29.714-04:00I know exactly how you feel. I pretty much don'...I know exactly how you feel. I pretty much don't name it or the author on Twitter because I don't want to deal with its "fans".<br /><br />A few months ago, I posted something nasty about it (this as right after I first read it), and a man who had not read it started to debate me about my opinion of it being bad. Basically "from everything I've heard it's great". So when stating that those opinions are fantastic but not mine, he then got on me about reading the whole thing if I hated it. <br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />After stating your above point about having to read it so that I know what I'm talking about when I say it stinks to high heaven, he backed off. but it surprised the hell outta me. <br /><br />That was just a long way of saying...it's tough to engage anyone about these books because of the this fervor that it's the best thing next to sliced bread. <br /><br />I agree with you about better-written erotica. There is so much more out there that should be celebrated. Hell, I've been reading Harlequin romances since I was 19 years old and, with a few exceptions, those authors have elicited far more "erotic moments" *cough* for me than what she wrote. <br /><br />I don't know if you're on Tumblr but there's a great blog called "Fifty Shades of Suck" and they pull out quotes and then comment on them viciously. Must find a link.miglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556964285766127972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188713139790452428.post-67430355927018473442012-06-02T20:16:47.809-04:002012-06-02T20:16:47.809-04:00LOL miglet... I didn't think take your comment...LOL miglet... I didn't think take your comment that way :) . I was making fun of myself. Actually, I'm glad I read it only in that if I can actually find someone who is willing to debate the merits (or not) of the novel with me I'll know what I am talking about. But, so far I can find no one. Most of the women that liked the novel are very young and sometimes there's just no way to debate with a young person in a healthy way. So, I sit on my fingers a lot. And not in the good way :) .<br /><br />What bothers me the most is that there is much better, well-written erotica out there written by authors who know what they are writing about. This novel is basically a Twilight-level novel with repetitious dirty parts. And there will probably be a movie made from it because the production companies see the popularity of the novel and see nothing but dollar signs. *sigh*<br /><br />JoolzJoolznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188713139790452428.post-66258161863060032692012-06-02T19:50:24.700-04:002012-06-02T19:50:24.700-04:00I'm sorry Joolz. I didn't mean to call you...I'm sorry Joolz. I didn't mean to call you an idiot. <br /><br />I just happened upon it for free online. I read it in its fan fic form which I have verified against the book versions that aside from the names it's the same. In fact, I think that I maybe enjoyed it a BIT (because I didn't enjoy it at all) because it was in fan fic form and free. <br /><br />*cough* <br /><br />I'm going to check out Jamestown RIGHT NOW.miglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556964285766127972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188713139790452428.post-71119881413052292232012-06-01T12:14:29.917-04:002012-06-01T12:14:29.917-04:00I read the whole thing and, yes, I paid for it, be...I read the whole thing and, yes, I paid for it, because I am an idiot. I was just so curious about all the hoopla. I agree with miglet's comments, though I don't remember the tampon scene but I could be blocking it. Other thoughts:<br /><br />1) I'm not surprised that this started as "Twilight" fanfic. It's written as-if for a 13 yr old. If a 13 yr old were allowed to read erotica. <br /><br />2) I really don't understand how adult women are getting so worked up about this book, even if only for the sex scenes. There must be a lot of repressed, sexually ignorant women in this country. I feel sorry for them. BTW, this comment applies to the author as well ;) .<br /><br />Michael, you have to read the whole thing. You just have to. The pain must be shared. Might I also suggest "Jamestown: A Novel" by Matthew Sharpe (http://www.amazon.com/Jamestown-A-Novel-Matthew-Sharpe/dp/1933368608). One of the worst books I have ever read. You will enjoy it.<br /><br />Julia/Jules/Joolz :)Joolznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188713139790452428.post-83111529383905449892012-06-01T11:27:16.314-04:002012-06-01T11:27:16.314-04:00The first clue (and only clue needed) about the ov...The first clue (and only clue needed) about the overall quality of the book is that it started its life as Twilight fanfiction. Also, hiring blonds because you're not attracted to them is as much grounds for a discrimination suit as it is when you hire them for the opposite reasons.<br /><br />I'm tempted to read the whole thing, write a book length version of this article and publish it and I would if I could get more than a handful of people to read stuff like this when it's free.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282611145589566750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188713139790452428.post-24479925157672687082012-06-01T10:25:48.963-04:002012-06-01T10:25:48.963-04:00I did read the entire thing (I didn't pay for ...I did read the entire thing (I didn't pay for it. I'm not an idiot). <br /><br />The only thing I have been haunted by is how utterly awful the writing is which considering the woman said in a TV interview that she typed out using her Blackberry isn't surprising. <br /><br />Two things: <br /><br />1. He hires the blondes because he's not attracted to them. Or something. I could be wrong. I'm not looking it up though. <br /><br />2. The dirty, dirty sex scenes are blatantly un-sexy and full of details that the author has (again in TV interviews) said that she researched on Wikipedia which also makes sense. <br /><br />I take it back. I'm also haunted by the tampon scene but who can blame Christian really. He flew across the country to be with her. Of course he's not going to let her menstruation stop him.miglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556964285766127972noreply@blogger.com