than the rest of us.

However, reading it does not give you license to dawdle on your True Blood synopsis duties. Jessica and Tara. Who saw it coming?

A few things I want to view again, mainly Alcide shirtless. And how about that Sookie - she's gonna get her brains screwed banging a hot were like Alcide and she proceeds to puke on his shoes while Bill and Eric were watching.

BTW, reading that book, I saw Alexander Skarsgard playing the lead role of Christian Grey.

screen writing changes. Don't know for sure since I haven't read it. I just know that the 9 1/2 type movies don't appeal to me. I just keep thinking, stupid woman, walk away!

I could see him playing Christian too, or maybe Ryan Gosling.

No clue on Anastasia.

go figure.

We just watched "When Harry Met Sally" again last night. "I'll have what she's having."

Extremely rich man who is too fucked up to have normal relations, has a cruel streak and doesn't want to be touched.

Rourke was better in '9 1/2 weeks' but I'll still watch 'Wild Orchid' if I happenstance upon it on cable. But only the first movie. The sequels for both movies were absolute shit.

it was just absolutely beyond bad and about as sexy as a bowl of stale potato chips with flies all over them.

I've heard it described as porn.

Not sure about the farting bit though.

how is this so popular?

Do a lot of older women have submission fantasies?

The only reason any one book is a best seller, is because bookstores are buying loads of them. It doesn't count people actually buying and reading them.

I am "an older woman" & this sounds like nothing I would be attracted to wasting my time on.
Women are subjected to too much abuse in "the real world", why would I be remotely interested in a "fictional" form of abuse?
I hate this sort of thing is getting the constant positive publicity from women in the media. This sort of thing just perpetuates the idea that women should remain submissive objects of abuse for men. And for this to be a business contract is even more offensive. Prostitution has been around for centuries, but only because women don't have other viable means to make the same money.
My opinion of this kind of "literature" is .
Disgusting.

In the end she rejects it knowing it's something she can't do.

This sounds so shallow & stupidly offensive I'd never read it. And there are sequels.......?
My bet is that jr high kids are reading it. But then again, we do have the dumbing down of America.........

and the stories started on a Twilight fan fiction site so yes young people know about the book.

Knowing there are 2 books afterwards, you pretty much know she comes back.
G'ah she makes my head hurt, and thinking about this dreck feels like I just lost a bunch of brain cells.

written as everyone says?

which broke my speed reading record I had with DaVinci Code.

Usually books with big words and intricate topics take me a week to read.

But I do see why the book is selling and why they call it 'Mommy Porn'

I read pretty quickly, I will confess that I am one of those idiots who as soon as they read something must finish it, and then finish the damn series.

I blame friends for getting me to read them. I blame a 40 year old male virgin for getting me to read Twilight.
I blame a female friend for getting me to read Shades of Grey.

I don't ever hit women, but any time I saw in the book her mentioning her inner goddess, it just made me want to thwap her on the back of the head.

I've seen Wild Orchid, never saw 9 1/2 weeks.
If I were to pick a Christian Grey, I would consider Henry Cavill, he has the hair and stature.

And sorry, I'm not going to buy that any 22 year old female has not once mastered their domain. Not even if she was raised in an uber religious household. Not even if it was Christine O'Donnell.

Just saying

Unless they're lying...
I give the benefit of the doubt though.

As well as the "Holy Cow" thing, learn other methods of showing surprise dangit.

That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

I thought if she rolled her eyes, bit her lip, or looked down at her clasped hands in her lap ONE MORE TIME I was going to beat her myself. Holy GOD that child is annoying and incredibly shallow. And I never thought I'd say this but there wasn't enough sex, unless it gets way better after the point where I bailed, which was probaly 3/4 through. Thirty pages of contract negotiations do not turn me on. I think the author was so busy being politically correct she got insanely boring and nannyish. I get it! She's really in charge! He uses condoms! You don't have to tell me every freaking time!

Alex Skarsgaard huh? How bout whatserface who plays Jessica as Anastasia? God help me, I still wouldn't watch.

Now get the to True Blood, which is getting DAMNED good!

There was still some sex but alot of petty jealousy of him about Jose and her about 'Mrs. Robinson'.

And by the end of the book I saw Skarsgaard less and less in the part of Grey since essentially Grey lost his edge big time.

Tuesday for the True Blood recap. I really do need to watch it one more time especially *gasp* the Terry/Patrick scenes. I like how they found a new supernatural to bring into the series - the Ifrit and yes you can google it.

Many people don't realize that O branded her Mr. Grey at the end of the movie by scarring him with the cigarette lighter.

That's the end. Him looking at his hand with the letter "O" branded in his hand, the way that he had branded her.

Tara was right. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

I can probably agree with this.

I have no idea how that book got this popular. Other than it being advertised as a Twilight fan fiction initially.

First, it was a very easy read. Why do you think Dan Brown books sell so well? (The DaVinci Code). They are short simple chapters written at a level that can appeal to even those who don't have an advance degree in English Literature. (Although to be fair The DaVinci Codes actually had a decent plotline that keep the book intriguing).

The book is about sex and sexual fantasy and it's greatest appeal is to frustration women who let's face it, all secretly wish we could find our own personal Christian Grey to have some crazy sex that we probably aren't getting from our current partners. The thing about this book is that it's so accessible - it was right there on the front table at my local Barnes & Noble. Not sure why I bought it, I think cause Saturday was going to be a boring afternoon since it was so fricking hot and I just wanted to veg and stay cool all day.

There are 2 sequels to the book but honestly, I doubt I'll read it.

After my girl best friend(that I'm kinda with) finishes reading the 2nd one. She's the one who asked me to read it. Then we discuss.

Since I finish these types of books in just a few hours, I can't really complain.

Oh my God. She had casted Kristen Stewart for the role.

Jesus, the writing was horrible. I keep saying, I need to pump out some shitty chick lit that will make me tons of cash.

I think we should form a team from DU, create a pen name and write our own bestselling book.

First off, the name "Anastasia." Really? Then the fact that she was a virgin that just was never interested in men (yet she was a college grad) and then totally fell for Christian. Umm, I was interested in guys since The Outsiders, which was junior high times.

The reviews on Amazon are hilarious. How many times does she pout her lips in that book? About a million?

pul-lease

However, if you really want to help.

We can take a picture of someone who looks somewhat professional(or just some old fat white guy in a suit), slap on a few fake PHDs and write our own Conserva-crap book that makes them look ridiculous. However, the problem with that is, they might actually believe it and use it as their means of governing...

I'll bet you a riding crop there are fifty thousand copycats being pounded (so to speak) out as we type.

If someone had better edited this book they would eliminated all that stuff like the lip biting and inner goddess crap.

And yes, it is better than The Pirates of Penzance. (An imaginary DUzy if you can name the reference).

I really don't want to have a mess to clean up.

And to think it started as Twilight fan fiction...

What little I know of it just doesn't appeal to me. Although, maybe I should Netflix "Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!" and see it again

By the way, I started a thread over in ASAH about an online radio show about ecstasy. It's quite good (the show, and the thread is, too ) but if you want to hear the episode on "50 Shades of Grey" I'll have to upload it somewhere for sharing

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12208605

Anything in particular about Grey that makes him so appealing to middle-aged women?

I only ask because I'm hoping, at age 45, to eventually get back into the dating pool, and I need all the advantages I can get!

I think that's pretty good dating advice right there!

is making her listen to me attempt to play my guitar. (And there's a five date minimum for that!)

Like constantly rolling of the eyes or biting of the lips.

It gets old real quickly!

And wear your jeans low slung around your hips because that is just SO FREAKING HOT.

*sigh*

Women always want what they can't have.

Of course Mickey Rourke already played that character in 'Wild Orchids'

when a pretty single colleague (who knew I was separated) asked for my contact information and put her hand on my shoulder, I recoiled like I had been hit with a taser!

Can't get much sexier than that!

Not really interested in dating anyone that young.

As for the jeans, I think I'm already doing that.

I still think I look good in jeans, but I know that won't last forever. I worry about the day I start looking like Mitt Romney in his "mom" jeans. I hope I stop wearing them in public before then.

Just saying.....

Oh, who am I kidding. I totally go for the crazy ones. But not her kind of crazy. Her kind is the "mean" crazy, and I don't like that at all.