In an erotic novel it isn’t astounding that “lips” is popular (71 times), but “Inner goddess” is surprisingly common (58)-betraying what must be a deep , feminist book. On every second page the character murmurs (207) or whispers (199), and they occasionally mutter (51). “Crap” (101),“Holy ” (172), or “Jeez” (82) are the most popular curse words, and “Gasp(s)” (45), “Whoa” (13), or “Sharp Intake of Breath” (4) are key to the characters’ respiratory regimes. “Oh My!” is popular with 79 occurrences, not surprising given the content, I suppose. One edgy reviewer took the time to count the repetitive, mind-numbing phrases, and I’ve added some of my own. My friend suggested the book was filled with this kind of bad writing.Īpparently others agree. That’s lots of contractions, isn’t it? The awkward string of infantile descriptions made my own medulla oblongata cease to function for a while. Vaguely, I’m aware that I’m still in my sweats, unshowered, yucky, and he’s just gloriously yummy, his pants doing that hanging from the hips thing, and what’s more, he’s here in my bedroom….įinally, my medulla oblongata recalls its purpose. As an example, she sent me this excerpt which she chose at random: The reason my friend was too embarrassed to return the book, though, was not because of its erotic content and its profound confusion of intimacy. I convinced her to give me the book, and now I own a copy of the fastest selling softcover book. Within a few pages this excellent reader knew it was not her kind of book, so she threw it away-too embarrassed to sell it or return it. She bought the book knowing little about it and decided to give it a read. I got my copy because one of these Earth women felt that a single copy was one too many. These true facts, combined with the release of the blockbuster film, means that 50 Shades is worth at least a little attention. I’ve heard that five or six men have read it too. According to statistics, every woman on Earth has two copies. It is hard not to notice one of the biggest bestsellers of history: an erotic novel loosely conceived around the Twilight series that found a voice of its own in the midst of the writing. As a writer and writing teacher, though, I try to keep my eyes open to what is happening in the book world. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey, for reasons that will become evident. Fifty Shades of Grey is none of those.Īnd no, I haven’t read E.L.
A Pilgrim in Narnia covers a lot of areas, like children’s writing, myth, theology and philosophy, and fantasy literature–though not that kind. This odd post will strike regular readers as a bit of a departure.
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