It's all very well to laugh

Had a look at it, didn't care for it. And like you, have no problem with erotica. But I agree, the hype has been repellent. Ah well, we have a choice, I suppose. I do remeber "Lady Chatterley"!

Some of the language in Lady Chatterley is a bit laughable, though! (IMO)

Not read it but from what I have read and heard I share your worries absent, especially about the messages it may be sending off to adolsecents and teenagers.

My 30 year old daughter has downloaded it on to her Kindle and told me not to bother reading it, as it's total rubbish. She says the idea of S and M is sick-making, and she has continued to read the book so she can laugh about it with her friends. This tidal wave of interest seems to be about 'if you haven't read it, you're not in our clique.' My other daughter says she can't be bothered reading it, and she won't have any erotic literature in her house.
Neither of them think that it is creating an interest in aggressive or deviant sex amongst young people - they regard it as a laugh, and a good conversation topic. Neither of my sons (32 and 37) want to look at it - they like the banter about it, though, and delight in winding up their sisters, saying 'so much for feminism, then!'

I have things like the works of D H Lawrence on my bookshelves, and none of my children, when growing up, noticed that Lady Chatterley's Lover is contained within, and clearly written on the wide spine of the book. Teenagers will always look for something they think we wouldn't approve of, just to see what the concern is. Isolated teenagers who aren't in touch with their peer group, or who don't have an outlet for curiosity and interest in sex, are the ones who would concern me, but not from this book - from the internet.

Its all hype and I have no interest in reading it, not because I have a problem with erotica but because it is badly written and I could be reading something worth reading.

The publishing house have done well advertising the book, they have set a seed and it has taken off and made them pots of money in the process.

It sends the wrong message to the next generation who as absent said can pick it up from the coffee table or look it up on the internet to find out what all the fuss is about, it leaves them thinking that this is acceptable behaviour and will it lead to a decline in the way young men treat women.

Does this generation think that they have invented sex!!!

The excerpts I've read are truly risible!
The moment the girl sees Mr Grey she thinks to herself 'He's freaking hot!' (needless to say, she's American). And apparently the author is rather coy about actually referring to Mr Grey's lower equipment - so she doesn't!

You're right glass it is hype! Just shows what sells if people gossip about it enough!

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Found this ink on mumsnet and posted it on other thread last night. Added here as maybe different readers on this thread. This link confirmed I was right no to bother with FSOG! also the blog is v funny!

Read it earlier nanaej. If only the book itself was as witty! Might consider reading it

Downloaded a sample to my Kindle some weeks ago and that was enough to convince me Fifty Shades of Grey was too banal, tedious and badly written to bother with. Also, I thought 'been there done that got the tee-shirt' (ha ha I mean read those sorts of books in my youth - didn't like them even then).

I do agree about the message it sends out - the hype will invite younger people to read it.

Found this review on Amazon, and thought it quite amusing:

"This book is perfect if, like me, you have a wobbly table. It's just the right thickness."

The ultimate S & M scenario? The masochist says "whip me" , the sadist says "No"

Another Amazon review:

'And what do you think you'll be reading when you graduate to second grade?'

I think I must be very hype resistant, the more things are plugged, the more I shy away. I refused to see ET for years!

Have you ever noticed how things that are over hyped and over plugged are the biggest let down in the end ?

ET was a lovely film - have watched it several times now, and the younger grandchildren will be ready to enjoy it soon

I avoided Titanic for that reason, phoenix - but when I finally did see it, I wept buckets!