Suffragette1 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 To paraphrase Mandy Rice-Davies, Well you would say that,wouldn't you. Yes, because I know it to be true, having read the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I'm not getting indignant. I just don't see how you can claim a book is rubbish after one page. Its like claiming a song is rubbish after hearing one note. Assuming the book is written by one author, if page 1 is terribly written there is no reason to suspect page 2 would be well written:huh: You would think page 1 would have more care taken over it if anything! This is art (well this book doesn't sound like it is but if we are talking generally a novel is art). You can be as discriminatory as you want-it's a good thing to be picky about what you read otherwise you may as well just wander into book shop, close eyes, and buy at random:loopy: I seriously do not understand your point:huh: Have you read page 1? Its well worth it:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 To paraphrase Mandy Rice-Davies, Well you would say that,wouldn't you. Much as I disagree with the content of many of suffragettes posts she does write in adult english which from page 1 and the other abstract sentences I have read from this book, this "author" cannot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJC1 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 It has some horrific reviews on amazon, seems its either loved or hated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJC1 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 My own view is It's a manipulation of women, like twilight. Good marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffragette1 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 My own view is It's a manipulation of women, like twilight. Good marketing. I think that it appeals to a lot of women's fantasies, without a doubt. Vampires are generally considered to be erotic and the orginal Bram Stoker novel employed the whole myth as a metaphor for sex, which is very apparent in a myriad of films that have used this as a basis. FSOG appeals to the female fantasies of sexual submission; mega loaded gorgeous man sweeps innocent off her feet; I can change him; relentless pursuit (which I personally consider to be stalking and harassment). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I didn't even read one page - I flicked through it for five minutes and read several paragraphs across probably the first 50 pages - and I can say without any shadow of a doubt that this book is badly-written. Shadows are black (except Hank Marvin et al http://uk.ask.com/wiki/The_Shadows), not 50 shades of grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica23 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Shadows are black (except Hank Marvin et al http://uk.ask.com/wiki/The_Shadows), not 50 shades of grey. Congratulations. You win non-sequitur AND laboured pun of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickiethecat Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I think that it appeals to a lot of women's fantasies, without a doubt. Vampires are generally considered to be erotic and the orginal Bram Stoker novel employed the whole myth as a metaphor for sex, which is very apparent in a myriad of films that have used this as a basis. FSOG appeals to the female fantasies of sexual submission; mega loaded gorgeous man sweeps innocent off her feet; I can change him; relentless pursuit (which I personally consider to be stalking and harassment). Unfortunately for you and the feminist movement, the success of FSOG proves that most women are submissive and do want to be swept off their feet by a rich powerful man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica23 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Unfortunately for you and the feminist movement, the success of FSOG proves that most women are submissive and do want to be swept off their feet by a rich powerful man. Yep, just like the success of Harry Potter proves that all children want to be the orphaned child of murdered parents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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