I should have called this post “Fifty Shades of Grey – and Not Much To Say”.  Of all the discussions we’ve had so far, this may have been the most anticipated, and it sort of….petered out? Left us unsatisfied? (unlike Anastasia Steele’s experiences with Christian Grey, to be sure)

This series has garnered an almost obscene amount of media attention. We all wanted to read it and find out what it was that had touched off such a literary firestorm. When we sat down together though, a mere three weeks after our last meeting, we found ourselves at a bit of a loss.  The question was asked, “What IS it about this book that has everyone talking?” We didn’t really know. Some of us enjoyed it, some didn’t. The graphic nature of the book leaves little to the imagination, and therefore, little to speculate on. A few members had read all three books in the series, in large part, to try to find out what it was that made Christian Grey the twisted character he was (they got no satisfaction).  There was, in the words of one member, no meat to the story. 

We will leave it at that.

“Love is the answer.  But while you’re waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions.”   Woody Allen