little
n says…
Despite fierce criticism on other D/s blogs I thought I’d
give Mr grey a go! I’m only a quarter way through the first book, but I already
have a few comments to make. Firstly, why is Mr Grey so young? Is this
intentional because older middle aged women (who I believe are the main target audience)
just fantasize about younger men because their middle aged husbands no longer
have an erotic allure? I guess the grass always seems greener on the other side
coz I’ve always thought older (30s-40s) men fitted into the dom characterisation
better so it is hard for me to find Mr Grey that appealing because he is so
young because Young=inexperienced cocky
boy-man in my head! In some ways it’s nice that the dom is for once a younger
man, but it’s not very realistic considering the wealth he is supposed to have
already accumulated. If E L James wanted a younger man in her story maybe she shouldn’t
have exaggerated his wealth so much. Besides you can be an average Joe wealth
wise but still a great dom!
Another thing is the dialogue, it could be better. It could be more imaginative, more taboo
and risqué and it’s really not necessary to write ‘oh my’, ‘holy cow’ and ‘holy hell’ every other sentence..i hope
that this crappy dialogue doesn’t continue right through the trilogy! It sounds stupid to an English
reader because we don’t talk like that here. I don’t know, but I bet not many
20 something year old American women say it all the time either! Not to mention
that it seems strange these days for a 20 year old university student to be a
virgin…maybe Americans are more sheltered?!
I can’t help but get the feeling that this book is
written for an audience that thinks like Ana, not Mr Grey. Unfortunately though
I am not someone who thinks like Ana because I guess I’ve never been that innocent! If the book written from
Mr Grey’s ‘filthy’ perspective no doubt I would be able to identify with it
better. Although I did enjoy the interview scene at the beginning because I
could identify with the way in which ana felt in the presence of Mr Grey and I
like the way the book describes all his mannerisms, because that is something I,
as a sub, am very tuned into.
I found the first sex scene to be well …dull! Untill that
point the book did have an element of eroticism but that scene ruined it for
me. Was he making love or fucking her? It seems he couldn’t make up his mind so
he didn’t really do either in my opinion, and for her first time she didn’t seem
to be in much pain considering how quickly he penetrated her. Vanilla sex
indeed! Mr Grey also needs to work on his dirty talk and Mr Greys ‘won’t do’
list left me wondering what there was left to do! Here it is for those
unaffiliated copied straight from the book:
Hard Limits
No acts involving fire play
No acts involved with urination or defecation and the
products thereof
No acts involving needles, knives, piercing, or blood
No acts involving gynaecological medical instruments
No acts involving children or animals
No acts that will leave permanent marks on the skin
No acts involving breath control
No acts that involves the direct contact of electric
current, fire, or flames to the body
Ok, so we all have our own interests, but I imagine most
people would identify with one or more of these activities. For example I have
no interest in defecation, children, animals, fire or electricity either and I’m
not fussed either way about medical fetishes, but that still leaves me with a few
things I would/already do such as choking, knife play and urination which are apparently
too extreme for the infamous Mr Grey! This makes him seem a bit amateurish and
no doubt alienates readers who are from the D/s or bdsm community. Also how
permanent is a permanent mark anyway or does he just mean no branding? I’m not against the book, I’m still reading
it, I just think it could have been better. But it is clearly not intended for
readers who already have a good knowledge and practice D/s or bdsm lifestyles.
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