Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

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Fifty Shades of Grey- My Opinion of Feminist Triumph.
Fifty Shades of Grey, is one of UK’s best-selling novels, and is written by the famously known author E.L James. E.L James was not a prominent writer until the release of the Fifty Shades trilogy, which, she claimed to have written during her mid-life crisis. This novel has taken female audiences all over the world by storm. It is set mainly in Seattle, and is the first book of the Fifty Shades trilogy (Fifty Shades Darker is the second book, and Fifty Shades Freed is the third book) (Gilman, 2013).
The story revolves around Anastasia Steele, a 22 year old brunette, soon-to-be college student, who is independent, strong-minded, smart and determined. She lives with a beautiful, articulate, blonde haired girl called Katherine Kavanagh, who is also her best friend. When Katherine falls ill, she convinces Anastasia to carry out an interview for her; an interview with Christian Grey (The male protagonist). Christian Grey, the owner of Grey Enterprise, is a very wealthy, charming, egoistical and intimidating man. After their first encounter, Anastasia and Christian both agree on some dominance-submission terms as the relationship progresses.
Fifty shades of Grey currently makes the top of my favourites list. I first heard about Fifty Shades of Grey from a few close friends who couldn’t stop talking about Christian Grey’s impeccable looks, charming and bossy personality, and sexual abilities. After a lot of convincing, I read the book; I needed to understand why the book was so popular, and what about it intrigued millions of young girls and women. The first time I read it, I couldn’t stop- it was intriguing, enthralling, different, and realistic. It is the most sex driven and eroge...

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