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Through Chapter 14/page 250 (the halfway mark); or, In which Christian makes a proposal and Ana makes a choice.
(First post about the book here)
I don't know what to think anymore.
( The writing is still terrible, the inner goddess has appeared, and there are many moments of 'ew.' )
But here's the thing. There is INTERMITTENT REINFORCEMENT.
( Like the occasional LOL and moments of sexiness. )
I have, BTW, added 15 years to Christian's age because it better suits my tastes and his comportment. Which, whoops, keeps throwing me off because I'm like, oh God, your father is going to freak out when he meets your new boyfriend because he's so much older than y—oh wait, no he's not.
Speaking of Christian Grey. Random Darfur reference in Chapter 5. Shady business dealings? No, second Darfur reference a few chapters later, combine with his hangups about not wasting food, reach conclusion: humanitarian aid. Page 237: Ana finally makes the connection when Christian discusses hunger and a global hunger-eradication mission he's been working on. ANA HAS APPARENTLY STILL NOT GOOGLED CHRISTIAN GREY.
All right, so then there was ( the first sex scene. )
As for the arrangement being negotiated between them, I can't seem to get a grasp on it yet, but I think it's maybe not as bad as I'd feared. It doesn't help that Ana's opinions on the situation change every two paragraphs and Christian can't hold onto the same mood for more than a few lines of conversation.( The good, the not good, and the confusing. )
Also:
IN CONCLUSION
This is going to go one of two ways: Ana will learn she loves being submissive and masochistic, exploding inner goddess climaxes everywhere; or, as friends have hinted will occur, she'll tolerate Christian's whims until she convinces him to be "normal" and "vanilla" and to make love instead of "fuck… hard," to have a relationship instead of a sex contract, to teach him to accept affection, the poor wounded soul. An interesting third path would have been if they tried it and she didn't like it and he didn't care to be anything other than what he is and that was that, failed mistress #16; Ana then goes on with her life understanding more about herself and what she wants, and she applies that to future partners, should she seek future partners. Something tells me that is not the story we are in for.
...Something tells me future updates won't be this in-depth.
ETA: part three (of three) here
(First post about the book here)
I don't know what to think anymore.
( The writing is still terrible, the inner goddess has appeared, and there are many moments of 'ew.' )
But here's the thing. There is INTERMITTENT REINFORCEMENT.
( Like the occasional LOL and moments of sexiness. )
I have, BTW, added 15 years to Christian's age because it better suits my tastes and his comportment. Which, whoops, keeps throwing me off because I'm like, oh God, your father is going to freak out when he meets your new boyfriend because he's so much older than y—oh wait, no he's not.
Speaking of Christian Grey. Random Darfur reference in Chapter 5. Shady business dealings? No, second Darfur reference a few chapters later, combine with his hangups about not wasting food, reach conclusion: humanitarian aid. Page 237: Ana finally makes the connection when Christian discusses hunger and a global hunger-eradication mission he's been working on. ANA HAS APPARENTLY STILL NOT GOOGLED CHRISTIAN GREY.
All right, so then there was ( the first sex scene. )
As for the arrangement being negotiated between them, I can't seem to get a grasp on it yet, but I think it's maybe not as bad as I'd feared. It doesn't help that Ana's opinions on the situation change every two paragraphs and Christian can't hold onto the same mood for more than a few lines of conversation.( The good, the not good, and the confusing. )
Also:
"If I do this thing… will he be my boyfriend? Go out to bars, the cinema, bowling even, with him?" No, Ana. He will not. And that's not because he likes dominance; it's because he is a billionaire and you are a college student.
IN CONCLUSION
This is going to go one of two ways: Ana will learn she loves being submissive and masochistic, exploding inner goddess climaxes everywhere; or, as friends have hinted will occur, she'll tolerate Christian's whims until she convinces him to be "normal" and "vanilla" and to make love instead of "fuck… hard," to have a relationship instead of a sex contract, to teach him to accept affection, the poor wounded soul. An interesting third path would have been if they tried it and she didn't like it and he didn't care to be anything other than what he is and that was that, failed mistress #16; Ana then goes on with her life understanding more about herself and what she wants, and she applies that to future partners, should she seek future partners. Something tells me that is not the story we are in for.
...Something tells me future updates won't be this in-depth.
ETA: part three (of three) here
