Grey discussion

What do you think about this book? It is interesting that this author written the same book that '50 shades of grey'..

Grey was pretty much the exact same book as 50 Shades of Grey. You could go without reading it and not miss a thing. I think it was a very lazy attempt at putting out another book for people to buy.

so, i have to disagree slightly that it's the EXACT same as FSOG because in Grey we get a lot of rewinds and fast forwards in time to see why Christian is how he is. you see the story line there for who he was and then get to see things that we are familiar with from the main story from his POV.

i don't know that i liked it as much, but...it was a good read nonetheless.

It reminded me of the 50 shades but with a little more info into his mind I hated the first 3 books and I read this one to see if I got more info.
I will read the other 2 and hopefully we will get more info on Grey

I thought it was interesting to be able to read from Christian's POV, but with the firat 3 books and the movie, it seemed like it was all a complete replica. I did get a chuckle out of him saying she was his girl, and his feelings for her in his thoughts, which we never knew of before Grey came out.

My review (3 stars):
Since EL James teased some of Christian’s point of views at the end of Fifty Shades Freed I was looking forward to more of that. Therefore I was thrilled to hear that there would be a book about his point of view. Well, first of all, I hoped it would contain all his insights for the Fifty Shades trilogy. But „Grey“ is just retelling his side of the first book. That alone wouldn't cause me to give this new book only 3 stars.

It’s more that reading Grey didn't feel that right for me. Christian's inner monologue is not as witty, smart and intriguing as he has been painted out through is actions in the main trilogy. For such a successful, exceptionally bright, young man his inner thoughts are slightly flat. It seems that Mrs James had a great vision of Christian Grey through Ana’s eyes but didn't know how to follow through from his own point of view.
What she concentrated on and brought out is his pain of being touched. It was already understood that he has some severe issues, but the depth of it was unclear.

What bugs me a great deal is the editing of the existing scenes. The (already) published scenes of Christian’s point of view in Freed are not 100 % the same in this book. For example, in the interview scene in Freed Christian states a quote of an important entrepreneur called Harvey Firestone and in the interview scene here the exact same quote now comes from one Andrew Carnegie - what the frog? It’s a scene that already existed, why temper with it?
Also the expression of the interview scene has been altered. While in Freed it says „Why the f++k did I agree to this?“ here it reads „Why the hell did I agree to this?“ Again, what’s the reason for the change? Is hell that more suitable? While the overused scalp prickling/tingling, being famished and stuff is giving me a sincere headache by now this is the point were Mrs James is choosing her wording carefully? Really??? Come on, after reading the first three books it’s not exactly new, that Christian is using swear words, including the occasional f-bomb. And again, the scene is already available in writing, as an audiobook etc.

After all I feel a little let down by Grey. Yes, generally, I got what I was looking for - a glimpse at Christian Grey’s perspective. But this was not what I imagined this enigmatic character would be like. Maybe my expectations were to high or I’m too picky, I don’t know.

Chelle wrote: "Grey was pretty much the exact same book as 50 Shades of Grey. You could go without reading it and not miss a thing. I think it was a very lazy attempt at putting out another book for people to buy."
No way! I think it was a good idea so we could get a look at Christian's perspective. The whole first book is from Anna's perspective so we have a general view of Christian. In this book you can see how he truly feels about Anna despite his words or some of his actions. Plus, there are some parts in Fifty Shades of Grey where Christian looks like a bad guy but we don't know the whole story until we read this book.

I loved reading the story from Christian's perspective and getting all the new insight into his character. The events of the story are the same, but we get to follow Christian's thoughts and feelings instead. it's an interesting read IMO and it made me love Christian a little more.

I loved reading the story from Christian's perspective and getting all the new insight into his character. The events of the story are the same, but we get to follow Christian's thoughts and feelings instead. it's an interesting read IMO and it made me love Christian a little more.

This made me fall in love with Christian once more.

I liked reading about Grey. You got a chance to understand him a bit more, but I didn’t enjoy this as much as I had hoped. The second I checked the number of chapters I immediately knew it wasn’t going to turn out like I had hoped. I don't know if a second Grey book will be coming out. If there will be another one made, it’s not worth the money if it’s all going to be done separately. I don't like that's it's a combination of Fifty Shades of Grey and the beginning of Fifty Shades Darker. Like many people who enjoyed the trilogy I wondered if there was going to be a book from Grey’s point of view. It’s a common question people tend to wonder with books like these. Reading about the guy's background history makes it more interesting. You get everything, but from his perspective. In this book you do get Grey’s background and the understanding of certain people from both his past and present. I've read a number of books similar and out of all the series I have read, Hudson from the Fixed Trilogy by Laurenlin Paige is the best comparison. Hudson is like the Fixed Trilogy combined in one book but from his viewpoint. You get a better understanding of his background and the understanding of those closest to him. Plus you get a bonus in seeing his full transformation from his perspective.

i was a little sad because it failed my expectations. well those expectations came from teasers that i held on too much which now broke me. but even though, i love the way it is. because i just love the story plot- about being a chaos-man and ana was there to help him. isnt it just simply so romantic? and enough to think of this book good enough.

Only one thing to say: BDSM isn't a mental disease.

Hi all!

The story was just average to me, nothing overly outstanding, no wow-factor. In fact, the whole POV style didn't really add significant value to the whole trilogy. The only plus point is that you get to know Grey's POV during particular moments in FSOG but we can also do without them. Unnecessary - kind of figured that out when reading the earlier books anyway.

vanessa wrote: "Only one thing to say: BDSM isn't a mental disease."

Grey never thinks that BDSM is a mental disease and neither does his therapist. He is a victim of sexual and physical abuse when he was a child and as a teenager. BDSM allowed him a coping mechanism for a stretch in his life. It gave him a way to feel safe and still have sexual encounters. But then he began to fall in love with a woman who didn't embrace BDSM in the way he did and he came realize that he could change and adapt, that they could still have a form of BDSM in their relationship that they both enjoyed. That BDSM shouldn't be his crutch, but instead, a healthy part of his life that he enjoys.