tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946534773407276339.post6262644445901330012..comments2023-11-05T04:09:53.857-05:00Comments on Something Short and Snappy: 50 Shades of Grey, in which characters stop making sense.Erika The Over Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649072707709302370noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946534773407276339.post-485178010041250652014-08-23T21:52:08.705-04:002014-08-23T21:52:08.705-04:00One of the things that really bugged me about this...One of the things that really bugged me about this chapter is that it is told in first person narration from a drunk person who isn't thinking, at all, like a drunk person would. Yeah she does some stupid actions (like drunk dialing (but that's pretty on par for her sober actions)) then follows them up in pretty coherent thoughts and sentences. When has anyone ever talked to a drunk person who made sense? I mean, every time I've been piss drunk I am usually thinking nonsense, non-sequiturs and finding things hilarious that aren't even remotely funny. If she is drunk and narrating MAKE HER SOUND DRUNK OR ELSE IT ISN'T BELIEVABLE! Or at least make her half remember this stuff later, like a drunk person would. This isn't an omniscient description, it's what a drunk person is actually thinking. Has the author never been drunk herself? it's kind of like the scene where she's drooling over how perfect he is and then has 'lovely brows'.<br /><br /><br />Oh yeah, and the fact that he is described in the dance floor as changing colors to 'demonic red', yeah totally foreshadowing. I'm with you. He must be in the employment of Satan.Alissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946534773407276339.post-65211396950485531702014-08-22T10:00:29.749-04:002014-08-22T10:00:29.749-04:00Lol, when I read 'peer through her eyelashes&#...Lol, when I read 'peer through her eyelashes' I tried it too and failed. I have no idea what the author means. Is she squinting at him? That's, um, sexy(?)Alissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946534773407276339.post-89709826618008646952013-03-03T15:59:26.681-05:002013-03-03T15:59:26.681-05:00So... On top of taking two really awesome action h...So... On top of taking two really awesome action hero names, Frau James has the audacity of making them lame as characters. I agree that it is far more believable that it was someone she knew trying to rape her than a roving band of trogs. <br />At the same time this does scream "you're going to be locked in a basement." I admit I have read that kind of erotica, but this disgusts me by far worse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537512603123752898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946534773407276339.post-55429297177032079402012-07-30T09:43:55.934-04:002012-07-30T09:43:55.934-04:00Ok, wow. This "Jose" stuff just turned i...Ok, wow. This "Jose" stuff just turned into pathetic. Weren't they heavy on the "he's my bestest friend, except for Kate because she has boobs" bit in the first chapters? Ok, it was also obvious, and a bit creepy, that he was in love with Ana (and as a respectful weak-ass character she is oblivious to it).... Then what the hell? Has he been waiting for YEARS for Ana to finally have more than 1 drink, so he could finally try to force himself on her? Because, HE probably got drunk-ish before... It would explain why we are told Ana never got drunk, why it is so important to see that this is meaningful, because it's bad and it brought this on to her.<br /><br />Also, you don't immediately completely sober up after you've thrown up... Yes, you will probably feel embarrassed, but in a drunken way, not in the Again. UGH.<br /><br />And yes, Kate makes no sense. She is being jerked around by the author to serve whatever purpose is needed in the situation. Sometimes she cares, sometimes she doesn't.<br /><br />Even for bad fanfic, this is BAD!!! The sex scenes must be incredibly steamy and well-written to explain why everybody has been talking about this over the summer.... (People telling me they loved the "love story" I've gotten a nice little "Back-off" look while I peered at them through my eyelashes.....)<br /><br />Hopefully, this comment doesn't disapear like all the others ;)Milouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17922774508021373013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946534773407276339.post-80074557316255866442012-07-03T14:07:17.658-04:002012-07-03T14:07:17.658-04:00I really wish both Smeyer and E.L James had left o...I really wish both Smeyer and E.L James had left out the minority characters in their books since they are inevitably the villains. I don't think James knows any Hispanic people and all her reference came from a telenovela she might have seen while browsing her tv. Also Kate, you are a shit friend.Maleficentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946534773407276339.post-76773476661780800962012-07-01T17:28:56.971-04:002012-07-01T17:28:56.971-04:00Fail on so many different levels. "Hey! Let&#...Fail on so many different levels. "Hey! Let's make the minority character into the creepy friend who tries to force himself on the female lead. It's totally not Twilight, though - we didn't wait three books to do it, and look - alcohol!"<br /><br />Also, tracking someone by cell phone? Totes illegal. If anyone found out, of course, it would just mean a hefty increase of the police budget for the year, amirite?<br /><br />And we're still not to the sexytimes yet. I hope you have some very strong and very good-tasting liquor for the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946534773407276339.post-27498618012094560002012-06-26T16:19:21.242-04:002012-06-26T16:19:21.242-04:00There is mention of Kate having hooked up with dud...There is mention of Kate having hooked up with dudes in the past, so no, she knows that making a snake as a balloon animal doesn't work in the Ritual of Prophylaxis (Hey, we've ALL been there, amIright?) but yeah. That whole "I MUST GIVE HER THE SAFE SEX TALK" really jarred me, too. I don't think I mention it but Ana had been reading an ad about it on the back of the bathroom stall door, so it was on her mind, I guess? Oh, wait, I know! It's because Ana was drunk and this is how all drunk people act forever! Silly me!Erihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122553313316730582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946534773407276339.post-13875605067906420312012-06-26T14:40:04.560-04:002012-06-26T14:40:04.560-04:00So, so wrong. Except for your suggested Kate/Elli...So, so wrong. Except for your suggested Kate/Elliot dialogue at the end; that seems both plausible and amazing.<br /><br />Also, 'fuck' is not an epithet. It's an obscenity. WORDS MEAN THINGS. If he wanted an epithet, he should have responded to Ana's passing-out with something like "Cracka please!"<br /><br />Apropos, what in the literal fuck is she talking about with needing to do 'the safe sex lecture' with Kate? They've gone through all of university wanting to randomly hook up but have managed to save it all up for grad night and not only has this scenario <em>never happened</em> before but Ana is 100% sure that Kate has no idea what be all up ins and is going to turn the condom into a balloon animal to invoke the Magic Ritual of Prophylaxis? My god, everyone in this book hates everyone else. I swear the message here is supposed to be 'hell is other people'.Will Wildmanhttp://narrowcrookedlanes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946534773407276339.post-88497819602195197062012-06-23T14:43:56.389-04:002012-06-23T14:43:56.389-04:00I'm not convinced that the woman isn't an ...I'm not convinced that the woman isn't an alien preforming some sort of social study on humans.Erihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122553313316730582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946534773407276339.post-9478513373490784272012-06-21T21:43:06.804-04:002012-06-21T21:43:06.804-04:00Man, this is getting all kinds of problematic. Why...Man, this is getting all kinds of problematic. Why didn't EL James just write a rape fantasy story for herself and stop there? I mean, this is depicting BDSM relationships sooooo wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com