Yes, they are salacious as hell, and make you all hot and bothered, but there is a really sad and serious side to the plot as well. And I'm still not quite sure why these books are so addicting, or what makes Mr. Grey so hot, but, they are. They are very quick reads, but beyond that I found myself really rooting for Christian. Sure he has some weirdo tendencies (the SM part of BDSM isn't really something I could ever get into) but there were reasons for it. Honestly, the second book was the hardest for me to read because it really dove into his childhood and why he was the way that he was... or thought he liked those types of things. After I read the second one all I wanted to do was crawl into bed with Dude and snug with him all night long.
It's hard to read about child abuse and neglect... for anyone, not just parents. But as a parent now it's almost unbearable. I know I think about how I would feel if it was my kids, and realistically, it won't ever happen, but it still hurts. I guess I liked how much he still cared for people, and wanted to protect them, even though nobody did that for him when he was little. It's probably why he wants to do it with his family, or Ana... to give/provide them with that sense of security that he couldn't rely on. It also made me realize that even though I don't have an indispensable income I would be doing the exact thing to ensure the protection of my family. And because I could relate to him in that manner it's probably why I found myself hoping that he came out the other side... that he could overcome all those horrible things, be brave enough to dig down and come to grips with those issues and vulnerable enough to allow somebody in and help. It probably doesn't hurt that he's oober successful and attractive... ;)
So, here's my book review. Yes, there is a TON of sex in them, but I would still recommend them with all that was taken out. I know that popularity wise, that's why they have been such a huge success, but there really is a serious underlying issue. I'm not sure I would recommend them to my friends that are a bit more... prude-ish or easily embaressed, because truth be told there were some things in there that made even me blush. I would definitely not read them in public because you might fall over, but if you can contain yourself go nuts! I'm not sure I will read them anytime soon again, but I will probably end up reading them again in the future.
Not sure how I will feel if she chooses to right more books... I might give them a try!
JVG
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