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50 Shades of Grey - kinda curious on everyone's thoughts
RokofAges75:
I like that the whole self-publishing/ebook route has made it possible for anyone to publish a book, but at the same time, I feel like it cheapens the whole process. It used to be that you had to have a certain level of talent and the right story to publish a book because you had to find an agent and a publisher and whatnot. Doesn't seem to be the case anymore. I have mixed feelings about it.
mare:
To me the whole e-book thing to writers is the same as the whole auto tune thing to singers lol
Sakabelle:
I like that analogy, Mare. lol
I haven't read 50 Shades of Grey, but I feel like I'm going to have to because I know I won't like it and I want to be able to accurately argue with people about why it bugs me so much. I work with a bunch of dudes, and they're reading it and they think it's great. It's very, very strange. The fact that it was a Twilight fanfiction is what bothers me the most about it, actually. I feel like it's going to end up giving fanfic writers a bad rep, or a worse one than we already have. Which is unfortunate because the reason I dislike the idea of this book so much is because of that, which is the exact thing I can't say to my work friends without the conversation turning into "Steph writes BSB fanfic?!"
So I'll just sit there and judge them silently lol.
Also, I was in the Chapters with my Grandma last week. She saw the display and was like "Oh, I heard good things about that book." And I was like "It's basically porn, Grandma." And she looked horrified lmao.
RokofAges75:
LOL That's exactly how I feel, Steph. And that's hilarious about your grandma! Then again, my grandma raved about The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and loaned me her copy to read, and then I read it and was shocked that she had liked it so much!
mare:
Lmao aww grandma!
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