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50 Shades of Grey - kinda curious on everyone's thoughts
Carter-Orange:
I started reading the book and abandoned it as I hated it!
I knew it was Twilight fanfiction before I read it, and I have to say, there are much better Twilight fanfics on the site she originally posted it on, as I've read some Twilight stuff in the past which I preferred to Stephenie Meyer's books.
What I hated about the book was that Ana is pathetic and totally unbelievable as a college student just about to graduate. Her inner goddess pisses me off and so does her never ending lip biting. Christian is a perverted control freak who does nothing to make me like him. I've been reading a blog by an author recapping it and I have to say, her blogs are very amusing :)
I have nothing against fanfics being turned into original fiction, and would love to see some of the very talented writers on AC turn their stories into original fiction. I often mention Song For The Undead as one of the stories I'd love to see made into a movie and original fiction.
I just hate 50 Shades and am glad I downloaded it for free and didn't waste any of my hard earned cash on it! I even have the Twilight version on my computer too if anyone wants either of them.
colorguard_diva:
Personally, I just think it comes down to what you like to read. It's not a story for everyone, but then again neither is Moby Dick. I don't think it was written to become a literary classic. To me, it's just a book I can read for fun and not worry about every little nuance of writing, including style, wording, etc. I never gotten thru twilight so I can't compare. I did enjoy 50 Shades. Then again, there are literary classic I just didn't like. It just comes down to what you like to read.
Carter-Orange:
Oh yeah, I know it all comes down to what people like to read. I just didn't like the characters in 50 Shades, or the idea of signing up for that kind of thing just based off Christian's looks.
julilly:
I think it goes without saying that different people have different tastes. I think we can all agree on that without needing to reiterate it given how many genres of literature exist. As this is the fanfic discussion board I believe the question is more about the link between the book and it's fanfic beginnings and less about whether or not any of us liked it.
Like I said in my post I'm sort of torn. There are really glaring parallels between the book and twilight. You can tell she just changed the names of people/places but kept the general premise of characters/backgrounds. Considering there is now a movie in the works and this book has made big bucks does that raise any flags for Stephanie Meyer do you think? Would it be riskier to publish movie fanfic rather than real person fic?
Carter-Orange:
Yes, you can tell she just changed the names/places but it still seems very Twilight-ish in parts (from what I read).
I don't see anything wrong with publishing fanfic as long as the story and characters aren't basically the same as the original book/movie like they are in 50 Shades. I think it's a rip off of Stephenie Meyer's work. But then again, didn't she have some issues with being accused of plagiarising too? I don't know!
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