Fifty Shades Free
Plot
I’m not even sure where I should begin my discussion of the
trilogy. (Serious thoughts first) I’ve lately learned that these novels started
out as Twilight fan-fiction. This I
think is where my problem begins. When I
first read the Twilight novels I really enjoyed them. Did I think Bella was a really wimpy heroine?
Yes. Did I think that Edward was a
creepy stalker? Yes. But something about the story
just….worked. It’s now been 3 to 4 years
since I’ve read the series and honestly I don’t think I could do it again. I look back and think, Bella is the WORST
role model for girls. She becomes
addicted to Edward and unable to live without him, as evidenced in New
Moon. The Fifty Shades trilogy elicits
the same kinds of problems. Ana has
NEVER been in a relationship pre-Christian, and Christian has never been in a
dominant/submissive “entanglement” before.
She finds herself attracted to him and is thrust into this world of
messed up shit because she wants his approval and his love. I’m sorry but being terrified of your
significant other is not a good sign of your relationship. Yes, Christian has serious issues, but who
doesn’t? His character is honestly the
only believable thing in the entire series.
He has good reason for being the way he is and treating those around him
the way he does. He needs someone kind
and compassionate like Ana, but at what cost?
Ana literally fears being beaten by him.
His temper and his sexual preferences become so intertwined that Ana
cannot tell when he’s turned on or angry.
There is literally a line in one of the books where Christian tells her,
“I wanted to beat the shit out of you.”
Ah…true love. Man I wish someone
would say those words to me. I guess
this is the crux of what my biggest problem with the series is. The entire relationship is 1,000%
unhealthy. The first two and a half
books have Ana and Christian deal with every problem by just having sex. (I’m
not kidding. It’s like every sixth page they are having sex.) I’m not shy with books that have sex in them,
but this was just freaky. Direct quote
from the book, “you should see what I can do with a cane or a cat.” A CAT?!
WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?! Shit
is cray cray.
Ok take the sex out of it, there were still 1,000 other
weird things about the book. Ana’s
Spanish friend Jose – randomly popping in and out of the story blurting out
Spanish phrases. The weird expressions
that are used – I know the author is British, so some of the expressions are
expected to be a bit out-of-place, but they really just threw me off sometimes.
I really really really wanted to root for Ana and Christian,
especially after you find out his whole back story, but part of me couldn’t
condone the relationship with Ana being frightened of him a good percent of the
time. I’m not really sure how you go from
being scared the guy is going to beat you to suddenly agreeing to marrying
him. BIZZARO. Or maybe I’m the bizarre person here? Maybe I’m the freak who doesn’t think
stalking is hot? AHHH. This series elicited strong reactions from
me, more so than anything I’ve read recently.
Sure there were some really great parts (Christian’s secret planning of
Ana’s birthday party, the care he gives her after her accident, etc) of the
trilogy, but unfortunately not enough to outweigh all the weird shit that was
going on for me to give them great reviews.
I will 100% admit though that something drew me to them. Will I ever re-read these novels? Probably somewhere down the line because
honestly they made me laugh SO MUCH.
Although I may have laughed a lot more due to the Twitter conversations
Tasha and I had over the course of my reading the three books….. However, there is no denying that they are a
guilt pleasure for sure.
Regardless of everything I’ve said above – if you read these
books know that there is some freaky shit going on and prepare yourself for
it. You may like them, you may hate
them, but you WILL have an opinion when you finish. I can 100% guarantee it.
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