tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666788770999688610.post5210060706163931609..comments2021-10-25T00:39:30.726-04:00Comments on mark and julie gchat: i dare you to read: mark reads 50 shadesJulie Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323519858772527793noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666788770999688610.post-21725040455292153002013-04-16T11:11:09.924-04:002013-04-16T11:11:09.924-04:00the one positive that I can't deny with 50 Sha...the one positive that I can't deny with 50 Shades is that I think what happens in many cases is this becomes the first book people have read in long time. Once they finish, they looking for another title to check out. So, in a way, it's become a gateway book that's led people to much better stuff. <br /><br />It's kind of like Chinese food. Some people freak out at the mere mention of Asian cuisine. They could never like something so...unusual. Then, while strolling around the mall, they're offered up an orange chicken sample from the Panda Express dude. Before you know it, they're heading over to Panda for lunch and ingesting an entire meal of Asian cuisine. After that, they may willingly walk into a real Chinese restaurant and after realizing the absence of sugar coated orange chicken they bravely choose something new...<br /><br />and so the adventures begin.<br /><br />Or at least that's the fairy tale I tell myself so I don't go insane wondering what's wrong with people. Julie Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00323519858772527793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666788770999688610.post-68563696739435391902013-04-16T11:01:58.757-04:002013-04-16T11:01:58.757-04:00I completely understand, and I agree with you Dian...I completely understand, and I agree with you Diane. I just think there are so many better books out there that could be read way before reading 50 Shades of Grey. However, having said that everyone is entitled to their own opinions and decisions, this is my opinion. I just hope that people are reading for the right reasons not just because everyone else is reading it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001274041015965131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666788770999688610.post-27636309712319397012013-04-16T10:55:58.449-04:002013-04-16T10:55:58.449-04:00Mark--and Julie,
Great interview!! Honest and refr...Mark--and Julie,<br />Great interview!! Honest and refreshing concept. And I so agree with Mark. Heard enough from other friends/authors who read (or tried to) and said Fifty Shades is awful...in more ways than one. Good for you, Mark, to say enough's enough and give logical reasons why. Bad is bad no matter how many copies sell. A bit discouraging, tho, as an author to know people are reading this when there are so many worthwhile books out there being ignored. Nothing against erotica (tho it's not my thing)as long as it's well-written and believable.Diane O'Keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12151521875902188156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666788770999688610.post-53048003214364169132013-01-30T20:02:35.532-05:002013-01-30T20:02:35.532-05:00No, I haven't read her books yet, but I would ...No, I haven't read her books yet, but I would like to. I see them around and hear her name!Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13908325025153379138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666788770999688610.post-71958554371817611752013-01-30T19:52:46.112-05:002013-01-30T19:52:46.112-05:00Amy, have you read Roni Loren's books yet? Her...Amy, have you read Roni Loren's books yet? Her newest called FALL INTO YOU is my favorite so far. Stars an ex-CIA and a girl reporter with someone after her, willing to kill to keep her from writer a story. Julie Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00323519858772527793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666788770999688610.post-46435928935710051152013-01-30T11:05:23.372-05:002013-01-30T11:05:23.372-05:00Great post today. I haven't read 50 Shades (ma...Great post today. I haven't read 50 Shades (mainly because of listening to other authors I respect talk about the writing/story not actually being that good). Many of my friends that don't read at all read 50 Shades becasue everyone else was. I have read just two other BDSM books and both of them had a good plot, with well developed (and experienced) adult characters. They are not my regular thing but I wanted to understand this whole BDSM hype thing by an author I actually knew I would like reading. They were entertaining, but they can't replace my contemp romance or romantic suspense loves. Give me a navy SEAL with a gun or CIA agent saving the world (sometimes with his woman) any day over the BDSM thing. Love your posts as usual. :)Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13908325025153379138noreply@blogger.com