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E.L. James: Fifty Shades of Grey

Quite a recommendation - don't know why the plane and the helicopter would be such a draw unless Dr. Ruth does a lot of travelling. Although I guess he would have to be rich to own them. That could maybe be an aphrodisiac for some women. Interesting review. First time I've seen Dr. Ruth although have heard the odd comment about her, mostly with the 'nudge, nudge, wink, wink' kind of remark. :innocent:
 
Hi Peder: You did notice that Stephanie Meyer had not read the book nor did she comment on the writing. She did say that E. L. James had a story in her.
 
canuck said:
Hi Peder: You did notice that Stephanie Meyer had not read the book nor did she comment on the writing. She did say that E. L. James had a story in her.
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I did notice. Shall I have remarked? Critically? In order to not let Stephenie Meyer get away with anything? Slip a fast one past us? :confused:
 
Hi Peder: I was commenting on the fact that Stephanie Meyer had not read the book therefore was not commenting on the writing - she was, I believe, congratulating E. L. James on her success. I don't really see anything confusing in that.
 
canuck said:
Hi Peder: I was commenting on the fact that Stephanie Meyer had not read the book therefore was not commenting on the writing - she was, I believe, congratulating E. L. James on her success. I don't really see anything confusing in that.
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I thought the compliment was on her having a story in her -- a nice compliment I thought, writer-to-writer.

You call that a compliment on success, I call it something else.

Which illustrates why I asked -- to hear the completion of your thought, which was unclear to me.

Thanks for the reply.
Peder
 
Landslide said:
What would you call it then?
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Perhaps I would call it an expert appreciation of another writer's talent.

I know that if Stephenie Meyer had said that to me (an unpublished non-writer), I would be tickled silly.

On this thread, I have been calling attention to the fact that Grey (and the Trilogy) actually tells an interesting and dramatic story, while I have sidestepped many of the literary, syntactic, grammatic and writing shortcomings that are alleged in many another comment that I have seen. So maybe that is why Stephenie Meyer's remark resonated with me. It actually said something nice about the author.
 
Peder said:
Perhaps I would call it an expert appreciation of another writer's talent.
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I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. The same way I dismiss a negative comment from someone who hasn't read the book, I also think it's not possible to appreciate a writer's talent without having read the book. One can say that, from the synopsis, the story seems to have potencial but that's it.

I agree with canuck on this one, I think that Meyer was just congratulating E. L. James on her success.
 
That cinches it. I'm going to read that book so I can legitimately badmouth it without criticism.
 
sparkchaser said:
That cinches it. I'm going to read that book so I can legitimately badmouth it without criticism.
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Do, by all means!

I've been thinking of going the other way -- taking a breather from marching against the parade, and cutting back on posting here.

Have fun!
 
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