Much is currently being made of E.L. James' steamy novel, "50 Shades of Grey," and its ever-expanding fanbase of mostly female readers. The novel, which is out in paperback Tuesday (April 3), started out as "Twilight" fan fiction; as such, it has several elements that lend themselves to comparison with Stephenie Meyer's YA saga.
First, there is the protagonist, insecure and naive beauty Anastasia Steele, who doesn't know she's attractive until she meets Christian Grey, a controlling older man with a magnetic personality. Apparently James took Bella and Edward from Meyer's world and placed them a few years in the future in non-paranormal-influenced Seattle; she called the book "Master of the Universe" online. "Shades of Grey" is hitting all the notes that Meyer's series hit when it entered the pop culture zeitgeist. It's a New York Times best-seller, will soon be a feature film and has been dubbed "mommy porn." Yes, I know that "Twilight" isn't "mommy porn" and that "Grey" isn't simply a very adult version of "Twilight," but the similarities are there.
First, there is the protagonist, insecure and naive beauty Anastasia Steele, who doesn't know she's attractive until she meets Christian Grey, a controlling older man with a magnetic personality. Apparently James took Bella and Edward from Meyer's world and placed them a few years in the future in non-paranormal-influenced Seattle; she called the book "Master of the Universe" online. "Shades of Grey" is hitting all the notes that Meyer's series hit when it entered the pop culture zeitgeist. It's a New York Times best-seller, will soon be a feature film and has been dubbed "mommy porn." Yes, I know that "Twilight" isn't "mommy porn" and that "Grey" isn't simply a very adult version of "Twilight," but the similarities are there.
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