Friday, 25 January 2019

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the bookshop...

Cinderella, as portrayed by Disney in 1950
... E L James has a new book coming out, The Mister, which she describes as a '21st-century Cinderella - a passionate, erotic love story'. The lead characters are aristocrat Maxim Trevelyan and and young Englishwoman Alessia Demachi. Of course they are.

I read a bit of 50 Shades: enough to know it wasn't for me. I saw a bit of the film, too: again, enough to know it wasn't for me - but oh, how it made me laugh. I don't get it. Who buys this stuff? I can understand buying the first one out of curiosity, but to go back for the other two? Like I said: I don't get it.

You've got to hand it to ELJ, though. She had an idea and ran with it. She timed it right, got lucky and hasn't let up since. She's probably a perfectly nice woman - and she certainly won't give a damn what I think.

I'm just envious of her success, aren't I?


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  1. Helen Yendall25 January 2019 at 17:55

    Julia, I feel the same as you - it's not my thing, so I've not read any of the books nor felt the urge (if you'll pardon the expression) to see the films but each to their own. As you say, EL James has done very well out of 50 Shades and she'll probably make some more millions out of her new book!

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    1. Julia Thorley1 February 2019 at 10:10

      Helen, she's crying all the way to the bank over my disapproval.

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  2. Priscilla Bettis25 January 2019 at 20:42

    Nah, I don't think you're envious. I think you truly aren't interested in her brand of stories. It's the same sort of thing when I say I'm not interested in reality shows like The Bachelor and Real Housewives. To each his or her own.

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    1. Julia Thorley1 February 2019 at 10:11

      You're crediting me with generosity of spirit I'm not sure I have, Priscilla. ;-)

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  3. Rosemary Gemmell28 January 2019 at 10:51

    Can't say I'm interested in her type of stories either but that's mainly because of the erotica. I don't mind a fairy tale type romance but it kind of spoils it going too far and I imagine it gets very boring. I'm also surprised she's writing more of the same as I thought Amazon had cracked down on certain types of fiction. Maybe not?

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    1. Julia Thorley1 February 2019 at 10:12

      I'm not a fan of hokey-cokey sex either, Rosemary. As for Amazon, well, I guess she stays just the right side of pornography.

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