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In Christian’s own words, and through his thoughts, reflections, and dreams, E L James offers a fresh perspective on the love story that has enthralled hundreds of millions of readers around the world.

CHRISTIAN GREY exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and utterly empty – until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into his office, in a tangle of shapely limbs and tumbling brown hair. He tries to forget her, but instead is swept up in a storm of emotion he cannot comprehend and cannot resist. Unlike any woman he has known before, shy, unworldly Ana seems to see right through him – past the business prodigy and the penthouse lifestyle to Christian’s cold, wounded heart.

Will being with Ana dispel the horrors of his childhood that haunt Christian every night? Or will his dark sexual desires, his compulsion to control, and the self-loathing that fills his soul drive this girl away and destroy the fragile hope she offers him?

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June 18, 2015
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After twenty-five years working in TV, E L James decided to pursue her childhood dream, and set out to write stories that readers would fall in love with. The result was the sensuous romance "Fifty Shades of Grey "and its two sequels, "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed, "a trilogy that went on to sell more than 125 million copies worldwide in 52 languages.
In 2012 E L James was named one of Barbara Walters's "Ten Most Fascinating People of the Year," one of "Time" magazine's "Most Influential People in the World," and "Publishers Weekly" s "Person of the Year. "Fifty Shades of Grey" stayed on the "New York Times" Best Seller List for 133 consecutive weeks, and in 2015 the film adaptation on which James worked as producer broke box-office records all over the world for Universal Pictures.
E L James lives in West London with her husband, the novelist and screenwriter Niall Leonard, and their two sons. She continues to write novels while acting as producer on the upcoming movie versions of "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed."" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Christian Grey's candid narrative gives the familiar story a raw, passionate and much sexier context ... the Ana that Christian Grey sees: sexy, seductive, witty and in his own words "a siren". She displays a compelling blend of vulnerability and backbone and finally feels like a character women can get behind ... Best of all the book allows readers direct access to Christian Grey's deepest, darkest thoughts ... It is fascinating to read the story with fresh eyes too, having glimpsed Christian's traumatic childhood and gained an understanding of his motivations. More realistic and far racier than anything EL James has written before, Grey was definitely worth the wait. Frankly it gives the first three books a much-deserved spanking." Daily Express "I love, love, loved it!" -- Liz Jones The Mail on Sunday "This new book, as with the trilogy and the movie, puts women's sexual desires out into the open, which can only be a good thing." -- Liz Jones The Mail on Sunday --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN : B00YN6XHMU
Publisher : Cornerstone Digital (June 18, 2015)
Publication date : June 18, 2015
Language : English
File size : 4801 KB
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Print length : 558 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 0606371176
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N Miller

Absolutely loved being reunited with Christian and Ana!

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2018

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Years ago there was a lot of hype about the FSOG trilogy… it was on the news, women were discussing it quietly in lunchrooms while at work, men were either encouraging or discouraging their significant others to read it. People either loved it or hated it.

I hadn’t picked up a book in years, life had just gotten too busy for me to indulge in someone else’s story. But, I like many others, just had to know what all this talk was about. So I took a chance and ordered all three paperbacks. I fell totally and completely in love with Ana and Christian, I mean head over heels in love! I just couldn’t flip those pages fast enough, I even learned to cook, amongst other household duties, with one hand just so I didn’t have to put my beloved paperback down.

When I heard Christian’s POV was going to be released I was equally excited and scared. Let’s face it, the man is without a doubt, Fifty Shades of Messed Up and as much as I wanted to know what he was thinking I wasn’t sure if I could handle being in his mind.

When I read Ana’s POV I remember being sad that she left at the end of the first book and thanking god I had the second book to dive into so I wouldn’t have to go any length of time before I knew what happened. She was just a girl that fell in love with a boy and it just didn’t work out or at least that’s what I thought at the time and it just made me sad.

But having just finished Christian’s POV I am actually depressed, he just hurts my heart. I am surprised I feel that way because I know how this all plays out….. But nonetheless that’s how I feel. Watching this man fall in love and be willing to give up everything he knows and feels he needs because of his love for Ana is just everything!

I am so glad to have had the chance to go back and revisit Ana and Christian via Christian’s POV. Job, well done, Ms. James. Thank you so much for giving us Christian’s story.

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AlyMay

I loved this version so much better!

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2015

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Some things to know up front:
1. This is a retelling. If you've read the other novels it will seem somewhat repetitive but I mean what did you expect? You knew what this was before you read it.
2. This is still a kinky, messed up, etc. book. If you didn't like the first novels I don't see why you would like this one. This type of book isn't for everyone. It doesn't mean it's bad, it just boils down to what you personally like.

I actually loved this book. I read the original Fifty Shades of Grey and was apathetic about it. I found Anastasia and Christian to sometimes be annoying and unrelatable. I especially disliked Christian. I couldn't imagine why any woman would want to be with someone like him.

However reading Grey, I absolutely love Christian now. I don't know what it is, but seeing everything through his eyes made me sympathetic toward him. I found him to be more charming and sexy this time around. Ana is also much more likable in this version. She seems mysterious, strong, sexy and lovable. Her annoying features pretty much disappeared for me.

In Fifty Shades of Grey their relationship never made sense to me. Ana always questioned everything and Christian spent most of his time annoyed with Ana and complaining. I couldn't understand why these two people were trying to make the relationship work. However in Grey, you really get to see how much Christian is obsessed with Ana and how much he truly cares about her. He hardly ever gets mad or annoyed with her. Their relationship is much more alluring in Grey and I found myself finally rooting for the two of them.

Overall I liked reading from Christian's perspective so much better then Ana's. So much so that I don't think I could ever go back to the original book. This is so much better to me.

If you loved the other books, I still think you'll love this novel as well! It really will make you fall in love with Christian.

The only thing I will note, the author made some baffling mistakes. Some of the lines from the first book are changed in this one. Maybe it's just an attempt to fix some of the issues people had with the first novel but it's still strange. I have to agree with others that it is a huge editing mistake and comes off as lazy.

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Ronda Swolley

thank you for this side of the story

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2017

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I only recently read 50 shades, and then read this and had to reread 50 shades to look at the two books together. I have not seen the movie.

While this book does not give much new material to the plot of 50 shades, it DOES provide insight into the mental state and the development of Christian Grey, letting the reader see what is happening in his mind. Insight into Christian's thought processes puts a different light on the overall story and I found it provided a fascinating view of his thinking, explaining his behaviors and his insecurities.

While some will find it is not interesting because it is not a continuation of the story, others who want a glimpse into Christian's development as much as Anastasia does will find it worth reading.

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mjlovestoread

Grey made me smile!

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2015

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I loved every minute and I'm not ashamed to say it.

What Grey did for me was take me back to when I first discovered the original trilogy and how it felt as if a whole new world was suddenly at my feet. First we heard from Ana, got her take on things and was left wanting that often hard-to-reach more, to get inside her man's mind. And now we have.

Grey was everything I wanted and more. To get the insight into Christian Grey's thoughts, the way he perceived his budding and surprise feelings for Ana had me sighing often. I watched as his vulnerability was on display as were his fears about losing the one person he didn't even know he wanted.

My curiosity about key scenes from FSOG was satisfied and reading about both Christian's dreams and nightmares put so much of this story into perspective.

I am again left wanting that elusive more and can only hope the author will be writing both Darker and Freed from Grey's POV.

I thoroughly enjoyed it and just like the original, it will top my reread list yet again.

A huge 5 stars and a thank you to EL James for her generosity in giving her fans what they have clamored for!

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Miss E Perrott

first of all I enjoyed it, the male perspective was far more erotic ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2016

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Well, first of all I enjoyed it, the male perspective was far more erotic amd James writing style has improved dramatically since the trilogy. However I was shocked and disappointed at the sudden ending with many of the aspects in the story line just left hanging. I was taught that if you mention a gun in the first act it has to be used by act three. The book leaves Leila still at large and no reunion of Ana and Christian , just the fact that he is going to take her to the Art exhibition. Having read the trilogy I know what happened to Leila but some people only managed the first book in the Trilogy and some have come to Grey first. I Would have liked to have read the Leila scene when she does turn up from Grey's perspective. In fact the loose endings and half written parts in Grey do lend themselves to s sequel. I was also taught that endings are as important, sometimes more important than the whole story put together- so often authors of more than one book seek to suddenly run out of time ( from the publisher) or ideas and don't end well. I was most disappointed at the abrupt end.now have to trawl through the trilogy to remember the Leila scene again.

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Kelly O'connor

A great retelling of a beautiful love story !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2015

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I was actually in two minds whether to read this book, I was excited to hear Christian's side of the story but on the other hand I was worried his POV would ruin one of my favourite books ever. However I did decide to give it a go. It took me a good few chapters to get into the book, it didn't really hook me until around chapter 3 and then I couldn't put it down, hearing Christian's take on events became addictive and I found my self falling in love with him all over again.
I think everyone knows the story of Ana and Christian, so a recap is unnecessary but it's the small details that left me breathless, like Christian's reaction to a 'x' in an email from Ana endeared me to this complicated man and his struggle to give Ana 'more' was insightful.
We finally get to understand a little about his relationship with ' Mrs Robinson' and his ex sub Leila which I really enjoyed and how Christian was able to successfully stalk Ana !
I very rarely reread books, so I was worried that this retelling would not hold my attention but it held it and captured it fully. I enjoyed reliving this groundbreaking book but from the other side, I laughed, I almost cried and I fell in love with an incredible love story all over again - just perfect

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Ms. J. Lee

Fifty Shades of...just the same

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 5, 2016

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My favourite part of the FSOG series was the Christian viewpoint chapter at the end of the third book where he encounters Ana for the first time: her viewpoint tended to be immature, repetitive, irritating and more than a little pathetic sometimes. I thought that she was a completely unrealistic and out of touch character and if she was my daughter/sister/friend I would have spanked her myself and dragged her into this century by her hair. That said, I did quite enjoy the story because I was a Twilight reader and thought the idea of using another writer's idea/characters, rather than create something from scratch was quite a novel approach for a writer to take. I was really excited when Grey was published and downloaded it the same day. Talk about an anti-climax! I've never felt so disappointed in a book or it's writer in my entire life. I ended up skipping all of the bits which were an almost exact reproduction of FSOG...and as a result I'd read the whole book in a couple of hours. I can't blame EL James for cashing in, however, I think she's made a mistake in creating such a lazy, badly written and frankly boring book. Hopefully, if she decides to rehash the remaining two books into Christian's perspective, she'll actually use her imagination for a change and come up with something worth buying.

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Andrea Bell

As expected and enjoyed this because of it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2015

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Well what can you say, think she was dammed if she did and dammed if she didn't, I generally enjoyed the book, didn't expect too much when I was reading it so because of this I enjoyed it. I have read reviews of people saying it was the same story just Edited on Christian's bits however I think if she had changed it too much she would have been slated for it too. I liked looking at the book from his perspective and feel she could have explored his feelings a bit more but overall I will look forward to the 2nd instalment from Grey's point of view.

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Mrs M

A great addition to the set.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2016

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Was so excited when I heard this book was being released. Purchased straight away and have recently started reading. I loved the first books and managed to read all three in just under a week - I was on the labour ward and the talk of the hospital. Such a beautiful story behind that red room! I always look forward to reading more but then get sad when the book is finished.
In Christian's own words, and through his thoughts, reflections, and dreams, E L James offers a fresh perspective on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the world. Christian Grey exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and utterly empty - until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into his office, in a tangle of shapely limbs and tumbling brown hair. He tries to forget her, but instead is swept up in a storm of emotion he cannot comprehend and cannot resist. Unlike any woman he has known before, shy, unworldly Ana seems to see right through him - past the business prodigy and the penthouse lifestyle to Christian's cold, wounded heart. Will being with Ana dispel the horrors of his childhood that haunt Christian every night? Or will his dark sexual desires, his compulsion to control, and the self-loathing that fills his soul drive this girl away and destroy the fragile hope she offers him?
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