I finished the other book on the library's Nook I was borrowing, and noticed this was on the Nook. I was hoping to determine what all the fuss is about, and I still don't really get it. It is very easy to read, so I figure it's that plus maybe lots of people have never read books with much sex in them before. *shrug* I skimmed through most of this title, though I don't feel that I missed anything. I noticed a lot of repetition in both words and action, so much so that I hurt myself rolling my eyes. Warning---the inner dialogue that Ana has with herself along with the spoken dialogue she has with Christian will cause lots of painful eye-rolling. 
 I hated every time this bizarrely orgasmic young woman (Yet she never masturbates? What?) said "Oh my." Is there anyone out there that did not have thoughts of George Takei when this occurred? I hated all of her self-doubt. I hated how Christian's sex talk was largely "I am going to take you now" or some derivative. I hated the lame, OMG-my-rich-sexy-boyfriend-is-a-GOD type descriptions. The sex acts were mediocre. 
 I think I heard they were going to make a movie out of this. Based on this small rumor, I had trouble not picturing that actress from Twilight and Snow White and the Huntsman who breathes through her mouth incessantly in Ana's role. Ugh. The email parts were decent. And Taylor, or whatever Christian's man-servant is called, was my favorite character. 
 Entertaining, and about what I expected. I don't plan on reading the second or third, but if I have time and they show up on a future library Nook, I'll skim through 'em.