{"id":15828,"date":"2012-05-14T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=15828"},"modified":"2012-05-07T09:26:34","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T14:26:34","slug":"read-this-not-that-fifty-shades-of-grey-by-e-l-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/read-this-not-that-fifty-shades-of-grey-by-e-l-james\/","title":{"rendered":"Read This, Not That: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=fifty%20shades%20of%20grey&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0#__pos3\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-15875\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/fifty_shades_grey_cover.jpg?resize=229%2C301&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a>Good luck finding a copy of the sudden phenomenon known as <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=fifty%20shades%20of%20grey&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0#__pos3\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, a scintillating romance novel &#8211; the first in a trilogy &#8211; that&#8217;s stirred up a whirlwind of conversation lately. The novel started its life as an online-only <em>Twilight<\/em> fan fiction story; once it picked up some enthusiastic readers and momentum, Ms. James modified her main characters&#8217; names, professions, and paranormal status and <em>Fifty Shades<\/em> was born. Since then, it&#8217;s found a major publisher and a movie deal in addition to a spot on the national scene. Find your reason for not reading this sexy novel below and read on for your next great read!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I like &#8216;romantica&#8217; (romance novels with very erotic scenes), and I&#8217;ve already read (or I&#8217;m impatiently waiting for) this trilogy. What should I read next?<\/strong> If you&#8217;re a fan of the genre, try books by any of these authors, who mix plenty of sensual action into their happily-ever-afters: <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=black,%20shayla&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0#__pos1\" target=\"_blank\">Shayla Black<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=gale,%20colette&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Colette Gale<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=cole,%20kresley&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Kresley Cole<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=zane&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Zane<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=maynard,%20janice&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Janice Maynard<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=ward,%20j.r.&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">J.R. Ward<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=leigh,%20lora&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Lora Leigh<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>This book was too racy for me! <\/strong>For a gentler read with contemporary setting and a happily ever after, try any of these writers who focus on lighter romance: <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=kleypas,%20lisa&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Kleypas<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=crusie,%20jennifer&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Jennifer Crusie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=susan%20elizabeth%20phillips&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Susan Elizabeth Phillips<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=roberts,%20nora&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Nora Roberts<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=gibson,%20rachel&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel Gibson<\/a>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m so sick of Twilight and all its spin offs &#8211; whatever is the opposite of that is what I want to read.<\/strong> Try out these realistic, literary, thought-provoking novels for a reading experience just as compelling as the-vampire-book-that-must-not-be-named but minus all the bloodsucking, romantic quivering, and hype: <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=winter%27s%20bone&amp;by=TI&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Winter&#8217;s Bone<\/em><\/a> by Daniel Woodrell; <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=the%20art%20of%20fielding&amp;by=TI&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Art of Fielding<\/em><\/a> by Chad Harbach; <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=arcadia%20groff&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Arcadia<\/em><\/a> by Lauren Groff; <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=the%20sisters%20brothers%20dewitt&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Sisters Brothers<\/em><\/a> by Patrick DeWitt; <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=swamplandia&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Swamplandia!<\/em><\/a> by Karen Russell; <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=sacre%20bleu&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sacre Bleu<\/em><\/a> by Christopher Moore. Nary a vampire in sight!<\/li>\n<li><strong>I want to read romance or erotica, but I&#8217;m embarrassed to let people see me with them.<\/strong> Don&#8217;t sweat it, a lot of us are in the same boat, and DPL has some awesome solutions! For the ultimate in anonymity, <a href=\"http:\/\/wilbor.lib.overdrive.com\/86C9FC36-7761-491E-BC2C-471829690F2D\/10\/509\/en\/Default.htm\" target=\"_blank\">check out our WILBOR database <\/a>of ebooks you can check out for free. You don&#8217;t have to own a smartphone, Nook, Kindle, or iPad &#8211; WILBOR offers tons of audiobooks that can be played from an mp3 player, and ebooks can frequently be read on your computer without transferring to an e-reader. <a href=\"http:\/\/wilbor.lib.overdrive.com\/83C6E411-29DD-48DB-A8FA-B139F134BAA9\/10\/509\/en\/help.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Explore WILBOR&#8217;s help page<\/a> or call the Reference desk if you need assistance. Also, don&#8217;t forget that all three branches have self-checkout counters, so you can pick out your favorites and none of the staff need to be any the wiser! Or take matters into your own hands with a <a href=\"http:\/\/familycrafts.about.com\/od\/homemadebooks\/ss\/PBBookCover.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Do-It-Yourself<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Original-Book-Sox-Jumbo\/dp\/B002OJ98W6\/ref=pd_sbs_op_2\" target=\"_blank\">inexpensive book cover<\/a>. If anyone asks, just shrug and say, &#8220;oh, I&#8217;m finally trying to finish <em>Middlemarch<\/em> &#8211; the darn thing is just so long!&#8221; No one wants to talk about <em>Middlemarch<\/em>, so you&#8217;re free to read your salacious paperbacks in peace.<em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good luck finding a copy of the sudden phenomenon known as Fifty Shades of Grey, a scintillating romance novel &#8211; the first in a trilogy &#8211; that&#8217;s stirred up a whirlwind of conversation lately. The novel started its life as an online-only Twilight fan fiction story; once it picked up<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/read-this-not-that-fifty-shades-of-grey-by-e-l-james\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10,5,1],"tags":[1560,1319,1475,1970,1971,1375,408],"class_list":["post-15828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-read-a-likes","category-reference","tag-contemporary-literature","tag-contemporary-romance","tag-ebooks","tag-erotica","tag-fan-fiction","tag-recommendations","tag-romance"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-47i","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15828"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16041,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15828\/revisions\/16041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}