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Fifty Shades of Grey--Reviews

I'm writing this post for something quick to do, and also because now seems to be an appropriate time for it! I read Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James  back in 2012. I also wrote a blog post summarizing the book, as well as my opinion on it. You can read said post  here. I'm bringing this up because the movie interpretation of the book debuts in theaters next week--on Valentine's Day. Millions of unhappy middle aged housewives will be dragging their husbands to show them Christian Grey, the man they wish they were married to. Some things I want everyone to keep in mind about this movie... 1. The story originally began as a Twilight fan-fiction. Remember Twilight? Remember how creepy and possessive Edward was of Bella? They both have similar story lines and are great for reading just to have a bit of mindless fun. They aren't challenging reads, but they are influential. Books with crazy popular characters that are actually not great partners tend to sometime