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  • Fifty Shades of Grey

  • Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
  • By: E. L. James
  • Narrated by: Becca Battoe
  • Length: 19 hrs and 48 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (37,955 ratings)

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Fifty Shades of Grey

By: E. L. James
Narrated by: Becca Battoe
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Publisher's summary

More than 150 million copies sold worldwide.

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too - but on his own terms.

Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success - his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family - Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires.

This audiobook is intended for mature audiences.

Look for E L James’ passionate new love story, The Mister, coming April 16, 2019.

©2011 E L James (P)2012 Random House
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Critic reviews

  • Finalist, GoodReads Choice Awards, Best Romance

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Oh, my.

Would you try another book from E. L. James and/or Becca Battoe?

Maybe from Becca Battoe.

Would you ever listen to anything by E. L. James again?

Probably not.

Was Fifty Shades of Grey worth the listening time?

I have just about gotten through the whole thing, which is more than I can say about the last several audio books I downloaded.

This is the first audiobook where I really liked (or at least didn't mind) the PERFORMANCE but the plot was GODAWFUL.

But it's bad. And it's not even 'sinfully bad.' It's just bad. This is not a sex-positive book. It's totally unbelievable. Someone get this author a thesaurus.

My inner goddess hated me for every minute I listened to this book, but my subconscious said, "don't you dare waste another audiobook!"

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dark desires

I am so hopeless lost in these books. I am already on to book # 2. for me it has awaken something in me that has been off for years. loving my life

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Not what was expected

Story did not live up to the hype. Some the detail was not needed to help tell the story between a conflicted man and a insecure young woman. Really distracted me from the story.

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Thank you soooo much I loved it! Keep good work!

If you could sum up Fifty Shades of Grey in three words, what would they be?

Beautiful sexual love story!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Anastasia, because she was so innocent and because of her innocence made all the changes possible.

What does Becca Battoe bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Her inflection and tone of voice was great. You could feel the emotions on her voice.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The last chapter of Book one.

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Steamy and addicting story

Would you consider the audio edition of Fifty Shades of Grey to be better than the print version?

Not sure did not read print that's why I got audio version

Who was your favorite character and why?

Christian of course

Which character – as performed by Becca Battoe – was your favorite?

Still Christian grey

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The entire book

Any additional comments?

Can't wait to hear book 2

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the movie does not do this book justice

Dark and Sexy joyride! Very well written. puts you in the mind of the characters and describes all the voyeurism from the first person.

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Loved all the books!

Would you consider the audio edition of Fifty Shades of Grey to be better than the print version?

A absolute must read! Thank goodness for audible for I don't have a lot of time to sit and read! It was great I could cook, clean, drive and listen to these great books!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Fifty Shades of Grey?

It was erotic

What about Becca Battoe’s performance did you like?

She was great!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

All of it!

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I did not enjoy the voices for the men. This man is supposed to be a sexy, sultry and confident man but he sounded like a child. She did a great job conveying emotions but not great with men’s voices.

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awesome

loved it. please read. its amazing and narrator is great..love this book so much. on to read the second.

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I wasn't so sure but OH BOY!

If you could sum up Fifty Shades of Grey in three words, what would they be?

I wasn't to sure if I wanted to listen to this book. once I give it a chance I could not stop listening.

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