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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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Very Graphic but Tastefully Written!

What made the experience of listening to Fifty Shades of Grey the most enjoyable?

opening your eyes to a more vivid "romance" novel. Extremely moving and can picture and relate to some of the comments in the storyline.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Anastasia - She started off as a introverted virgin. She was given the opportunity of a lifetime to be with the ares most eligible bachelor. They both teach each other. Lots of 1st's for each of them.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Christian was willing to review and modify the contract. He was willing to try to give her the "more"she wanted and needed.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES. Took about 4 days but well worth it. I am starting Book 2 after it finishes downloading. Cant wait!

Any additional comments?

I am hoping that the additional books in the series will have Christian revel more of his past or maybe a couples session with the shrink together :) Who knows that may already be written in the next book that I am starting now.

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LOVE this series

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

Yes and no - but mainly because I love reading - but listening to it was just as good, plus I could listen to it at work

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

"F*ck the paper work" - it's a moment in the elevator....you can feel the emotion, it's awesome.

What about Becca Battoe’s performance did you like?

I felt like I was in Ana's head....it was easy to imagine Becca's voice was Ana's voice

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

All of it....but I love this book after I read chapter 1

Any additional comments?

Becca does her best - I could not stop laughing after she did Christian's voice the first time and it took a couple chapters for me to REALLY get used to it - but if you love the books, and I do - you can look past all that and listen to what she is saying rather than vocusing on her voice.

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I Good Listen!

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

YES! Was able to follow along much better and I really enjoyed listening to this book. Will definitively listen to part 2.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Surprised and yet a bit sad!

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

Life to the Characters

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Loved the narrater

What made the experience of listening to Fifty Shades of Grey the most enjoyable?

Great story - hard to get enough of it! I can't understand why so many people complained about the narrator - I thought she was great! I just bought the second book in this series and they changed the narrator - WEIRD! I wish they'd go back to the original.
This story was addicting... I can't wait to start the next book!

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very intense

Would you listen to Fifty Shades of Grey again? Why?

yes i would this book is good

Who was your favorite character and why?

mr grey

Which scene was your favorite?

when he found out that anna was a virgin

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

i guest to know that she was innocent

Any additional comments?

great book

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Good story, HORRIBLE Narration

What didn’t you like about Becca Battoe’s performance?

HORRIBLE, her valley girl accent, and her very non manly accents were horrible. Very annoying. I did like the book.

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I'm a fan...

What did you love best about Fifty Shades of Grey?

The story and charaters captured me. The only thing that irritated me was the e-mails. OMG, I didn't need all the sastics for every e-mail.

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Disappointment

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Probably not. Wooden characters. As boring as a pron is.

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

Maybe

What didn???t you like about Becca Battoe???s performance?

Sounded like she was a 16 year old twit. Her performance made worse a mediocre book.

Could you see Fifty Shades of Grey being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Yes, not sure the star though.

Any additional comments?

No.

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Fifty Shades of Grey

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes I would recommend this audiobook to a friend. I have heard about sub and doms before but did not really know much about the subject. The audiobook is educational and the love story is very compelling.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the love story and the relationships the 2 main characters had with friends and family.

Have you listened to any of Becca Battoe’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No I have not listened to any of Becca Battoe's other performances. But she made the story very believable and the characters in the book come alive.

Any additional comments?

I liked the 1st audiobook so much I had to get the remaining 2 audiobooks and enjoyed these 2 just as much as the 1st.

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Really needs a different narrator!

Would you listen to Fifty Shades of Grey again? Why?

no, just because I cant stand the narrator

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

really with that woman reading it....I cant even remember.

What didn’t you like about Becca Battoe’s performance?

EVERYTHING!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

neither

Any additional comments?

These books should really be done over with a better narrator...She ruined the book!

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