Fun Facts About Fifty Shades of Grey
| April 30, 2012 | Posted by Missy under Digital Reading News |
Given the erotic nature of E.L. James’s Fifty Shades of Grey, one of the more surprising facts about it, is that it has a significantly large male audience.
The romantic and sexual content seemed to render the book ideal for capturing a certain female demographic, but it has generated nearly as much masculine appreciation. Moreover, the book has crossed over seemingly insurmountable audience barriers: young, old, professional, blue-collar, gay and straight men are openly admitting to loving the book.
In an odd way, this fact serves to reinforce James’s parallels with another best-selling author: J. K. Rowling. Rowling’s Harry Potter novel accomplished the same feat, cutting across major age and cultural bridges to capture a global audience. Then, there are the more pragmatic factors relating the two authors themselves. Both choose to publish under names with twin initials. Both are middle-aged women of the UK, and both are mothers. More importantly, both Rowling and E L James have achieved a status rare in the publishing world, and particularly in a publishing world only a shadow of its former glories; they have had success both fast and at virtually unparalleled levels, and James has already earned a slot as one of Time magazine’s hundred most influential people in the world.
James and Rowling part company, however, in one interesting, and even more modern way. As Fifty Shades of Grey was initially printed by a small press in Australia, copies were few and, when the demand began to grow, this rarity fueled that demand. It was quickly answered by e-reader formatting, and this technology is largely responsible for James’s novel holding high ranks on the New York Times Bestseller List and Amazon.com. Additionally, the e-reader version allows for a measure of privacy a hardcover or paperback does not. More exactly, readers perhaps not wishing to be seen devouring what has been called “mommy porn” and the “grown-up Twilight” are free to enjoy with their reputations intact.
About the Guest Author:
Melissa is a long-time member of Romance Writers of America and a freelance writer for a reputable custom writing service. Having earned her Master’s degree from Cornell University, she’s an acknowledged novelist and takes pride in helping young writers and researchers make their dreams come true through means of providing professional writing services along with expert assistance and guidance.
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