Book · 2015 · Fiction
Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian
Why people recommend it
Grey by E L James is a romantic fiction novel that retells the events of Fifty Shades of Grey from the perspective of the male protagonist, Christian Grey. The book became a massive publishing phenomenon alongside its predecessor, drawing significant commentary regarding its cultural footprint and marketing. On Modern Wisdom, Chris Williamson brought up Fifty Shades of Grey while discussing age limits and romance books, questioning how a twelve-year-old could purchase such material and arguing that there ought to be an age limitation on certain books. On Behind the Bastards, Robert Evans compared a fanfiction text to the origins of Fifty Shades of Grey during a broader discussion about how books originate. Meanwhile, Tim Ferriss mentioned Fifty Shades of Grey on How I Write to illustrate that core subject matter and premise can ultimately matter far more to commercial success than stylistic writing quality, noting the immense number of copies the original work managed to sell.
Who recommended it
- Chris Williamson Discussed
- Robert Evans Discussed
- Tim Ferriss Discussed
Chris Williamson — 1 mention
“there's no way that you could go and buy 50 Shades of Gray and be 12 years old or something that has to be a an age limitation on box”
Robert Evans — 1 mention
“you know it's it's it's like the uh what was it 50 Shades of Gray how it was originally a Twilight fade F and there's going to be like a uh Cloud Atlas ask you know”
Tim Ferriss — 1 mention
“how many copies did that sell? 10 million, 20 million, 30, a hundred million, I don't know.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- How to Change Your Mind
- I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
- Little, Big
- Red Rising
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“there was Harper Le's go a Watchman and eel James Gray”