Tuesday, June 12, 2012

50 Shades of Twilight....

So I'm reading the latest book that is driving everyone into a frenzy. 50 Shades of Grey.
However, I keep getting the eerie feeling like I've read this before. I've only gotten part way through Chapter 2 and I can see some very creepy similarities to another book that was driving people into a frenzy not too long ago. The Twilight Saga.
1. Where should I start... hmm.. I'll start with the location. 50 Shades of Grey is set  Seattle/ Vancouver. For those who have read Twilight they might remember that Forks is in the state of Washington, and not too far from Seattle.
2. The Male interest: Christian Grey. So he's got Coppery Hair and Grey eyes, and is a control freak. Edward Cullen has Coppery/Bronze Hair and gold eyes, and is also a control freak. They both show up randomly to make their lady love act even more awkward than ever thought possible. They also are very suave and graceful and act older than they look.
3. The Heroine: She's got brownish hair and not much fashion sense. She loves to curl up with British novels instead of interacting with the populace. She also has never had a boyfriend and has never really felt anything for any boy ever. She is clumsy and socially awkward. Bella Swan suffers from the same characteristics down to a T, not being able to walk across flat surfaces without tripping, and reading Jane Austen novels for fun. Bella works at a outdoor adventure/ camping store while Anastasia works at a hardware store--> I know they're not the same, but in my head I can't help linking them because I shop too much at Canadian Tire which has both. 
4. The best guy friend
Jacob and Jose.
Both minorities, and both ever hopeful that their best girl will deign to show them any sort of romantic affection.
She doesn't. Ever.

I know, I know- I'm being picky and bratty, and I've got to give this book a chance. However, I just wanted to point out some of the similarities I picked out.


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