• 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 (37,779 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

Critic reviews

  • Finalist, GoodReads Choice Awards, Best Romance

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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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Amazing!

What did you love best about Fifty Shades of Grey?

Keeps you at the edge of your seat with what will happen next!

What other book might you compare Fifty Shades of Grey to and why?

There really is no comparison!

What about Becca Battoe’s performance did you like?

Very good performance. I would have chosen a younger performer though.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Intense

Any additional comments?

Definitely 2 thumbs up!

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A few listens necessary

What did you love best about Fifty Shades of Grey?

Character development and the underlying fairy tale~
Yes, the writing is repetitive, the narration like finger nails on a chalkboard at times and the descriptions cloying at times. However, once you get through your irritation about these you might find, like I did, some strong character development. I found Anna and Christian interesting. Of course they are unreal to a great extent but over the series Ms. James does manage to allow each of them some personal growth. For me, I knew so little about the BDSM "life style", I may have even learned a lot. Realistic? No idea.

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

The most obvious, of course, is Anna revealing her virginity.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Becca Battoe?

Only and I mean ONLY if there was just one character would I subject myself to the torture of her extreme and unpleasant rendering of most of the characters other than Anna and even then the whininess could be grating.

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

The ending, of course.

Any additional comments?

Read or listen to the book like it is a fairy tale, full of extreme and repeated situations and some attractive characters. Don't worry about the literary value. Not the point.

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Valley girl...

What did you love best about Fifty Shades of Grey?

I love the story! I kept hold of me form the beginning!

What about Becca Battoe’s performance did you like?

Becca's voice grew on me. It's a bit of a "valley girl" sound that took some getting used to

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

definitely

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