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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 (37,931 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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Great Read, but Hard on the ears!

they need to reduce the whole audio book. it is painful to listen to her. Andi Arnet would be great, and a good vocal guy would be even better.

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Love this Book

This book was much better than the movie for sure!! It’s a must read!! Thanks

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Somewhat disappointed

The reader made it sound like it was a kids story. It should've sounded darker.

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Very good

Actually had a nice storyline not just raw sex—enjoyed it very much! Highly recommend

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Oh my....

Loved it...didn't care for narration much. I would have preferred 2 voices. I read the books multiple times! What a thrill!! I won't watch the movie because I don't want to be disappointed.

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Glad I watched the movie

The narrator….I’m just glad the book is done. I won’t be purchasing any more

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Christian & Anastasia

*****SPOILER ALERT*****

Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James. Fifty Shades Trilogy, book 1. Single POV (Anastasia's). Audiobook review: It's listed as 19 hours 48 minutes; I listened at speed 2.50 for 7 hours 55 minutes. Narrator Becca Battoe didn't fit the heroine for me, and her reading pace is halting and slow. Her accent changes frequently to a Texas or Southern accent that doesn't fit Anastasia's background. Star rating breakdown: 4 star story, 3 star narration. Paperback and ebook review: multiple typos. Content warnings: adoption; ch¡ld abuse; and BDSM (sp@nking with hand and belt; and the use of a riding crop, a flogger, and a blindfold).

I love this story but listening to it really highlighted: how nuts the "internal goddess" storyline is, just how many repetitive words and phrases there are in this story (especially: medulla oblongata and clamber), and that I will never understand why authors don't just write stories about characters from and living in their own region. JP

3 out of 5 on my spice scale.

1st listen 12-28-20
2nd listen 01-05-24

I own the audiobook, and the trilogy boxed set both as an ebook and paperbacks.

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Glad I saw the movie first

There should have been a male actor reading Christian‘s parts. I found her narration to be very robotic and monotone – almost like AI. And it was even worse when she was speaking Christian‘s parts. Hearing her narration did not make 
The story come alive for me. 

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Love the story, the narrator is lacking.

The narrator seems robotic and sharp in her reading. It really does ruin the experience of the story.

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Love the funny, and serious parts!

Love each and every book!! Have read the numerous times! My least favorite was 50 Shades Freed.

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