• 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 (37,778 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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👏👌100%

loved the storyline and the narration was great. Becca did an awesome job with it.

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Don't quit your day job

Love the entire series and have read all twice! The worst performance I've ever experienced.

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over rated....

I was expecting more after all the hype. a bit disappointed. can I please have my money back?

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50 Shades Thrilling

I absolutely loved this book! Once you get past all the "darkness"; it really is a LOVE story!! On to Book 2!

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Love it!

Narrator was GREAT! Storyline​ is amazing! Now it time to read the next one.

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I think I'm in love

If you could sum up Fifty Shades of Grey in three words, what would they be?

Kinky, well-written, exciting

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

When Christian made love to Anna for the first time... And then the hundred times after that.

What about Becca Battoe’s performance did you like?

I think she's an amazing author!! I love the visual I got in my head of the characters, especially Anna, through her voice.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I got an extreme reaction but it wasn't laughing or crying haha

Any additional comments?

This is a must read!!

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Needs a male voice for Christian's lines

I've already read all 3 of the Fifty Shades series, numerous times. I thought it would be interesting to listen to the story from Audible.com. I thought the reader did a fine job, but I would have preferred to hear Christian's parts read by a man.

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Fifty Shades of Grey

Ok, so I start to read The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy - a series of three novels written by Anne Rice under the pseudonym of A. N. Roquelaure. It's was torture sometimes I was in a dark, dark place... so when Fifty Shades came around I thought I'd give it a try and it was easy breezy, not that well written, ok, (I found better afterwards) but it made me laugh that a young woman could be so naive, liked the story very much, really softer than the Sleeping beauty attack... I just didn't get all the emails, they happen more in the 2nd book but they could send text messages by phone, smartphone, what was that about the emails? :)

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Read with an open mind

This was a great book ... People just need to read it with an open mind and enjoy! I can't wait to read the next one

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Not just a female book, men must read also.

If you could sum up Fifty Shades of Grey in three words, what would they be?

Insightful, exciting and intriguing.

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

No comparison

What about Becca Battoe’s performance did you like?

Great voice that allows you to feel the story as it is being read to you.

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

Inside a woman's head and heart.

Any additional comments?

Yes, I'm a male who just read (heard) this book. I went to see the movie with my wife not knowing anything about the book. After the movie I had to read the book because I had a lot of unanswered questions. It explained things more in detail and once I finished book one, I couldn't wait to start reading book two. I'm hooked with the story line, can't get enough. I'm so intrigued that I want to know what happens next. Reading this book also gives me an insight on what a woman is thinking, or thinks during different scenarios. From feeling loved, sad or happy.

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