• 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 (37,743 ratings)

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Fifty Shades of Grey

By: E. L. James
Narrated by: Becca Battoe
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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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amazing

loved the narator!! welldone...excellent service all in all...can t wait to hear the next book

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Boring and repetitious

This book was good from the start kept you wondering what was going to happen next. However, by the middle towards the end of the book I started getting bored. Every moment was expected to become another sex scene. Christian Grey is really messed up. I honestly thought that at some point in the book he would explain his story and why he desire these things. The reader did an amazing job and brought the book to life. I want to know what happens next only concerning the explanation as to why Christian was this way however I'm not interested in repetitious sex stories. People who like to read about sex rather than romance and love should read this.

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Breathtaking....

Could not put this book down... And with the final chapter, I find myself sad... Wanting more!!! I loved it!

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HAWTGAWBAGE

Would you try another book from E. L. James and/or Becca Battoe?

I wasted my credit on this one! It is my own fault! I tried reading the book about 2 years ago and could not finish because it was awful! The writing sucked! If you are saying, fuck and holy shit, why in the world would she substitute ass for "behind"?!!! Stupid!
It was just to much and boring! Weird that I say that about an erotica book!
So fast forward to present day. With the movie coming out FSG is hot again! My friends and co-workers beg me to give it another shot. So "smart" me says hey I have an Audible credit, I'll use it on that! May be easier listening than reading it, right? WRONG! I have skipped past a few chapters to catch up where I think I left off in reading 2 years ago. I don't like the narrators voice and when she does Christian's voice I cringe!
And you the elementary use of words.....smh! I can't finish this either and so hate I wasted a credit on this crappy book!
This book may be EVERYTHING to the bored housewife, or neglected girlfriend...but I cant for the life me understand why? Maybe I am dead inside(shrugs) but I don't get it.
I can not for the life of me get past the over usage of "there" for vagina, or holy shit! blah blah blah or the whining she does. Over FSG! But if you like enjoy!

Would you ever listen to anything by E. L. James again?

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Would you be willing to try another one of Becca Battoe’s performances?

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It was ok I guess

The story was good the ending was not at all what I expected it was a horrible ending. Better ending

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Thank goodness for audiobooks!

I NEEDED to read this book to know what all the fuzz was about, also to implement the details into my Pure Romance business.

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Tigeress53

Thou the book was erotic, it had story. It was gave inside of people.

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the real story

I love the story line, it's not just erotica, it's about a man that has his past that hunts him and he learns how to deal with it.

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Loved it, could have been a better narrator:(

Loved the book!! Hope the movie is as good, can't wait! Now off to listening to the next books! Hope it's also as good!

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For a busy mom of two this is the way to go!

So happy I stumbled across audible! I never have time to read books anymore so this is a great option and just as addicting!
Loved this book

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