Grey

Fifty Shades of Grey as told by Christian Grey

By: E. L. James

Narrated by: Zachary Webber

Length: 18 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

In Christian’s own words, and through his thoughts, reflections, and dreams, E L James offers a fresh perspective on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the world.

Christian Grey exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and utterly empty - until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into his office in a tangle of shapely limbs and tumbling brown hair.

He tries to forget her but instead is swept up in a storm of emotion he cannot comprehend and cannot resist. Unlike any woman he has known before, shy, unworldly Ana seems to see right through him - past the business prodigy and the penthouse lifestyle to Christian’s cold, wounded heart.

Will being with Ana dispel the horrors of his childhood that haunt Christian every night? Or will his dark sexual desires, his compulsion to control, and the self-loathing that fills his soul drive this girl away and destroy the fragile hope she offers him?

©2015 Random House Audiobooks (P)2015 Random House Audiobooks

Spectacular

Would you listen to Grey again? Why?

Yes

What did you like best about this story?

Grey's POV

Have you listened to any of Zachary Webber’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Zachary Webber's voice was like warm chocolate running over your body, he was perfect for the character voice of Christian Grey.

Any additional comments?

All I can say is OMFG Grey's POV is spectacular, having an insight into what is going on in Grey's brain is brilliant, narrated by Zachary Webber who's voice is like melted chocolate flowing over your body I cannot wait for Darker and Freed to be released. You will be amazed at how different Grey's POV is, this is even better than the original story.

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The man's side of the story

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The ending is too abrupt.

If you’ve listened to books by E L James before, how does this one compare?

The author was more descriptive.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Yes

What would have made this romance irresistible?

Expansion of the story

Any additional comments?

I would have liked the story to at least finish where the book did.

Good

Why did not the author write Fifty Shades of Grey the series, in entirety, through the point of view of Christian? That would have been way better.

Interesting perspective

Christian, a deeply disturbed man with past horrors, falls for an innocent girl who he struggles to convince of his lifestyle choices, and who he struggles to let go of.
I liked the original version of the book so, naturally, I listened to this perspective. Different to what I expected, I enjoyed hearing the story from his perspective and understanding the characters better. I enjoyed this book as a fictional story, not because it is necessarily what I believe is right or wrong.
The narrator was really good with his intonation, pace and energy in his performance.

Amazing voice

What a voice....woooow it's just amazing and makes us go addictive about the story. awesomely narrated by Zachary

Can't wait for the continuation of this book

I was quite disappointed that they started reading into the second book and abruptly stopped. It leaves one craving for more! mission accomplished.

Loved this!

This book is so beautiful. It's way more than the sex and the BDSM stuff. It's about "becoming" and I loved how Anna's love for Christian helps him to "become" a better man!
Beautiful story

Popped my audible cherry. Pleasantly surprised!

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

Exceeded my expectations.

What other book might you compare Grey to and why?

This was my first audio book so I don't have anything to compare it to. I feel the actual book was written better than the earlier series. It didn't seem as repetitive and the story was more exciting to me. This might be because I already know Anastasia's side to the story so can see the broader picture now.

What does Zachary Webber bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I feel he portrayed Christian very well. I am interested in hearing more audio books narrated by Zachary in the future.

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

The flashbacks of Christians childhood. The soft innocence in Zachary's voice brought 'child Christian' to life for me and at times I was left in tears as a result.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed this book (and audio narration) much more than I had expected.Initially when I read the prelude to Grey at the end of the Anastasia series, I didn't enjoy reading what Christian was thinking. I hadn't at that time imagined those kinds of thoughts going through his head, most likely because I am not a male who enjoys total control, and because I didn't fully understand him. The further I got into this book, the more I understood Christian as a character and why his thoughts were so.I've read other reviews commenting on the lack of emotion from Zachary as narrator, even comparing him to the narrator for Anastasia in the earlier books however I feel his straight forward and sometimes monotone speech fits perfectly with the stern, focused, in control and emotionally dark/troubled character that is Christian Grey. Being my first audio book, I wasn't sure if I would be able to focus on the story with someone else s voice in my head. This turned out to be a non-issue.Very occasionally I had trouble knowing the difference between when Christian was speaking, and when he had moved on to thoughts. I found reading the book along with the audio at certain points helpful with this.I am very pleased that I gave Grey a chance. I'm looking forward to the next book(s).

Awesome

I loved it so much. From the beginning to the end. Some parts were boring but otherwise it was a amazing book. I wish El James would write Christian's POV for the remaining books.