Fifty Shades of Oh-Lordy.

For a while I have been curious about the book,  Fifty Shades of Grey. What is all the fuss about people? That's what I asked myself and finally a friend of mine lent me her copy of the book, but it came with a warning label.
"It's very...intense." She told me.
"What do you mean?" I asked, I honestly had no idea what this book was about.
"It's pretty pornographic."
I  just stared at her. The book I held in my hands, that was being passed around and bought like hot cakes...was pornographic? Is she serious?
"Well, I read Nora Roberts and she always has sex scenes." I told her, sure that a few more wouldn't kill me.
"Nora Roberts is nothing compared to this. There is some S&M stuff in there. You need to prepare yourself for the stuff in this book."

Let us take a minute to digest what is being said here. A popular novel that is getting positive reviews from what I have seen and heard so far...is made up of 60% hardcore, nitty-gritty sex scenes. I might add that when there was a mention of sex, I was like pshhh no biggy! but then I brought the book TO. WORK. There should be a label on the back that says:

WARNING: Reading this book in the work place may cause the following: Embarrassment, discomfort, paranoia that other co-workers or your supervisors are going to see the page you are reading as they tell you to help them with a project, redness in the face, and concern that others may judge the book you are reading because they have secretly already read the book and know what you are getting yourself into. AT. WORK.
Proceed with caution.

In the past few days I have had so many discussions about this book with my supervisor as well as other coworkers that have already read the book. Super awkward. I don't even have an issue with people knowing that I read books that have sex scenes. I read romance novels for crying out loud, it's sort of a given. But this book...this book is out of the park with it's freakin' sex scenes. There is enough detail to to leave you wishing there could be less detail. The worst part about this book is that even though you are kicking yourself for reading it...you keep reading anyway! It is so interesting even when you tell yourself you should read something that you can chat with your mother about without worrying that maybe she has read that book. No one wants to know there mother in reading S&M stuff. No one.

I haven't finished the book yet,  I'm about half way through...and I will probably read the second and third one. Save me.