{"id":861,"date":"2015-08-31T12:01:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T16:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=861"},"modified":"2015-09-09T17:04:46","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T21:04:46","slug":"episode-29-grey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-29-grey\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 29 &#8211; Grey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/grey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-862 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/grey-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"Grey by E. L. James\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/grey-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/grey.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By popular demand, Kait, Renata, and returning guest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/helgagrace\">Anna<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/bellwetherfriends.wordpress.com\/\">Bellwether Friends<\/a> read <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1NKAiZL\">Grey<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1NKAiZL\"> by E. L. James. <\/a>It&#8217;s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-15-fifty-shades-of-grey\/\">Fifty Shades of Grey<\/a><\/em> from the point of view of Christian Grey and his talkative cock. We went on record as&#8230; well, not quite fans of the original book, but we didn&#8217;t hate it. Unfortunately, Christian&#8217;s POV made us long for Ana&#8217;s inner goddess. If you take a drink every time we say the word &#8220;gross&#8221; in this episode, you&#8217;ll be very well-hydrated!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers advisory<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-29-grey\">Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Footnotes:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/fadedhat.blogspot.com\/2015\/02\/50-shades-readalikes-project-recap.html\">Anna\u2019s <em>Fifty Shades<\/em> Readalikes Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/in-defense-of-fifty-shades-of-grey-sort-of\/\">In Defense of <em>Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em> (Sort Of)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/review.gawker.com\/all-the-things-christian-greys-cock-gets-up-to-in-the-n-1712326055\" data-id=\"\">All the Things Christian Grey&#8217;s Cock Gets Up to in the New <i>Fifty Shades<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epicreads.com\/blog\/an-epic-chart-of-162-young-adult-retellings\/\">An Epic Chart of 162 YA Retellings<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanfiction.net\/s\/9626427\/1\/Only-Your-Housekeeper-Knows-For-Sure\">Only Your Housekeeper Knows For Sure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Candy pairing: <\/strong>Anna says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=abc+gum\">ABC gum<\/a>, Kait says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HJH8IHY\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00HJH8IHY&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=HENQHSPDVJB2653W\">generic Valentine\u2019s chocolates (forgotten at the bottom of a purse)<\/a>, Renata says <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1JppD3I\">apples<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coming up next: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1NKAxEd\"><em>Dianetics<\/em> by L. Ron Hubbard.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7968\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-861-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/29Grey.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/29Grey.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/29Grey.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/29Grey.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?powerpress_pinw=861-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/29Grey.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"29Grey.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By popular demand, Kait, Renata, and returning guest Anna of Bellwether Friends read Grey by E. L. James. It&#8217;s Fifty Shades of Grey from the point of view of Christian Grey and his talkative cock. 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