Advertisement
PostMag
Life.Culture.Discovery.
MagazinesPostMag

Rant: fifty shades of rage

Robby Nimmo

Reading Time:1 minute
Why you can trust SCMP
Robby Nimmo
Illustration: Henrik Drescher
Illustration: Henrik Drescher

 

I am embarrassed to admit it, but I have read the entire Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, by E.L. James.

Advertisement

It wasn't just the pages of orgasmic writhing that made me squirm, it was also the quality of the writing. The errors were as numerous as the protagonist's orgasms: no, a 38-footer is not a super yacht; bougainvillea will not provide a heady scent on the Mediterranean because it has no fragrance; and only in mullet land could black jeans be considered sartorially elegant.

And I thought my head would explode after I read "inner goddess" for the 987th time and got sucked into a print-version vortex of bad daytime television.

Advertisement

Where were the sub-editors?

Advertisement
Select Voice
Choose your listening speed
Get through articles 2x faster
1.25x
250 WPM
Slow
Average
Fast
1.25x