tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257994143341280955.post1601596937313783665..comments2012-08-14T06:39:00.429-07:00Comments on Mutterings from BJ Kerry: final mention of 50BJ Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03608866068254367950noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257994143341280955.post-5055371340586378872012-07-31T02:16:21.662-07:002012-07-31T02:16:21.662-07:00Thanks for your comment AM. You raise some issues...Thanks for your comment AM. You raise some issues I will have to think about. CheersBJ Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608866068254367950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257994143341280955.post-79260506754018084432012-07-29T17:19:03.899-07:002012-07-29T17:19:03.899-07:00I became aware of the "50 Shades" phenom...I became aware of the "50 Shades" phenomenon about 2 1/2 to 3 months ago after hearing that the trilogy had sold around 10 million copies in 6 weeks.<br /><br />My parents are avid readers, and my mother said her middle-aged friends were raving about it. She reads all the cool vampire stuff.<br /><br />My dad was shocked that it had done so well. He reads everything besides the vampire stuff.<br /><br />I tried to stay opened minded, and will eventually read it. Holding literature on a pedestal works, to an extent, but the phenomena will come. 50 Shades will open the doors to the "next" wave that Twilight had locked down for half a decade. My biggest fear is that I will like it :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com