In “Fifty Shades of Grey’, when we first meet Christian, the mystery behind  his character, the chemistry between he and Anastasia, and the well written young female point of view leaves for an intriguing first impression of the story line and the relationship that ensues. In “Grey” however, all of Grey’s attractive qualities are stripped away as we get a look into his thought process when he first meets Anastasia. His inner male chauvinist self exclamations such as “Yea baby, it’s just a face, and it’s only skin deep” and “Oh, I could stop your fidgeting baby” leave something to be desired. Maybe it’s the fact that the word “baby” is used repetitively in the first chapter like a one star rated chic flick. Either way, this is not the Christian that fans fell in love with at first site.

I can’t help but wonder how this view of Christian will transpire as I continue to read. Does he indeed change as story line develops? Or was the first book simply a girl’s fantasy while ” Grey” is intended to portray a more realistic side men and the way they think? I’d be interested to know if Jame’s male readers relate to Christian’s way of thinking or if, by chance, James was way off in attempting to depict the male thought process.

I have about 25 chapters to go so stay tuned for a full review once I’m finished. Will Mr. Grey fall in love with Anastasia and change his thought process to a less, male chauvinist way of thinking? Or did E.L. James feed us a fantasy story only to tear it apart with a brutal, more realistic, other side of Christian? If this is the case well, it could only be considered appropriate, because, if there was a real “Christian Grey”, he would surely be considered a disappointment to women, except for maybe the one foolish girl that falls in his trap. Because every smart woman knows that true love is not wrapped in a gorgeous, shallow, controlling man. That, sweethearts, is just a work of fiction.