Speak Out: Is '50 Shades of Grey' Too Racy?

I'm actually blushing as I write this. A few days ago I was going on a roadtrip and needed a fast audiobook to download. I had seen several posts on the new novel 50 Shades of Grey and iTunes said I would like it. 

Click. Downloaded. I also downloaded Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, if that tells you anything about my usual taste in writing. 

But I was driving and I needed an easy read to listen to on the road. Audiobooks make any roadtrip go by fast. 

And then things got weird.

Aside from the general erotica that college girls are known to read (think: Shanna), this book takes control freak to a new level. I won't tell you anything else, but I'll say this: It was not the raunchy parts that bothered me, it was the outside plotline. 

I'm not alone, either. Libraries in Gwinnet County, Florida and Wisconsin have all banned the book albeit for different reasons. 

So here's your chance to weigh in. We talked about this on the Facebook page, but I want to hear what you have to say here. 

Does this book push it too far? Is anyone else not affected by the racy scenes but bothered by the plot? Tell us in the comments.

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