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What did I do during the Valentine weekend? I read the Fifty Shades books.  I didn't want to watch the movie, but I read the books ebooks. Yes, I gave in.  I honestly wasn't interested to read it because, I don't know - maybe I wasn't as curious?  Hahaha!  But then the movie opened right before the Valentine weekend and everyone was commenting here and there that the movie was blah.  A new friend said her husband felt sleepy.  Another friend said - it was a waste of time.  So I got curious.  What was it about??!! I was told that it was *Mommy* porn.  I have a friend who was so in love with Christian Grey, she was gushing about him and was encouraging us to read it.  This was I think 2-3 years ago, I'm not sure.  And then the media outpour about the book that made so many people read it and rave about it.  There was instant talk of the book becoming a movie.  There were discussions on who Grey would be on screen ...