Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew up… in Detroit. Christian doesn’t like to talk about it, and whatever happened during that part of his past still gives him nightmares. At some point, he was adopted by the wealthy Grey family, and moved to Seattle with them.
Living… in Seattle, in a gorgeous multi-million dollar penthouse. It has a grand piano, a helicopter pad, and a dungeon. That, of course, Christian had custom-built. After all, how is he supposed to practice as a dominant without a properly-equipped dungeon?
Profession… businessman. Christian is the owner of Grey Holdings Enterprises, Inc. Whatever that involves, it makes him a cool $100,000 an hour.
Interests… piano-playing and helicopter-flying. One of the reasons he has the penthouse is so he can fly his helicopter, which he nicknamed Charlie Tango. He is also a concert pianist, a skill he uses to communicate his romantic feelings to his new lover, Ana.
Relationship Status… complicated. Christian doesn’t usually date. Not that he’s a prude — he just prefers to keep his relationships strictly BDSM, even going so far as to give his subs contracts stipulating their expected behavior. But when he met Ana, he knew he wanted to be with her, even though she wasn’t into BDSM and seemed scared of trying. Now that he has met Ana, can he balance his dominant desires with desire to be with her?
Challenge… his past and neuroses. Christian might as well come with a warning label that reads "Beware: Severe Issues That Might Warrant a Trip to Dr. Phil." His early childhood really took a toll on him, and he’s still dealing with the emotional repercussions as an adult.
Personality… confident, aggressive, and domineering. Christian is used to always being in control. When he was younger, he couldn’t control his temper, but now he keeps it locked in an iron fist, using BDSM to channel his anger productively. But the source of that anger remains a deep vulnerability for him, and inside the intimidating dominant is a broken person.
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An inexperienced college student meets a wealthy businessman whose sexual practices put a strain on their relationship.
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When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic as he is rich and powerful, finds himself strangely drawn to Ana, and she to him. Though sexually inexperienced, Ana plunges headlong into an affair—and learns that Christian's true sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure.
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Daunted by the singular tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house.
But desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding Fifty Shades.
While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her, and make the most important decision of her life.
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FIFTY SHADES OF GREY IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Now in hardcover, with a silk ribbon marker and printed endpapers, the third volume of the New York Times #1 bestselling trilogy.When unworldly student Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey, it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian’s singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. Determined to keep her, Christian agrees.
Now, Ana and Christian have it all—love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of possibilities for their future. But Ana knows that loving her Fifty Shades will not be easy, and that being together will pose challenges that neither of them would anticipate. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian’s opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own identity. And Christian must overcome his compulsion to control as he wrestles with the demons of a tormented past.
Just when it seems that their strength together will eclipse any obstacle, misfortune, malice, and fate conspire to make Ana’s deepest fears turn to reality.
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When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana's quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms. Shocked yet thrilled by Grey's singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey's secrets and explores her own dark desires. This book is intended for mature audiences.
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Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known. Separated from her father, forced onto a crowded and dirty train car, Lina, her mother, and her young brother slowly make their way north, crossing the Arctic Circle, to a work camp in the coldest reaches of Siberia. Here they are forced, under Stalin's orders, to dig for beets and fight for their lives under the cruelest of conditions. Lina finds solace in her art, meticulously-and at great risk-documenting events by drawing, hoping these messages will make their way to her father's prison camp to let him know they are still alive. It is a long and harrowing journey, spanning years and covering 6,500 miles, but it is through incredible strength, love, and hope that Lina ultimately survives. Between Shades of Gray is a novel that will steal your breath and capture your heart.
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When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian's past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.
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Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.
