Shirley Conran has said that Fifty Shades of Grey is "worse than mediocre". The author of 1982 bestseller Lace told Metro that she was not a fan of El James's record-breaking erotic novel. Asked about the success of the book, Conran said: "It's not mediocre, it's much worse. The sex scenes aren't a turn-on; it's badly written; and it should have had a good editor. "But it shows there's a demand for something to improve the illicit life of women in the West; they aren't getting the sexual stimulation they need." Asked what works as women's erotica, she replied: "What turns me on are chorus girls, the high kicks in fishnet tights and high heels. "Black lace underwear; and Billie Piper in Secret Diary Of A Call Girl. All that sex was very pretty." (more)...
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- Digital Spy
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