“It Isn’t the Sex That’s Making Fifty Shades so Popular, It’s the Love Story” says Author E.L James

Ladies, do you want to know why Fifty Shades of Grey is so popular? No, no, it’s got nothing to do with all the raunchy sex that’s crammed into its pages. Of course not. In fact, the reason why it’s flying off the shelves is because it’s an old fashioned love story…well, according to its author, E.L James anyway…

Now, we’re not sure what kind of old fashioned love story delights in the pleasures of BDSM (we’re pretty certain Mr Darcy didn’t have a red room of pain in Pride and Prejudice) but according to E.L James, the book isn’t just about kinky sex.

During a rare public appearance earlier this week, the author was asked if her audience were attracted to the novel because of the explicit sex scenes or the fantasy of dating a rich older man. Surprising, James responded with the following:

“No, it’s the love story. Women like to read a passionate love story,” she said.

“There is sex but as the books go on the sex changes as the relationship changes. You see the evolution of it,” she added.

E.L James, the author of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy.

E.L James said that since the release of the Fifty Shades trilogy she had been inundated with emails from readers who claimed that the books had changed their lives and saved their marriages.

“Women of all ages are reading it – from women at university right through to women in their nineties. I get the most TMI emails you could ever hope for. People go and try this stuff,” she said.

“I hope teenagers aren’t reading it but I think a few are because I get emails from them as well, and I wish they weren’t,” she added.

E.L James also gave details about her next book, which is likely to be a sequel written from Christian Grey’s point of view.

What do you think ladies? Were you inspired to read Fifty Shades because it’s an old fashioned love story or did you just want to have a gawk at the sex scenes?