What is so special about this book that people are talking so much about it? When I googled it just now, it seems that while some people think it's the "best" erotic book today, there are also others who believe the author exaggerated much, especially in the sex scenes. Others still have not-so nice things to say about the author's writing. If I were E.L. James (the author), though, I wouldn't care what anybody thinks, the book (and the other two books in the trilogy) are selling like hotcakes worldwide.