Grey
by E. L. James
★ Top 25 book of 2015 · #23 on Best Books of 2015
Christian Grey lives a tightly controlled, orderly and hollow life until Anastasia Steele stumbles into his office. Despite his efforts to forget her, he is pulled into feelings he can neither understand nor resist, as she sees past his business success.
Best for: Readers who enjoy intense romance told from the brooding hero's point of view
Grey is #23 on BookWard's Best Books of 2015, out of 56 2015 books that cleared our data bar.
What Grey is about
Christian Grey controls everything in his life, and his neat, disciplined world is also strikingly empty. A business prodigy with a penthouse lifestyle, he is thrown off balance when Anastasia Steele tumbles into his office. Shy and unworldly, she is unlike any woman he has known, and she seems able to see past the polished surface to something cold and wounded underneath. He tries to forget her but finds himself caught in feelings he cannot understand or resist. This retelling of the story from Christian's side is brooding, intense and steamy, and will suit readers curious about power, desire and what lies behind a controlling man.
Grey on the Best Books of 2015
Grey came out in 2015. Of the 56 books first published in 2015 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #23 on our Best Books of 2015 list.
Why it made the list: 382 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (10 ratings); 29 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2015 list
- The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, #21
- Escaping Peril Tui T. Sutherland, #22
- Orbiting Jupiter Gary D. Schmidt, #24
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 325 want to read it, 29 are reading it now and 28 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 10 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 63 | 55% |
| Reader love | 32 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 79 | 20% |
Questions about Grey
When was Grey published?
Grey by E. L. James was first published in 2015.
Was Grey one of the best books of 2015?
Grey is #23 on BookWard's Best Books of 2015, out of 56 2015 books that cleared our data bar. 382 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (10 ratings); 29 are reading it right now.
Why is Grey on the Best Books of 2015 list?
382 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (10 ratings); 29 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2015
- Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, #1
- The Hired Girl Laura Amy Schlitz, #2
- Queen of Shadows Sarah J. Maas, #3
- November 9 Colleen Hoover, #4
- The Sword of Summer Rick Riordan, #5
- Red Queen Victoria Aveyard, #6
See the full Best Books of 2015, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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