"Fifty Shades Of Grey" Is Favourite Book Of These Men in Prison
Written by E. L. James, erotic romance novel "Fifty Shades Of Grey" is now the favourite read of Guantanamo prisoners. Find out why!
By Melody Oei — 31 Jul 2013, 04:57 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
"Fifty Shades Of Grey" novels are favourite reading material of Guantanamo prisoners
The “Fifty Shades of Grey” series of erotic novels are the favorite reading material among “high-value” prisoners at the Guantanamo detention camp in Cuba, a US congressman said.
Who are these Guantanamo detainees?
Documents and research related to the 779 people who have been sent to the Guantánamo Bay prison since 2002.
Image via imgur.comIt's believed there's less than 20 so-called "high-value" detainees left in Guantanamo. These include the alleged mastermind of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and Abu Zubaydah, an alleged former trainer at Al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan.
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Why do the Guantanamo detainees like "Fifty Shades Of Grey"?
"Rather than the Quran, the book that is requested most by the [high-value detainees] is 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. They've read the entire series in English, but we were willing to translate it," said Rep. Jim Moran.
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"I guess there's not much going on, these guys are going nowhere, so what the hell."
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Other stuff Guantanamo detainees like:
"The Hunger Games" is available in book and DVD form at Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
Image via blogspot.comThe other prisons and library at the detention camp on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba provides books, magazines and DVDs to all 166 captives.
dailymail.co.ukOther stuff seen are a mix of books in numerous languages, from religious tomes to Star Trek novelizations, Agatha Christie mysterie, stress reduction workbooks and the Greek classic "The Odyssey." There was also "The Hunger Games."
What is "Fifty Shades Of Grey" about?
"If erotic passages are meant to induce an almost combination of disbelief, cringing and inadvertent hilarity then, by all means, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' is the most erotic novel ever written."
The trilogy features Anastasia Steele, who falls in love with Christian Grey, a troubled young billionaire who likes sex only if he can accompany it with quite formal, stylised corporal punishment."
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"Fifty Shades Of Grey" to blame for increased handcuff mishaps?
"I don't know whether it's the Fifty Shades effect, but the number of incidents involving items like handcuffs seems to have gone up."
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London firefighters say they have freed hundreds of people with body parts trapped in household objects in the last three years, including 18 children with heads stuck in potties or toilet seats and 79 people trapped in handcuffs.
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