Fifty Shades Darker Fifty Shades Darker Fifty Shades Darker is a 2012 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the second installment in the "Fifty Shades" trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. The first and third volumes, "Fifty Shades of Grey" and "Fifty Shades Freed", were published in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The novel is published by Vintage Books and reached No. 1 on the "USA Today" best seller list. Three days after leaving Christian, Anastasia "Ana" Steele begins her job as personal assistant to Jack
Fifty Shades Darker (film) enjoyable, noting, "Narrative sloppiness aside, as an outsider, sitting through "Fifty Shades Darker" was a reasonably diverting experience, odd, dumb fun made even more fun by an audience that whooped and shouted at the screen during sex scenes. I didn't really get it, but I enjoyed the feeling of them having fun, though at two hours plus, it's a bit of a slog." Manohla Dargis writing for "The New York Times" expressed similar ambiguous opinions regarding the content of the film, stating: I was still rooting for Ms. Johnson in "Fifty Shades Darker", even if it proved tough going. Once