OPINION: Fifty Shades of Grey. They're four words that are so recognisable around the world that even if you pretend to not know what it is, you still secretly do.

As it has already been recorded in the media, I discovered my love of writing saucy novels after reading the infamous books by E.L. James.

I have been asked my opinion about the books countless times and now the same occurs after seeing the movie.

What I get asked most about the books is to comment on the pros and repetitive use of words throughout the books. Basically, interviewers want me to tell them that I think the books are terrible.

Well I don't think that, so you won't find me making those types of comments.

What I will say is that I'm sure if E.L. James were to re-write the trilogy now, it would be with far more knowledge and understanding of storytelling than when she wrote her first ever novels.

But this is the best part of being an author; you continuously evolve in your craft the more books you write.

As it stands, these particular books that she wrote were the catalyst of what women around the world were seeking at that moment in time.

The movement that the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise has generated is like nothing ever seen in our generation.

It has breathed life into readers who haven't called themselves that since high school.

The story was there for readers, despite the sentence structuring, and that's what was important to more than 100 million people.

So for every fault that you raise about the books, there are triple that in positives that can counterclaim.

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie adaptation.

Yes there is sex and nudity, as expected, but it was handled very poetically rather than sleazily.

You could hear a subtle shift in the cinema chair next to you, or nervous rustle of popcorn as the really raunchy bits were played out, but there was nothing to make you feel uncomfortable about what you were watching with a room full of strangers.

The characters, in particular the female lead Anastasia Steele, felt more developed than in the book.

Again, I believe that this was due to E.L. James' close involvement in the movie making process, and you could tell it was her vision that was bought to life on the big screen.

So whether you agree or disagree with the content of the books, there is more to be said about what E.L. James has inadvertently achieved with her Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy.

You only need to see the excited faces that line up out side of cinemas across the globe for proof of that.

Trish Hamilton is an author based in Hervey Bay