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Encouraged by the growing demand of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ an enterprising hotel manager has decided to replace the Gideon Bible with copies of the racy best-seller.
Wayne Bartholomew, Damson Dene hotel manager and star of Channel 4’s first ‘The Hotel’, is making the exchange for the benefit of guests and in response to the online chatter from his 3,210 Facebook Fans.
“Fifty Shades of Grey is all that people are talking about at the moment, but I know that some are too shy to buy it for themselves,” the Daily Mail quoted him as saying.
“I thought it would be a special treat for our guests to find it in their bedside cabinet and that includes the men too. They are as desperate to get their hands on a copy as the women,” he said.
The manager said that they were swapping one best seller for another and insisted that the similarities don’t end there.
The Gideon bible is full of references to sex and violence, although it’s written using more formal language, so James’ book is easier to read.
“We’ve decided to designate one of rooms in the hotel into the “Red Room”. Guests will have fun finding out what delights await them there” Bartholomew said.
However, the bible will still be available at the reception desk for any guests who request it.
Wayne’s bedside book substitution has been approved of his boss, hotelier Jonathan Denby.
Meanwhile, while commenting on the hotel’s decision to substitute the sacred book with the erotic novel, the Bible Society remained adamant that the Holy book would stand the test of time.
“Whilst 50 Shades of Grey is in vogue this summer, we doubt that in 2000 years’ time people will still be talking about as they do about the Bible - an enduring book which has stood the test of time and is still the world’s best seller,” Rachel Rounds said.
“The Bible is a great read. It contains stories which feature sex and violence, as well as comedy, tragedy, poetry, and prose. Its themes are eternal; they still speak directly into people’s lives centuries after it was written.
There really is no comparison between it and this novel,” she added.
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