Comments on: Violence in Romance

By: Jordan

Jordan — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:05:18 +0000

Gabriele, There are a lot of words I’m still working on spelling correctly. LOL! I would suggest that you stay away from the erotic romance genre. And I agree, a badly written love scene is painful to read. *g*

By: Gabriele

Gabriele — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:58:34 +0000

Violence never bothers me. Sex does, sometimes, if it’s badly written (*cough* Auel *cough*), feels gratuitous (one day I’ll learn how to spell that word, lol) or gets too detailed about the juices involved. I don’t want to feel like I need a shower after reading a scene.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:57:45 +0000

Angela, Interesting. I’ve seen a few movies involving eyes that have freaked me out, but I’ve never encountered a book. It’s cool that you still like suspense.

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:34:15 +0000

Anything involving eyes. That’s the only line I can’t cross. *shudder*.

But I’m more a fan of suspense in a book–anyone can write a violent scene but it takes skill to make my skin crawl and my heart race with fear and anticipation in a book.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:24:03 +0000

Bernard, I tend to stay away from books that explore depression, too. There’s nothing wrong with fairytales.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:22:39 +0000

Charli, That’s interesting that the person/persons/monsters doing the violence make a difference to you. I’m glad that RED didn’t give you nightmares. I have had a few people get back to me about my urban fantasy and say that it gave them bad dreams. I guess it depends on your mental cut off point. I know Stephen King’s The Shining scared the crap out of me and gave me nightmares for weeks because I couldn’t shake the images.

By: BernardL

BernardL — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:23:10 +0000

Nothing bothers me if it fits in the story. As I’ve aged, the books I shy away from are the ones which explore degeneracy and depression. I see enough in real life headlines. I don’t need to read a book dealing with it, no matter how well written it is. I guess I’ve cycled back into the Fairy Tale stage in my reading tastes.

By: Charli

Charli — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:45:07 +0000

I’m actually kind of a wuss for violence, I’ve been bothered by the violent content in Linda Howard books. I will pretty much avoid any book I think will be disturbing or squicky because like Vivi said, those images stay with me. It goes with being creative, you can vividly imagine…everything. And RED did not give me nightmares or make me queasy. Possibly because of who did the violence, if I can say that without spoilers. Stephen King doesn’t bother me, because I know there’s no monster in the closet. Kiss the Girls? Would bother me.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:53:51 +0000

Vivi, I’ve had that problem with a couple of sci-fi books. There were some scenes that took weeks to get rid of. Not fun. I haven’t tried reading American Psycho…yet. *g*

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:52:21 +0000

Bailey, That’s how I feel. Don’t put stuff in a book for shock value. Make sure it makes sense.