tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post4848672723639607990..comments2024-03-13T06:31:17.010-04:00Comments on Susan Says: Blood and GutsSusan Gourley/Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-37029772992687304962011-11-08T05:35:05.095-05:002011-11-08T05:35:05.095-05:00I personally do not like violence my reading matte...I personally do not like violence my reading matter. I think that it can be de-humanising. I don't watch films that are violent. I liked the photo, very funny. A thought provoking post.Paul Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732771806819029077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-37004842423171733662011-11-07T17:37:30.946-05:002011-11-07T17:37:30.946-05:00I don't mind it in books or movies, but real l...I don't mind it in books or movies, but real life violence can go over the top, as in 'torture porn.' I like a great fantasy battle scene and would choose it over a thriller with graphic details.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-89883729431726839482011-11-07T16:45:50.456-05:002011-11-07T16:45:50.456-05:00I think I have a higher tolerance for violence in ...I think I have a higher tolerance for violence in books and movies than many, though I often think most of what I read and watch is over the top and unnecessary for the story.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-52861108782462748952011-11-07T15:32:33.000-05:002011-11-07T15:32:33.000-05:00There is some fighting in my current WIP, but on t...There is some fighting in my current WIP, but on the whole I don't like a lot of violence.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-83161678548757813442011-11-07T15:18:22.451-05:002011-11-07T15:18:22.451-05:00I have some gore at my crime scenes but I have my ...I have some gore at my crime scenes but I have my limits. No rape and no harming children or animals.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-67032548869228314022011-11-07T13:02:29.121-05:002011-11-07T13:02:29.121-05:00I say write something that you would want to read....I say write something that you would want to read. If you like reading violence...go for it. You will find an audience. The more truth you put into your writing, the better author you will be.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-64767636746297390362011-11-07T10:49:59.624-05:002011-11-07T10:49:59.624-05:00I do skim over parts in some books. I keep the blo...I do skim over parts in some books. I keep the blood and gore limited, although its there. Nine murders in my first book. You have to have some. But I don;t go on and on about it. too much is a turn off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-39859307005658568662011-11-07T10:15:30.636-05:002011-11-07T10:15:30.636-05:00Not a fan of violence and horror. So when I'm ...Not a fan of violence and horror. So when I'm reading it in a book I like, yes I'll scan those passages quickly. Same with explicit sex. I don't look for titillation in my reading. I'm not against some violence and sexual content when it's part of the plot or theme but it's the excess of either that puts me off.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-18532915456623123922011-11-07T09:57:15.947-05:002011-11-07T09:57:15.947-05:00I think viewing a lot of blood and guts and/or sex...I think viewing a lot of blood and guts and/or sex can cause a person to become desensitized and lead to a lack of caring or empathy for another's pain. I also think showing/describing everything causes a person to loose the ability to imagine for themselves.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-66445743005923733212011-11-07T08:35:32.262-05:002011-11-07T08:35:32.262-05:00I can't watch anything with blood and gore. F...I can't watch anything with blood and gore. Forget horror, have never read or seen a movie by Steven King. (Well, except Delores Claiborne and I didn't know he wrote the book.)<br /><br />I think it all depends on the individual. Some people like it, some don't. <br /><br />For me, I skip over the sex scenes in books. I feel like a voyeur if I read them. And after having read so many romances in my life, the sex just gets old.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.com