tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post5679870098514721932..comments2023-10-08T22:52:40.964+10:00Comments on Between the Covers: Booking Through Thursday: DecorumAmat Librishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343725194203848055noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-77705236062760377592007-10-05T00:41:00.000+10:002007-10-05T00:41:00.000+10:00I really don't mind anything in a book as long...I really don't mind anything in a book as long as it adds value to the story. I've never put down a book because I was offended by something. <br><br>Nice answer!!Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-2403614406594970702007-10-05T03:35:00.000+10:002007-10-05T03:35:00.000+10:00That's a rotten teacher!That's a rotten teacher!Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255026646819281620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-34253546725086541192007-10-05T23:56:00.000+10:002007-10-05T23:56:00.000+10:00Wow, a teacher like that would get an earful from ...Wow, a teacher like that would get an earful from me (as the mother). <br><br>I see you're reading an old favorite of mine, The Maltese Falcon. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!Bookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-39964753158330591432007-10-06T00:01:00.000+10:002007-10-06T00:01:00.000+10:00When I started reading romance novels way back in ...When I started reading romance novels way back in school, we used to read those scenes aloud and giggle. But back then those were definitely not steamy nor profane!gautami tripathyhttp://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-through-romances.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-61914331027474227042007-10-06T02:05:00.000+10:002007-10-06T02:05:00.000+10:00I was a film major and had to watch a few eye open...I was a film major and had to watch a few eye opening films. That's the closest I've come to your experience. Happy BTT.pussrebootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167235847991793325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-909280764103408672007-10-06T17:21:00.000+10:002007-10-06T17:21:00.000+10:00I have trouble typing a profane word. :-) I have...I have trouble typing a profane word. :-) I have, but it didn't come out easily. <br><br>I"m with you though. I think that the language and behavior in books should match the plot and characters. It doesn't really work for me otherwise.Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-57542196307093178382007-10-07T05:44:00.000+10:002007-10-07T05:44:00.000+10:00Diddo what Stephanie said - I've never put dow...Diddo what Stephanie said - I've never put down a book because I was offended by the language. I will however put it down if I feel it's gratuitous. Case in point: Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series. I stopped reading the series when the sex scenes stopped furthering the plot, and began to <em>be</em> the plot. Which isn't bad either if that's what you're J.S. Peytonhttp://baddict.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-14202594061346006862007-10-07T22:48:00.000+10:002007-10-07T22:48:00.000+10:00Stephanie: Whether something adds to the book is d...Stephanie: Whether something adds to the book is definitely the key point. And thinking about it now, the thing I'm most likely to be offended by in a book is a completely brainless character!<br><br>Chris: She was! On another occasion, she threw a guy out of the classroom for using the term "jerry-built" on the grounds that it was racist. Huh? I can only assume she was thinking of CoversGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343725194203848055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-63674471490157442692007-10-09T17:18:00.000+10:002007-10-09T17:18:00.000+10:00Missed you on Thursday but I'm glad I caught u...Missed you on Thursday but I'm glad I caught up with you today. I'm with bookfool - a teacher like that would've ended up wishing she was anywhere else but talking to me. Good for both you and your mother!<br><br>cjhcjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798965643027904154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-43744978728656644772007-10-10T07:05:00.000+10:002007-10-10T07:05:00.000+10:00Hmm- I don't think I've ever put down a bo...Hmm- I don't think I've ever put down a book for profanity or "steaminess." But I did stop reading a book once because I thought it was appallingly, blatantly racist in its approach. I don't know why this particular book bothered me so much- it isn't like racism isn't prevalent in many books. But for some reason, One Thousand White Women hit a nerve and I could Aartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-81670192962773556782007-10-11T14:14:00.000+10:002007-10-11T14:14:00.000+10:00Oh! You're reading such wonderful books right...Oh! You're reading such wonderful books right now! And I did put down "Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife" because of the absolutely ridiculous amount of pointless sex scenes. I felt like the Darcy's were insulted by the book.Sarah in the Sky Withhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957143251080307665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-35356358895525222982007-10-13T23:33:00.000+10:002007-10-13T23:33:00.000+10:00Too much profanity in books hasn't ever really...Too much profanity in books hasn't ever really bothered me. (At least not enough to make me stop reading.) I've just finished reading <i>Nineteen Seventy Four</i> by David Peace and I can't imagine a book that is more loaded with profanity than that one.<br><br>As far as explicit content is concerned, I did in fact put down one book for that reason -- <i>Until I Find You</i> by John Nithinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217928467394281224noreply@blogger.com