ussusimiel wrote:Just as well she didn't read the Gap Series
Haha, I thought the same thing.
Vraith wrote:
But rape/sexual violence---that is something that is very likely to touch the real literal lives of the readers/players.
It seems to me that has to make a big difference.
That is a damn good point Vraith. At least insofar as the reader reaction goes.
It may well be that I am insensitive, or at least, desensitised, but I've never particularly been bothered by either Lena or Morns trials. And Lena's less than Morns, except for the fact that Morn endures and Lena doesn't.
(The fact that she doesn't is to me far worse (and more impactful) than the actual rape scene in the book, which I've always considered more implicit than explicit. (Again in contrast to Morn, where it is the opposite (although still avoiding crudity).))
(I believe that to be the correct punctuation.
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Anyway, as such I was always surprised to learn it was sufficient to cause people to stop reading the Chrons.
--A