tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180889286512921617.post4605880403371251905..comments2023-04-07T07:09:25.169-07:00Comments on The Story in a Spider's Web: "Good" Books and "Bad" books Part 1: the Interest Factor/the Question of ViolenceEmilyn J Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892659942186331664noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180889286512921617.post-31542798782883633662014-05-04T22:01:32.319-07:002014-05-04T22:01:32.319-07:00Absolutely. It's amazing (in both a good and ...Absolutely. It's amazing (in both a good and bad way) how much the stories we surround ourselves with affect us, just like our friends affect us. And that song... it's a very good one.Emilyn J Cloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00892659942186331664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180889286512921617.post-51580237578913531282014-05-04T15:38:13.316-07:002014-05-04T15:38:13.316-07:00That's a very interesting point about the glad...That's a very interesting point about the gladiators. I'm not a huge fan of lots of action/gore either. I don't mind it so much, but, like you, I do get bored with extensive fighting scenes. I think that with so much violence, people are becoming more violent. If that's all they see, they think that's the norm. It makes me think of the kid's song... "Be careful little eyes what you see."Abbey Stellingwerffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.com