Exactly. It did made me uncomfortable to read and I had to go find some fluff after, but I think that was supposed to be the point. It was a horrible situation, there was no magical "fix it" where the characters confess their love and all the trauma magically goes away. Is not easy to read and it is probably not easy to write either. But there is no need to pile on someone like that.
I have read dark shit that I have been impressed with. I have read some dark shit that I have had to pause, step away from the computer and skip it because it was too much for me. Sometimes the aftermath have been handled well and other times, not so.
But not once have I felt the need to tell a fellow author they shouldn't write it. I just close it and find something else to read.
Ok, maybe once, but it was E.L James Fifty Shades of Grey, and think we agree I was justified for the terrible writing alone!
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I have read dark shit that I have been impressed with. I have read some dark shit that I have had to pause, step away from the computer and skip it because it was too much for me. Sometimes the aftermath have been handled well and other times, not so.
But not once have I felt the need to tell a fellow author they shouldn't write it. I just close it and find something else to read.
Ok, maybe once, but it was E.L James Fifty Shades of Grey, and think we agree I was justified for the terrible writing alone!