tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post1234313862813296013..comments2023-08-13T04:25:27.199-06:00Comments on Spoiled for the Ordinary: CFBA Tour - IlluminatedJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363518142334125056noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-23176785571458885112007-10-29T12:49:00.000-06:002007-10-29T12:49:00.000-06:00Matt,Thanks for stopping by! It is always a challe...Matt,<BR/>Thanks for stopping by! It is always a challenge to discuss another person's work. <BR/><BR/>You write about being on mainstream shelves - and that makes a difference in the discussion/comparison. I'll confess to reading mostly Christian fiction in the last 2 years, so that is my comparison group. I can't really compare to other books on the shelves. My comparison is coming to other books by Christian publishers. <BR/><BR/>I'm wrestling with this subject as I post. I'm glad to have your imput, and my main purpose is to discuss violence and ask questions concerning it in the CBA industry. I thought about starting this discussion later and not tie it so closely to your book, but the timing seemed right. I'm interested to see what people bring to the table, and the wrestling with it via dialogue.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18363518142334125056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-80813409113115646052007-10-29T10:36:00.000-06:002007-10-29T10:36:00.000-06:00Hello everyone! Guess I'll chime in here too.... ...Hello everyone! Guess I'll chime in here too.... I've been shocked at how many people have been focused on the violence in ILLUMINATED, which I think is MINIMAL compared with most books out there. (Has anyone read HEARTSICK?) I'm on mainstream shelves, next to novels that make mine look like a children's book. I simply had BAD GUYS acting BAD. To have them act nice would have been to weaken the evil they depict. I'm just trying to be true to my characters and my stories. Hope that helps shed a little light!<BR/><BR/>But this is just the beginning. Things are about to get crazier. The follow-up to ILLUMINATED comes out August 12th, 2008. Prepare yourself for the next thrillride...HOUSE OF WOLVES!<BR/><BR/>Peace.<BR/>Matt BronleeweMatt Bronleewehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859760781678281798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-27618002288396993892007-10-25T22:10:00.000-06:002007-10-25T22:10:00.000-06:00Jason, I agree. I thought about commenting on the ...Jason, I agree. I thought about commenting on the violence in my review of the book, but I was already not fond of the book so didn't add another blow to my review.<BR/><BR/>But yes, the violence was too much for me and really turned my stomach. It felt like it went too far, was too graphic.<BR/><BR/>Some may think that's hypocritical, that violence can be too descriptive when it's violence. But I don't want the gory details. I don't want to be dragged through the gutter, because those are images I will never get out of my head.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273218075389651300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-14205449991003265812007-10-25T15:30:00.000-06:002007-10-25T15:30:00.000-06:00Ok Bonnie. I posted the first day on 10/25, and pl...Ok Bonnie. I posted the first day on 10/25, and plan on posting about this for a few days.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18363518142334125056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-27285919415597786732007-10-25T14:33:00.000-06:002007-10-25T14:33:00.000-06:00Hey Jason, leave a comment here when you get the d...Hey Jason, leave a comment here when you get the discussion started because I signed up to get email follow-up comments, so that way I'll know where to go!Bonnie S. Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769607640246518804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-37785960852450933502007-10-25T14:27:00.000-06:002007-10-25T14:27:00.000-06:00I've read Germ by Liparulo, and we'll get to it an...I've read Germ by Liparulo, and we'll get to it and other examples.<BR/><BR/>Mark - point well taken. I'm betting it will be made again.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18363518142334125056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-59994634287225694702007-10-25T13:21:00.000-06:002007-10-25T13:21:00.000-06:00So have you read Liparulo? Because he does get pr...So have you read Liparulo? Because he does get pretty gory.<BR/><BR/>I guess the question is if the violence fits in the context of the story. I didn't have a problem with the violence in Saving Private Ryan, for example...because it fit.Mark H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08539016906893220200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-3362731815574507092007-10-25T08:32:00.000-06:002007-10-25T08:32:00.000-06:00I'd love to get in on the discussion. Just let me ...I'd love to get in on the discussion. Just let me know when and where!<BR/><BR/>LOL...I am guessing that you haven't read Robert Liparulo's Comes A Horseman, or Germ ...LOL!Bonnie S. Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769607640246518804noreply@blogger.com