/lit/ - Literature

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>>8268792
I always wonder who they're trying to "shock" with shock value stuff anyway - at this point no one outside the Bible Belt, and even there mostly no one under 35, would really be upset by a book having gayness in it. It's like they try really hard to be mature and challenging, but the only things they can think of are a) sex stuff, b) violence, or c) basic moral ambiguity - which end up having the opposite effect, and making the book seem like it was written by an edgy teenager. What would really be shock me at this point would be a book with nuanced, thoughtful takes on complicated issues, but those seem to be thin on the ground.

>>8171150
>reading John C. Fedora YA to spite "feminists"

>>8102131
>What's /lit/'s opinion of Brent Weeks?
His Night Angel series was basically "OW THE EDGE" personified, maybe he's improved tho.

>>8095140