tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post1093156211924739241..comments2024-03-25T08:32:46.324-04:00Comments on The Sirenic Codex: Reconciling Reading About TragedyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045558423044874125noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-15601296097024852792014-04-02T16:51:32.576-04:002014-04-02T16:51:32.576-04:00I feel like authors are sometimes one step away fr...I feel like authors are sometimes one step away from becoming serial killers because some of the stuff they think of and describe so clearly is terrifying. :p I'm the opposite, I prefer horror movies to books, but for the same reason you mentioned.<br /><br />-P.E.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045558423044874125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-73905316629320374902014-04-02T16:49:52.894-04:002014-04-02T16:49:52.894-04:00If I was an author, I would be terrified of writin...If I was an author, I would be terrified of writing sicklit (wow I didn't know it had a name!) just because I would be terrified that it would end up cheesy or like I'm romanticizing the illness. <br /><br />I think that makes sense- books do open the door to new experiences. :)<br /><br />-P.E.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045558423044874125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-59396172998857912542014-04-01T01:12:10.614-04:002014-04-01T01:12:10.614-04:00When you talked about how authors feel... I someti...When you talked about how authors feel... I sometimes wonder how Stephen King feels when he writes books. Whoa. I don't ever read sad books. I avoid them like the plague. I think we are all drawn to just different books. Why do I love horror? Why do I love horror books and not horror movies??? I think maybe I just like the adrenaline of what is going to happen next! Angela's Anxious Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935144213302758223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-91710881570145021922014-03-31T14:57:22.531-04:002014-03-31T14:57:22.531-04:00I don't have any problem reading a story about...I don't have any problem reading a story about sick people. Sicklit is all the rage nowadays, but it's got to be done right, and from the heart. Everything else will be of poor taste. <br /><br />Anyway, sometimes, I like reading sad, sad books just because. My life is pretty boring (not complaining), and there's hardly any drama between my hubby and I (again, not complaining). So I guess once in a while, you need a good cry. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00107816571044347474noreply@blogger.com