Caryn’s answer to “Is this a clean read?” > Likes and Comments
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He is a baseball player.Having spent my life in locker rooms and dugouts,I will tell you that you don't learn much of a quality language or much of a value of anything worthwhile,actually.It's young men in a confined space with no woman around.It is a fairly free space to be a young man free of the morals and mores of the outside world restrictions.I am not defending or judging the actions or language of the space.I am just telling you the facts of my life in them.Actually,I think his language is quite reserved for his life in sports.Whether you like it or not,men will be men as their upbringing and surroundings teaches them.And I believe a book must tell the facts of a time or place.A book that doesn't mention smoking in the 1920's-1960,s,for example, isn't very truthful.So for this author to put in the language of a male athlete in today's world is a very truthful and natural thing to include in the novel.Just because you don't like it is not a reason to untruthful give an inaccurate account of the characters in the story.
You have a good point. My 16 year old son is always telling me that he has "heard worse". :)
Caryn, You expressed my thoughts precisely. A more appropriate use of superlatives would have earned this book a higher rating. To Garnet's response, this story did not take place in the locker room.
I thought there was way too much profanity in this book.
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He is a baseball player.Having spent my life in locker rooms and dugouts,I will tell you that you don't learn much of a quality language or much of a value of anything worthwhile,actually.It's young men in a confined space with no woman around.It is a fairly free space to be a young man free of the morals and mores of the outside world restrictions.I am not defending or judging the actions or language of the space.I am just telling you the facts of my life in them.Actually,I think his language is quite reserved for his life in sports.Whether you like it or not,men will be men as their upbringing and surroundings teaches them.And I believe a book must tell the facts of a time or place.A book that doesn't mention smoking in the 1920's-1960,s,for example, isn't very truthful.So for this author to put in the language of a male athlete in today's world is a very truthful and natural thing to include in the novel.Just because you don't like it is not a reason to untruthful give an inaccurate account of the characters in the story.
You have a good point. My 16 year old son is always telling me that he has "heard worse". :)
Caryn, You expressed my thoughts precisely. A more appropriate use of superlatives would have earned this book a higher rating. To Garnet's response, this story did not take place in the locker room.
I thought there was way too much profanity in this book.
