Madeline answers “Why aren't there some warnings that is has...”

❆ Crystal ❆ asked this question about Pretty Girls:

Why aren't there some warnings that is has dark subject matter, torture, rape and violence to women? I assumed that it would skirt around some issues... You know it's happening, but it's not really detailed. But, that's not the case. There is some really touchy subject matter in this book and it may not appeal to everyone. I think there needs to be a warning to just people know.

Madeline I agree that the amount of violence is over the top and not what I have come to expect when I see a popular, highly rated airport thriller. I have to …moreI agree that the amount of violence is over the top and not what I have come to expect when I see a popular, highly rated airport thriller. I have to admit when I pick up a female author, I do so with the hope that they will not have such a vivid and uniquely disgusting imagination for how to mutilate and humiliate a young female victim. Even if you put down the book after coming across the first disturbing mental picture, "there are things you can't unsee" (the authors own words). Books should definitely be rated for types and levels of violent imagery. The violence in this book is beyond anything I could have imagined on my own, and I found it deeply disturbing. Thrillers should be fun, not upsetting. Murder mystery does not exactly quantify vivid descriptions of whatever the fuck "murder porn" is. (less)

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