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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
A book doesn't need profanity, and it doesn't not need profanity. It needs whatever is appropriate to the characters and the story.
I find it intriguing that one aspect of storytelling -- what combinations of letters someone uses -- is being singled out over things that affect me, as a reader, a great deal more: flat plotlines, for instance.
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This is just
one aspect that is being talked about. Nothing to worry about.
To put it in perspective > Were the topic fantasy novels and how much "reality" had to be included you would find some arguing that
some aerodynamics had to be applied to flying dragons. Others would insist that aerodynamics were not needed.
I think that it is needed in some stories, but also that some very good stories have been told without any. When a good author uses it well it will fly past you in a flash, adding texture, but unnoticed in itself.
Speaking of sudden flashes. This just poped into my mind - imagine "The Tell-Tale Heart" with profanity in it?