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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
I'm put off by encountering a gratuitously disgusting or shocking scene or action. These needless images make me put down the book immediately and forever. Shock schlock is no substitute for good writing.
This happened in Thomas Harris "Black Sunday"
and in Georgina Harding "The Solitude of Thomas Cave"
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Eeeewwww. Glad you spoilered those. I'll give both books a miss, even though I'm a fan of tough thrillers. That's just gratuitous.