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There was a lot of swearing in Man Mission. Sometimes the men were downright crude. I imagine that there are some who might find this distasteful, but as I said in my review of the book, I was not at all out off by their rudeness. I felt that it fit in with the overall theme of manliness. None of it seemed forced, as I've sometimes felt was the case in other books.

What do you think about the characters' copious use of profanity?

I was off-put by it, and I don't see it as particularly manly. You can be a man without swearing,

Actually gentlemen do not swear

I have to agree that gentlemen do not swear. It does not make them seem stronger or manly. It does, actually, make them obnoxious and rude.

readerrihana wrote: ↑13 Feb 2020, 09:24 I was off-put by it, and I don't see it as particularly manly. You can be a man without swearing,

Actually gentlemen do not swear

Totally agreed.

I didn't see it as super necessary. I mean, it's palatable, but points can be made without swearing every 45 seconds.

KingK123 wrote: ↑16 Feb 2020, 22:24 I didn't see it as super necessary. I mean, it's palatable, but points can be made without swearing every 45 seconds.

I agree with you; it wasn't necessary. I mean, is it ever, really? I just think that in this particular book, with these particular characters, it didn't seem "too much." And thank you for your opinion.

I think profanity can definitely be overdone, but I don't mind it if it fits with the character's personality. If every character finishes all their sentences with swearing, though, it starts to feel really unnecessary.

I am definitely not a fan of the use of profane words, more so when it is used frequently. There are other ways of relating a message without swearing. I totally disagree that swearing is a manly thing.

To think that swearing is a manly thing is such sexist thing to say. I agree it was not necessary.

I personally don't like swearing. And I must say, that part of the book really puts me off. You can be a gentle or a strong man without swearing.

I didn't find the use of swearing in this book to be excessive. I've read books previously where the characters swore in every other sentence but here it felt fairly realistic.

I like the swearing, it makes it more realistic. Honestly, I never swear when I work but I always swear with my friends and I know a lot of people for who it's the case. Part of being with the people you love is being able to not censor yourself and it's a beautiful thing in my humble opinion.

HarryPotterLibrary22 wrote: ↑08 Mar 2020, 15:50 I didn't find the use of swearing in this book to be excessive. I've read books previously where the characters swore in every other sentence but here it felt fairly realistic.

That's exactly my feelings on this subject regarding this book. It felt realistic. Thank you for commenting.

I am actually on the fence on this one: yes, the swearing was a bit excessive (especially if you only read the sample pages and not even the whole book) but on the other hand, that's what made it so hilarious. I found myself laughing at my pc screen and people around me wondering what I'm up to!

When reading this book, I didn't think anything about the swearing. I guess it depends on how / where you grew up. I have been around mostly men - brothers, cousins, military, etc..and I found these characters to be well-developed and realistic. The emotions and brotherhood among them far out-shadowed their swearing. Could it be they were mostly out with themselves in a different country doing outrageous things?