Profanity in the Book

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Profanity in the Book

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Was anyone else thoroughly disturbed by the excessive amount of profanity in this book? It was so bad it made me start wondering at the appropriateness of making this book BOTM. It also left a bad aftertaste. And yet it was compelling enough that I read it. I don't know what to make of that.🤦🏾
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The novel was heavy on profanity, but I feel that based on the youthfulness of the characters, it wasn't so out of place. I guess every author has their style and the intent here was to keep the readers on par with the young characters.
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Post by Ochieng Stephen Owino »

I'm very sorry that you feel that, but in a way; the profanity ultimately fits the plot and era of the book. There is crime, policing and students and in my honest opinion, these groups of people are prone to profanity. No offense.
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I like you, also felt there was too much Bulgarian in the book from the beginning to the end. Everyone, every character, students, cops. It was really on every page but not enough to put me off.
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I think in order to make a realistic story about the Vietnam war and how people felt, the author needed to include the feel of the country at that time. There was drug use, there was sexual freedom, and there was profanity used as a reaction to strong feelings. I think that taking away the profanity would have taken away from the realism of the story. People in that era were defined by speaking their truth and freedom of speech.
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Yes, I did not like the constant profanities, especially from the younger generation. Yet the book is highly rated. I guess the author wanted to make it real.
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I was disappointed with the profanities and truly disturb. I hardly read a chapter that has no profanities, it was too much and it affected my reading and didn't let me enjoy the novel
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Post by Jackie Kook »

I find that profanity can really detract from a story in pretty much any situation, although it can also be so "in the moment" that I gloss right over it. In this case, I think the element of making it seem real justifies the use of profanity, although leaving it out might make the content more palatable. Great question!
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Post by Candy1Candy »

I guess the usage of so much profanity was just because that's how it was in the era the book took place. Then again, it was over-used, too; I didn't think it was necessary to use it out of the dialogues, at some point it really got annoying, but I was so disturbed by the adult scenes to give much attention to the profanity, they were also over-used somehow and made it a very HEAVY read for me I finished the book in more time than expected. I seriously hope Peter S. Rush fixes that in his future books.
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I'm not sure that I was bothered by the profanity to that extent. Keeping in mind the age levels of the characters and the environment it just kinda fit. But yes, now that I think of it, it could bothersome for people.
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Its a book with mostly teenage and long adult characters. At that point in their lives, profanity would be a regular thing, embedded into their speech patterns so no the profanity was not troubling to me. I t added an air or realism to the book.
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Post by María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda »

I understand that some people are especially sensitive to profanity. I don't use swear words in my daily life. But in this case, I think it makes the dialogues believable. "Super-macho" cops, such as Steve's colleagues probably would've spoken that way.
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It made the reading experience less pleasant. It was not out of place; some people really talk like that. But I do not think the book would lose something without the profanity.
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The number of profanity in the book didn't quite bother me. The characters and storylines were all compelling to make a reader continue reading. And as such, I was left with no choice but to enjoy the masterpiece.
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Post by Chris Walter Mason »

I was somehow bordered but that is how the author chooses to do it. But I enjoyed other things in the book, like Steve's sacrifices except for profanities
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