I may be in the minority
but isn’t literature supposed to be an escape as well as a comment on the world/society/etc?
I’m looking through the nanowrimo stuff and this kid is talking about his main character always getting raped by various people, and on top of that, the father is a drug dealer and god knows what all. I’m like, “Dude, you can see that shit on the news.”
I like to be transported when I read. I want there to be an overall comment on an idea or convention or what have you, but I also want to be entertained. Rape is not entertaining to me. Granted, I hate literature that is all fluffy bunnies and daisies, but give me some kind of light, folks. Something to make me smile instead of scowl.
Am I in the minority? Does this mean my novels will never sell?
