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Re: The Cuckoo's Calling
Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 09:13
by deepeabee
Moonraker wrote:I was given this book and have almost finished it. It's a reasonable story, but for me is ruined by the frequent use of obscene language. Maybe Rowling wished to show she was a "grown-up" authoress, but so many F and C words make it unpalatable for me. I won't bother with any more of her adult books.
I totally agree. Books and films using these words too much really is a turn off as far as I'm concerned.
Re: The Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 09:14
by Eddie Muir
I also totally agree.
Re: The Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 09:30
by Daisy
I agree too. I find the use of bad language a really off-putting feature these days. I fear also, that it normalises such language as seems evident by some of the posts that can be seen on social media.
Re: The Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
Posted: 19 Jul 2017, 10:36
by Moonraker
It also means that when you shut your finger in the door, there is nothing bad enough to shout out now!
Re: The Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
Posted: 19 Jul 2017, 16:41
by Eddie Muir
Re: The Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
Posted: 19 Jul 2017, 19:27
by John Pickup
Moonraker wrote:It also means that when you shut your finger in the door, there is nothing bad enough to shout out now!
Funnily enough (or not in my case) I was up a ladder this morning trimming back some branches off a tree at the bottom of the garden when I trapped my finger between a branch and a rung of the ladder. As my next door neighbour was hanging out some washing at the time my response was a strained Ouch. I descended the ladder, went into my shed and directed some very un-Blytonesque language at my push bike.
Re: The Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
Posted: 19 Jul 2017, 21:28
by Eddie Muir
Wonderful, John.
I hope your finger is OK now.
Re: The Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
Posted: 19 Jul 2017, 21:40
by Courtenay
And I hope your push bike has forgiven you for the totally undeserved abuse.
Re: The Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
Posted: 19 Jul 2017, 22:23
by John Pickup
Eddie Muir wrote:Wonderful, John.
I hope your finger is OK now.
My finger has stopped throbbing, Eddie, but the nail is turning black so I assume I shall be losing it soon.
Re: The Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
Posted: 20 Jul 2017, 10:30
by Moonraker
John Pickup wrote:Eddie Muir wrote:Wonderful, John.
I hope your finger is OK now.
so I assume I shall be losing it soon.
Again?!