tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469808576364463281.post3143571586192670711..comments2024-01-31T05:38:20.140-05:00Comments on Best Reads (2010 - 2021): The Sea HouseKavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469808576364463281.post-42529064640331085262014-10-04T02:35:35.403-04:002014-10-04T02:35:35.403-04:00This one sounds like a good read. Seems poor Ruth...This one sounds like a good read. Seems poor Ruth has many problems. I want a chance to win it. Thanks!<br /> Maxie > mac262(at)me(dot)com <maudemaxine@gmail.co,https://www.blogger.com/profile/11612461543816484090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469808576364463281.post-68385896895183999682014-10-01T20:17:38.798-04:002014-10-01T20:17:38.798-04:00A lady that publicized it on FB thought that it wa...A lady that publicized it on FB thought that it was Christian fiction also and had not read it yet. I am so glad you mentioned the profanity, bc I in turn in a private mss'g warned her and she was so grateful. My grown kids and hubby doesn't use profanity around me, so yeah, it's disturbing to have to read them. Words really do hold power...be they good or bad.Diana Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127629740742628849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469808576364463281.post-4742412342064899682014-10-01T02:01:53.902-04:002014-10-01T02:01:53.902-04:00I am intrigued by The Sea House. Thank you, Kav, ...I am intrigued by The Sea House. Thank you, Kav, for a great review.<br /><br />mauback55at gmail dot comMelanie Backushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727406782355039525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469808576364463281.post-76474097594150428172014-09-30T11:51:27.343-04:002014-09-30T11:51:27.343-04:00I agree, Diana. This isn't a Christian fiction...I agree, Diana. This isn't a Christian fiction book. I got it through Litfuse and I just assumed it was Christian fiction because all the other books I got from them are. My mistake. They didn't realize there was swearing in it either though. Such a shame. And you know what? The only reason profanity is considered 'reality' is because media (print, tv, movies, magazines) has made it that way. Yes, of course there have been cuss words throughout time, but the repetetive use in media in these supposedly 'modern' times has taken it to a whole new level. In my opinion authors don't have to demean themselves the way the rest of society has. Sigh. I'll admit to being sensitive about this subject. Like you, I got away from secular fiction because of the content. I manage to go days without hearing a swear word and it was a shock to run into it in a book.Words hold power and that's really hit home because the words I read are stuck in my head a week later. We really are what we read.Kavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469808576364463281.post-82259682645713599092014-09-30T11:18:12.872-04:002014-09-30T11:18:12.872-04:00I just had to turn down reviewing a wonderful stor...I just had to turn down reviewing a wonderful story for a talented author for the same reason. The swearing was used to rail at God and other places near the beginning of the book, and I see no purpose for that at all. It added nothing to the book. Some may say "that's reality" but I don't want to read it in my Christian fiction books. It's one of the reasons why I got away from secular. Diana Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127629740742628849noreply@blogger.com