Why do you read crime fiction? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:22:32Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:26505?xg_raw_resources=1&id=537324%3ATopic%3A26505&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'M WATCHING YOU.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-24:537324:Comment:278072007-04-24T01:31:25.013ZDaniel Hatadihttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danielhatadi
<b>I'M WATCHING YOU.</b>
<b>I'M WATCHING YOU.</b> You raise a very interesting…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-23:537324:Comment:276902007-04-23T15:51:00.249ZJordan Danehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JordanDane
You raise a very interesting point. And I agree that for an author, it is much more interesting to create a character who is stripped bare of all pretenses to find out how they would deal with a life or death situation.<br />
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Yet, I wonder that since the author has control over the outcome and the set up of that story, does the expectation of the reading public and the publishing industry for a certain type of ending play more of a role in how a plot is molded? Perhaps the non-fiction author is a…
You raise a very interesting point. And I agree that for an author, it is much more interesting to create a character who is stripped bare of all pretenses to find out how they would deal with a life or death situation.<br />
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Yet, I wonder that since the author has control over the outcome and the set up of that story, does the expectation of the reading public and the publishing industry for a certain type of ending play more of a role in how a plot is molded? Perhaps the non-fiction author is a stronger player in defining that society--simply by choosing to shed light on a facet of that society. You raise a very interesting…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-23:537324:Comment:276892007-04-23T15:45:40.078ZJordan Danehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JordanDane
You raise a very interesting point. And I agree that for an author, it is much more interesting to create a character who is stripped bare of all pretenses to find out how they would deal with a life or death situation.<br />
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Yet, I wonder that since the author has control over the outcome and the set up of that story, does the expectation of the reading public and the publishing industry for a certain type of ending play more of a role in how a plot is molded? Perhaps the non-fiction author is a…
You raise a very interesting point. And I agree that for an author, it is much more interesting to create a character who is stripped bare of all pretenses to find out how they would deal with a life or death situation.<br />
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Yet, I wonder that since the author has control over the outcome and the set up of that story, does the expectation of the reading public and the publishing industry for a certain type of ending play more of a role in how a plot is molded? Perhaps the non-fiction author is a stronger player in defining that society--simply by choosing to shed light on a facet of that society. I think he wears dark glasses…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-23:537324:Comment:276852007-04-23T15:20:54.333ZJordan Danehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JordanDane
I think he wears dark glasses and shaves his head.
I think he wears dark glasses and shaves his head. I had heard this and LOVED it…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-23:537324:Comment:276842007-04-23T15:19:55.729ZJordan Danehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JordanDane
I had heard this and LOVED it too. Thanks for the smile.
I had heard this and LOVED it too. Thanks for the smile. Crime is the rock and roll of…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-23:537324:Comment:275662007-04-23T06:29:49.648ZDaniel Hatadihttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danielhatadi
Crime is the rock and roll of fiction. It's all about sticking it to the man, but in a safe way. That suits me to a tee.<br />
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Now, where the hell is this 'man' that everyone's always sticking it to?
Crime is the rock and roll of fiction. It's all about sticking it to the man, but in a safe way. That suits me to a tee.<br />
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Now, where the hell is this 'man' that everyone's always sticking it to? Because it's interesting to r…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-22:537324:Comment:273562007-04-22T12:51:06.236ZLaura Roothttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/mallard
Because it's interesting to read about the ripple effects of violent events, and to read about psychological extremes. And how a society enforces "justice" is very revealing of social and political inequalities.
Because it's interesting to read about the ripple effects of violent events, and to read about psychological extremes. And how a society enforces "justice" is very revealing of social and political inequalities. I'm going to paraphrase autho…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-22:537324:Comment:273542007-04-22T12:50:27.030ZSunnie Gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/sunniefromoz
I'm going to paraphrase author Mark Billingham here, who was asked a few years ago why he liked crime fiction. His answer went alone the lines ; because it has a beginning, a middle and an ending and unlike some works of fiction it has this thing called a plot.<br />
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As far as I'm concerned he said it all.
I'm going to paraphrase author Mark Billingham here, who was asked a few years ago why he liked crime fiction. His answer went alone the lines ; because it has a beginning, a middle and an ending and unlike some works of fiction it has this thing called a plot.<br />
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As far as I'm concerned he said it all. What got me into reading when…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-21:537324:Comment:272072007-04-21T22:39:44.905ZJordan Danehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JordanDane
What got me into reading when I was a kid was my love of horses. I tore through the library reading every book they had with a horse in it--Westerns mostly. To this day, the classic Western really captures me but the publishing world does not think they sell well until someone in Hollywood makes a movie and then it will pop again. As I grew older, I realized the protagonist of the story really drew me in, so I branched out into espionage thillers, which later propelled me into mystery,…
What got me into reading when I was a kid was my love of horses. I tore through the library reading every book they had with a horse in it--Westerns mostly. To this day, the classic Western really captures me but the publishing world does not think they sell well until someone in Hollywood makes a movie and then it will pop again. As I grew older, I realized the protagonist of the story really drew me in, so I branched out into espionage thillers, which later propelled me into mystery, suspense, and thrillers. I was concerned that younger people don't read as much, but as I got out into MySpace, I found a whole community of young readers who really seem to love the crime fiction novels ( a broad spectrum of subgenres). There's nothing like reading to stir the mind. I've really given this questi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-21:537324:Comment:271772007-04-21T21:18:02.160Znorbyhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/norby871
I've really given this question a lot of thought since it was posted yesterday, and the only answer I keep coming back to is that crime/mystery fiction is what catches my interest.<br />
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Occasionally a book outside of that genre will pop up that I just have to read, but I started reading mysteries as a kid-The Three Investigators, Encyclopedia Brown, whatever I could find. It didn't take long for me to exhaust the children's section (this was before the days of Stine, and writing for young adults…
I've really given this question a lot of thought since it was posted yesterday, and the only answer I keep coming back to is that crime/mystery fiction is what catches my interest.<br />
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Occasionally a book outside of that genre will pop up that I just have to read, but I started reading mysteries as a kid-The Three Investigators, Encyclopedia Brown, whatever I could find. It didn't take long for me to exhaust the children's section (this was before the days of Stine, and writing for young adults like they were adults) and move on to the adult's section on the first floor of the library. My mother immediately got nervous about what I was reading, my interest in mystery no longer seeming so innocent.<br />
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Eventually true crime books started finding their way into my reading list (very quietly after my mother confiscated a library copy of Helter Skelter, telling me that just because things like that happened in the world didn't mean we had to read about them).<br />
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Now, my reading covers a variety of nonfiction and fiction (always avoiding romance and Oprah). The nonfiction is usually true crime or something that satisfies my science geek and the fiction, more times than not, is a mystery novel. There are a variety of reasons why I choose the ones I do, but really the truth is, I just like them.