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I don't think it's funny that it's easier to make someone someone want to kill you than it is to get millions of kids to read. I do, however, think it's true. Lots of things are true, but not funny.

IMO getting children to read is probably more difficult than getting an Ayatollah to put a bounty on your head. (I'm not willing to test my theory, but it would be an interesting experiment.;))

Anyone can sit down and write a crappy novel. Lots of people do.

I don't disagree, and didn't realize that my book recommendation would be analyzed word for word like the Da Vinci Code.;) If I had, I would've worded it more accurately: there needs to be some sympathy for innocent people who are murdered, and serial killers are psychologically incapable of...

There's a difference between "graphic" and realistic." Via google He tortures and kills his victims in a variety of ways which are often outrageous, using a wide variety of implements ranging from guns and knives to power tools and live rats, amongst others. "Outrageous," isn't...

It's risable, because he was the most evil man ever. Without perspective and empathy for his victims, the mere mention of his name is nauseating. Which, is of course, my point. With the proper perspective and empathy, anything can be discussed. Without it, some things are inherently...

My point, which has evolved more into a theme as this thread has wandered, is that when you discuss the darkest, evilest things, there needs to be some perspective and empathy for victims. Otherwise, it’s nauseating. When mentioning the name of the most evil man ever, perspective and...

I found this comment in a review of Lesbian pulp fiction. I thought you guys might find it interesting: "I've often thought that Nabokov must have stolen the cross-country car trip in Lolita (1958) from Highsmith's novel: Therese and Carol, budding sexual outlaws, travel across the same...

Elmore Leonard is another.

It's good to remember that most agents recieve two or three hundred submissions a week, and only take on a handful of unpublished writers a year.

With me, a mediocre book is usually the cause: an excellent book the cure. Can anyone recommend a good "rut breaker?"

Are you suggesting that there are no similarities between serial killers and mass murderers. That, for example, a clinical paper on serial killers would never cite a clinical paper on mass murders?

Thanks. I like a good debate and I didn't go anywhere. (I just have a wife who thinks I should spend time with her instead of talking about serial killers on the Internet.) ;) She's probably right, but life is short. You gotta make time for both.

No, but I am saying that Simon & Schuster refused to publish it and that they know something about the best way to tell a story. "whose graphic descriptions of sexual brutality led Simon & Schuster to cancel publication at the last minute. The cancellation, which came after the book had...

Nope. I'm still here. I still believe that more people would enjoy Silence of The Lambs than American Pyscho. I still believe that Hitler enjoyed killing people and that Mien Kampf is written entirely from the point of view of someone who enjoys killing people. Why haven't you read American...

If you want a quick overview, there was a miniseries on the subject. http://www.cbs.com/specials/rise_of_evil/

You, obviously, never spent a large portion of your youth watching music videos.;)

Call me Doug.

Pretty good; my retriever has arthritis, so I found it interesting.

Finally, we agree. You'd better check out the Da Vince Code thread though. You're going to be pissed off.;)