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I find it hard to believe that with millions of people talking about The Da Vinci Code themes, there are still some who insist the book doesn't have any, but as a public service to those who don't want to be one of the few people on the planet who don't know what the themes are: “Dan Brown's...

Though Hitler wouldn't be called a "serial killer" he did kill large numbers without mercy or empathy. Mien Kampf doesn't seem too popular. http://www.bookandreader.com/forums/showthread.php?p=194593#post194593 I guess it comes down to the definition of most people. Undoubtedly, some...

I suggested here that most people wouldn't enjoy spending an entire book inside the head of someone who killed without mercy or empathy. http://www.bookandreader.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11027&page=4 It's not a unanimous opinion.

And why would he care if its shiny, if all he wants to do is dispose of it? Because he enjoyed watching a live cat go splat, or because there was no other way to dispose of a live cat?

I was hoping you'd have more say.

I thought the same thing.

Writers can achieve a type of immortality if their books are read after they die. As she neared the end of her life, Iris may have regretted blowing her chance at "immortality" by not signing her name to the book. So she may have been angry with herself and misdirected the anger...

If Stewart admits his facts are wrong, I'll apologize. It won’t be the first time I’ve apologized and it won’t be the last. In fact, I rather enjoy being surprised by people.

My point, is that most human beings want some empathy for the victims somewhere. Even in a newspaper account of a serial killer who preys on prostitutes, the reporter will go to extreme lengths to show empathy for the victims. They don't write "The prostitute’s body was discovered..." They...

You still brag about your inability to identify a theme in The Da Vinci Code? So why did he keep a head in his freezer? Some day, I hope you'll realize that I only disagree with you when you have your facts wrong. Though, I realize that you'll probably never admit that you have your...

Sounds like you have all the skills required to win a major literary award.

Did it make you more succinct?

Now we're talking. I thought the most appropriate passage in regards to Iraq was "Know your enemy, and know yourself, and you will win 100 battles out of 100" know one, win 50%, know neither and you'll lose them all.

I noticed that too. Novella, is that want you want?

As Novella so artfully points out, and as you acknowledge, once you cut out the junk there's not much there. But there's nothing wrong with writing clichés, in a first draft. If you can recognize them, you can easily eliminate them. Lots of competent writers can edit out the junk and...

I have to disagree strongly. You're confusing lack of empathy with signature. Dismemberment can be a way to dispose of a body. Mobsters do it. When Tony Soprano disposes of a body, in parts, it's interesting because he loves his family. Dahmer dismembered people because he enjoyed it...

Do you mean you see things as being more fluid, not so "black and white?"

Interesting. Could you explain the connections that you saw?

So you're not confused by Dan Brown. So you feel it's OK to mock writers who can be understood?

No. I don't like sympathetic serial killers: one of my pet peeves. Has Lindsay only written the two about Morgan, or has he written others?