Comments on: Cursing in books

By: Tanner Lafferty

Tanner Lafferty — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:36:00 +0000

this is really up to the author i think some find it neccesary to curse others dont. writing styles differ from
author to author. Truthfully though cursing can help add to the general mood of the scene and charecters development
like if its a teenage charecter chances are theyre gonna curse. Im not saying cursing is good the way ive always
looked at it cursing is an idiots way of expressing something strongly. I appologize for the bluntness but thats
how it is. If the charecter is uneducated and unable to come up with a strong word to use theyll probably just curse
this is most likely to keep it realistic in the book though. but there are limits some people go a little crazy with
it. All in all though is a curse in a book that big a deal just shrug it off and keep reading dont let someone
saying D@#$ ruin the experience of reading a book.

By: Shumacabra (Shawn Shuman)

Shumacabra (Shawn Shuman) — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:26:12 +0000

I don’t care really. It doesn’t take away from anything in the book or give it anything. It could add some impact to certain scenes though within dialogue, but I don’t think it necessarily affects the book as a whole.

By: alli

alli — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:44:40 +0000

i think that cursing in the book is ok because if the author is trying to sound like a teen or trying to sound intresting

By: Allison Priole

Allison Priole — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:26:04 +0000

The cursing in the book would be neccesassary if the character would curse but curse words should only be used if the person were to say it, there shouldn’t be the whole book filled with curse words

By: Dale

Dale — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:57:26 +0000

everyone curses so y not in books? we all no that teachers curse and love it so when they say don’t they are hipacets.

By: Joanna Nell

Joanna Nell — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:21:42 +0000

Yes, I think it is. If in every book, every one talked in old english, it wouldnt intrest
people. Kids like what they know. if kids language system changed, and no one cursed…
then I’s say, its absolutely not nessasary, But for It shows emotion,
its and easier way to describe what the character is feeling.

By: Dakota LaRoche

Dakota LaRoche — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:03:55 +0000

I believe a little bit of cursing is ok but if there is one on like every page then that is over doing it. I have read a good amount of books but they had a curse every once in a while. Some of the books I have read are based in Medieval times anyhow. So they don’t have a lot of curses. I also agree with Consti and that curses let you feel the intensity of the book but like I said authors should not use a lot of curses in their books!!

By: crystallee

crystallee — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:10:53 +0000

i think curses re fine. they are words that everyone uses and we are not little kids
so reading a book with a few curses shouldn’t matter because we use them too.

By: Paul Weidman

Paul Weidman — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:22:31 +0000

cursing is fine, everyone curses… even teachers!

By: Consti

Consti — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:07:22 +0000

yes i think they should include curses because you feel the itensity. Thats why they should include curse in the books