tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post5077402295286740043..comments2024-03-28T04:36:47.679-05:00Comments on Somewhere Only We Know: Discussions Only We Know: Moral StandardSomewhere Only We Knowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13301973028870770126noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-24062182952747942552016-11-28T20:36:09.567-06:002016-11-28T20:36:09.567-06:00I have to give you kudos for stepping out of your ...I have to give you kudos for stepping out of your comfort zone. I definitely read the occasional book that pushes me, but that's not WHY I read books. So that's not something I do too frequently just for the sake of stepping out. <br /><br />I agree with you. Sometimes books are the best place to explore all subject because it is fiction afterall. <br /><br />Yes, I think incest would be a subject I'd probably avoid. The Mortal Instruments was enough of a push on that for me. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and giving your honest opinion Holly!Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Knowhttps://sandyfarmer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-85991402283825007032015-02-08T21:41:08.860-06:002015-02-08T21:41:08.860-06:00Oh no! I didn't take it that way. All good! Th...Oh no! I didn't take it that way. All good! Thanks for checking though!Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Knowhttp://sandyfarmer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-52864547479737835022015-02-08T21:33:22.408-06:002015-02-08T21:33:22.408-06:00Oh I didn't mean that you did. I hope it didn&...Oh I didn't mean that you did. I hope it didn't sound that way. I just don't worry about how I feel it before I read it. I refuse to put warning labels on books, I would rather be surprised by the taboos. It is just fiction anyways.Karen Bluehttp://kissinbluekaren.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-50751862460502779702015-02-08T21:12:14.335-06:002015-02-08T21:12:14.335-06:00I wouldn't say I live in my comfort zone eithe...I wouldn't say I live in my comfort zone either, but I do know that there are some things I just don't want to read about. Thanks for your honest comment Karen!Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Knowhttp://sandyfarmer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-85481503159762547072015-02-08T21:11:16.989-06:002015-02-08T21:11:16.989-06:00I love when someone else is on the same wavelength...I love when someone else is on the same wavelength as me.<br /><br />I absolutely hate when a book randomly throws in a comment about how horrible God is. It absolutely infuriates me, but mostly when it doesn't fit with anything going on in the rest of the book. I can understand not addressing it in your review because it's just your view, but your review is your opinion anyway, right? So just like any other aspect is your view that would be the same. I know what you mean about not wanting to offend anyone but bringing it up. That's kept me from saying certain things as well, but I think I might want to change this about myself. I need some courage. <br /><br />Thanks so much for your honest comment Amber!Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Knowhttp://sandyfarmer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-70318807079107377402015-02-08T03:35:53.784-06:002015-02-08T03:35:53.784-06:00I'm a reader who likes to push her boundaries ...I'm a reader who likes to push her boundaries and step outside her comfort zone. I've read and loved books I'd never thought I'd even want to read, let alone feel comfortable about. They don't really affect my reviewing or feelings, either. I can understand diverse reactions and questionable morals, even if I don't agree with them or condone them in real life. I can handle a lot of delicate subjects, *but* they have to be done well. I think books are a safe place to explore all of the issues and topics that people shy away from in life, though there are some that don't handle them very well. But I love reading about a vast array of genres and subjects. I love pushing myself as a reader, and I think books have helped a lot with me being a more open-minded person.<br /><br /><br />That being said, there is one subject I could never read about and that is incestuous relationships. I think those books would be too uncomfortable for me to read, and so I don't think I'll ever try one. Really great discussion, Sandy! :)Hollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-91767963237228655342015-02-08T00:15:40.639-06:002015-02-08T00:15:40.639-06:00I have pretty loose standards for moral issues in ...I have pretty loose standards for moral issues in books. It would really take a lot to offend me and make me want to dnf. I don't avoid things that might make me uncomfortable. Life isn't lived in my comfort zone, in order to be well read I have to step out of my box.Karen Bluehttp://kissinbluekaren.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-62536771742770732502015-02-07T19:03:29.056-06:002015-02-07T19:03:29.056-06:00Whoa, creepy, I totally was thinking about this ex...Whoa, creepy, I totally was thinking about this exact thing last week and how I wanted to make a discussion about it. :) I may still do so. Though probably everything I was going to say there, I'm going to say here. Haha.<br /><br /><br />I sort of set aside my moral standards and just….kind of file it away and keep reading whatever book. In two of the recent books I've read, there's been talk of how "horrible" God is and everything and that sort of really bugged me, but I never mention that in reviews because it's like….well they're just "my" views, I'm sure other people won't care. Truthfully, I don't want to offend anyone by bringing up the moral views that go along with my beliefs. So I guess you could say, I'm desensitized to it. Or, it bothers me, but I push it aside because "it's not real".<br /><br /><br /><br />This was such a fantastic discussion.Amber (@ YA Indulgences)noreply@blogger.com