Do you read "Dark" themed novels?
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
April 2, 2017 1:42pm CST
Darker themed novels are not necessarily a "new" sensation. They've been around for awhile, but they have started to evolve into deeper and more taboo topics. Some topics that can be considered triggers, or that really mess with a person's mind.
I don't often talk to people about these types of books, or tell them that I like to read them on occasion. I believe it gives people the wrong impression. People, in general, seem to believe that if you like these type of novels there must be something wrong with you.
I find that these novels give me a different perspective of life and the fine line that can be drawn between love and cruelty. Some of the books I have read have had themes of abuse in them, and those are the most difficult for me to read.
There is a series by EK Blair that I am reading, and have been for years. The books are the very epitome of the phrase "Head Trip." I am on the final book now but read a few chapters when it first came out and haven't picked it back up.. I probably should, but it was just that disturbing for me...
Do you read Darker themed novels?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
2 Apr 17
There are just some things I wont read... non fiction things have to be about a history that I enjoy, for instance.
@silvermist (19701)
• India
5 Apr 17
@LadyDuck How is your progress with Rose Madder?In spite of the subject matter,it is a good one.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Apr 17
Ok, that sounds like something I might be interested in.... I'll have to put it on my TBR list as well.. which is ever growing!
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@LadyDuck (502190)
• Italy
4 Apr 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum It's a very good novel, terrible, but very good.
@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Apr 17
Some people do have very stringent opinions and can't handle so many things. I hope that I am more open minded. I think we get a new and different perspective but, also, in my case anyway, I see that others are worse off than I am. My situation, living with my kids with mental issues can be trying but others even have worse issues. And, I am very curious about serial killers and what makes them tick. I have the clinical side of it down, even the evil element but, the history of their lives can be fascinating. I read true crime which can be very disturbing and is non-fiction. I don't know if I could handle a fictional one.Knowing that someone had made up such a story would bother me I think.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Apr 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum .....That's not what I meant. I was talking about non fiction type books. True crime.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
3 Apr 17
I like watching documentaries on serial killers...
When it comes to fictional books, I just like the way they are presented. I like to assume that a lot of the things the author has written about is based off of real crimes that have occurred in the past.. I would certainly hope the author would never commit such atrocities themselves.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
3 Apr 17
@celticeagle I was referring to your comment about "I don't know if I could handle a fictional one."
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 Apr 17
Ok, I had to look up exactly what a dark novel was, but yes I do. I love Sherilyn Kenyon and although, her books are deemed paranormal, urban or otherwise, all you have to do is read the books about Acheron and Styxx to really see the darkness that the characters struggle with. I cried while reading both books on numerous occasions because of the h$ll they both went through in the stories. These two books really raised the heart rate in a bad way.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Apr 17
I find those types of books to be exciting, even if they are sometimes hard to stomach / read. It's almost like a catharsis for me.. allowing me to feel things deeper and gives me a better viewpoint on my own "struggles."
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Apr 17
I am sorry to hear that...
I never like to say "I understand what you mean." because we all have had different experiences and I may not completely understand. I have been emotionally abused in the past, and I can relate to that.
i try to steer clear from emotional abusive books for that reason.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
3 Apr 17
They don't sound familiar. So probably not. Maybe I should.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
3 Apr 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum - Neither bother me. Maybe I'll look around.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
2 Apr 17
Have you read the EK Blair series then?
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
2 Apr 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum No never heard of it..I posted my latest read though..a bit ago.
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
2 Apr 17
@snowy22315 I bet you would like Blake Crouch though.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
5 Apr 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes,I do read all types of books including Dark themed ones.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
2 Apr 17
I imagine it was only read by a select few... probably lack of funding.
