"Chastisement will come
when a very large number of bad books have been spread."
Sister Bertina Bouquillon
"Horrible books will be freely available.
Intellectuals will argue fiercely among themselves.
Then the war will break out ..."
Abbe Voclin
I did not know much about Patricia Cornwell until she was scheduled to speak and sign books at a local book store. So, since she promotes herself as "the world's #1 bestselling crime writer," I decided to see what she had to say. Only later did I learn that her creative talent is euphemistically called "colorfully visceral." In other words, generously sprinkled with graphic, sadistic violence.
Do I sound prudish? Well, bear with me a moment.
This post is a little different from my others, as I steer through the process of being amused, insulted and offended. (Perhaps, I am too thin-skinned. But I still have a point to make.)