- Nine of the Most Violent Works of Literary Fiction
Below, nine of the most violent books that are also widely celebrated as literary works of fiction Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian You could put several McCarthy novels on this list, but I think Blood Meridian is the best and certainly among the most brutal
- Does Reading Violent Books Increase Aggression? Perceptions of an . . .
People think that reading violent books affects the average adult’s aggression more than it affects their own People think that children are more affected by reading violent books than adults are Media use findings suggest that people rarely read books with violent subject matter
- The Forgotten Medium: The Impact of Reading Violent Literature on . . .
Media violence in television, film, video games, and music has been linked to increased aggression Only in recent years have researchers begun to investigate the impact that reading violent literature can have on individuals
- How Much Violence Is Too Much in YA Literature?
When I grapple with violence in my writing, I am aware that my words carry the potential to be a force for good, or to be damaging Walking that narrow line, without condescending to readers who are smart, sensitive people, is not easy
- Violence in Books: Where Do You Draw the Line? - Publishers Weekly
You’ll find violence, sex, and offensive language in some TV shows, like Vampire Diaries and Teen Wolf, and in some bestselling books, like Divergent, Hunger Games, and Perfect Chemistry
- Reality Check: A look at the disturbing growth of violence in books for . . .
Sex and violence have been topics of YA books since the genre was invented Realistically, they can't be avoided They are, to a greater or lesser extent, part of teenage experience or their expectations of the adult world But in YA publishing's early years, most of the action was offstage
- Does Fictional Violence Lead to Real Violence? - Psychology Today
Has violent media consumption actually helped reduce criminal violence? The notion isn't as perverse as it may at first seem
- Reading Fiction Impacts Aggressive Behavior - Pacific Standard
“Reading aggression in literature can influence subsequent aggressive behavior, which tends to be specific to the type of aggression contained in the story,” a Brigham Young University research team led by Sarah M Coyne writes in the British Journal of Social Psychology
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