Tuesday, August 22, 2006

And on the Mayhem Scale ...

Following up on a previous online poll meant to gauge how much fictional violence might affect book purchases, Crime and Suspense editor Tony Burton finds that readers would be more accepting of a story in which gay men, handicapped persons, and cats are killed than they would be of a novel featuring violence--even of the non-graphic variety--directed toward children.

Look over the full results here.

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