Comments on: YES WE HAVE NO POLITICS…or do we? http://mikedennisnoir.com/yes-we-have-no-politics/458/ Noir fiction for the modern reader. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:44:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Dennis http://mikedennisnoir.com/yes-we-have-no-politics/458/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Mike Dennis Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:04:11 +0000 http://mikedennisnoir.com/?p=458#comment-57 You/re right, Dana. If the politics are woven into the plot and are not just thrown out by the author in an attempt to win converts, then it's OK. Your example of the gun control is right on the money. It was subliminal and it apparently was relevant to the plot. You/re right, Dana. If the politics are woven into the plot and are not just thrown out by the author in an attempt to win converts, then it’s OK. Your example of the gun control is right on the money. It was subliminal and it apparently was relevant to the plot.

]]> By: Dana King http://mikedennisnoir.com/yes-we-have-no-politics/458/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Dana King Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:14:59 +0000 http://mikedennisnoir.com/?p=458#comment-56 A book can have a political perspective and be successful; it just shouldn't be too easily identifiable as the author's political perspective. Slip it in between the lines if that's where the story takes it; don't impose. Example off the top of my head: A book that describes a lot of inner city gun violence is may naturally have a bit of a gun control message without any effort from the author, if only because no one is FOR gun violence. Other than that, your point is well taken. I don't remember the author or the book, but I remember a book that was clearly in favor of gun control I didn't care for because I thought it was too overt, and I agreed with the author. The "message" just got in the way. A book can have a political perspective and be successful; it just shouldn’t be too easily identifiable as the author’s political perspective. Slip it in between the lines if that’s where the story takes it; don’t impose.

Example off the top of my head: A book that describes a lot of inner city gun violence is may naturally have a bit of a gun control message without any effort from the author, if only because no one is FOR gun violence.

Other than that, your point is well taken. I don’t remember the author or the book, but I remember a book that was clearly in favor of gun control I didn’t care for because I thought it was too overt, and I agreed with the author. The “message” just got in the way.

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