Alas, some stories are just mesmerizing. Some are just too graphic to ignore. Others pique our interest initially, and then, later, seem to demand we look not only between the lines, but in-between every word. Those can become a life-long passion on various levels.

At last, it is often a case of people/human beings JUST liking a good story. When those tales become too close to our beliefs and where we live emotionally, it is, once again, the old Pleasure Principle rearing it's head. If it gets uncomfortable, it is human nature to clean up the imagery.

Art Thieme