New Story and New Author

algae2k wrote:

lfan wrote: While I enjoyed it and thought parts of it were very good, I was kinda turned off by the preponderance of "raping" scenes. I would have enjoyed it far more if that wasn't in there.

ElF

This. Abuse and marital rape are not the normal scenarios one expects here (given that it is a bit of an escape from real life). OTOH, good writing and good writing style!

Grayface wrote:

Dru1076 wrote: I think you guys are concentrating a bit hard on the 'rape'. I think it's more that there's a man raping a woman when the story starts that troubles you, as no one has ever complained about the superbabes having their way with men here! And I thought the whole reason for it was explained well. Anyway...I don't think he's going to be raping anybody now!

I thought it all made her turning the tables that much more meaningful, but that's just me, I guess.

While I agree with Dru about the cutting of slack for the guy, and the tables turning and all of that.

I will agree with willow at first on how the Rebecca (and her husband) acted like the money and shopping made it okay, that was odd, BUT later we learn she was some what redeemed, by the fact that she was in fact keeping her husband from terrorizing the world by sacrificing herself and she knew this.

And I just want to add although rape is said a lot, I don't think it was glorified and I didn't get the impression that shadoolord got off on it, it wasn't written to be graphic, it was a plot device (used a little oddly at first) but like I said explained better in the end.

willow wrote:

Anon wrote: As much as I agree with the sentiment, I think we should cut Shadoo some slack. As a first attempt isn't that bad and there are some other stories here that went too close for comfort to that territory.

i don't agree. Stories including rape like this one does have no place here just as stories dealing with peril don't either. What makes the matter even worse is how nonchalant the writer has the character reacting about a horrific and humiliating event like rape, and then disgustingly buys the woman off with a pile full of money for "shopping" a few paragraphs later.