Today is the 7th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. I know that not all of you who read are in the U.S., but still, it’s vital that none of us who are decent people forget the scope of disaster that a few, evil people can cause–anywhere in the world. It’s not about religion, it’s not about politics, it’s about the acknowledgment that humans should try to work together, not tear each other apart, even when they disagree.
So, feeling my way to a question here … Terrorists aren’t just movie villains any more. Do real-world catastrophes such as 9/11 (and the bombs in Madrid, and the ones in London, and the war in Darfur, and … really, all the human-driven, mass loss-of-life events) affect what you choose to read? Personally, I used to enjoy reading Tom Clancy, but haven’t been able to stomach his fight-terrorist kinds of books since.
And, does the reality of that kind of heartless, vicious attack–which happen on smaller scales ALL the time–change the way you feel about villains in the books you read? Are they scarier? Or more two-dimensional and cookie-cutter in the face of the things you see on the news?
Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!
And also–don’t forget, folks–sometimes WordPress’s spam filter seems to decide that a lot of perfectly valid answers are spam. I periodically check throughout the day for lost comments. But, PLEASE–if your comment doesn’t show, don’t post it four more times in the hopes that one of them will go through. I get very, very tired trying to sort out the duplicates.
Great question! Here’s my answer:
http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/
Here’s mine. A bit serious too.
I’m trying for the second time to do this. I think it’s a terrific question!
http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/
This is my third try since 3:17 am! I want to post my answer to this terrific question.
http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/
Mine was going the emotional way. I stopped it on its track.
http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-villainy.html
4th try for this good question:
http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/
Here’s mine:
http://mervih.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/218/
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[…] is September 11. A day that will never be forgotten. Booking Through Thursday's topic is in deference to the horrible acts of that day: Terrorists aren’t just movie villains […]
Here’s ours:
http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/274/villiany/
Mine is up. Had to think about it for a while.
http://www.thebookstacks.com/booking-through-thursday-villainy/
Here’s mine:
http://acrossthepage.net/?p=138
Here is mine:
http://verbal1.blogspot.com/
Good topic…
http://www.bookclubclassics.com/Blog/2008/09/11/btt-villainy/
Never really thought about this before. Here’s my answer:
http://jlshall.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-villainy.html
Interesting question…here’s mine:
http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-villainy.html
why not put up a mister linky…you won’t have to sort then and it would be easier for us to link and to link to others. It is really easy 😉
Here is mine. http://kehinde.com/blog/?p=658
web.me.com/Bluestocking_bb/The_Bluestocking_Guide/Book_Reviews/Entries/2008/9/11_Villiany.html
Mine’s a bit short and semi-serious. You can check it out here: http://contrariwiseblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-villainy.html
And mine…
http://bookeywookey.blogspot.com/2008/09/art-for-comfort-and-perspective.html
Here’s my response.
Got a little more verbose than I expected to, but I’m glad we’re discussing this today. It’s important. I’m up at The Book Lady’s Blog .
Great question! Mine is up here:
http://multifacetedmama.com/index.php/?p=832
Here is my post this week.
Mine’s up! http://ethanzachemma.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_11.html
http://www.skrishnasbooks.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_11.html
Today is my husband’s birthday 😦
Great topic. Here is my answer.
Mine’s here
http://readywhenyouarecb.blogspot.com/2008/09/btt-villains-in-post-9-11-world.html
It’s very short.
Here’s mine!
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_11.html
My link isn’t working, I’m sorry – let me try again!
Here.
Have a good Thursday, everyone.
my answer, even though I sort of got off topic:
http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-911-edition.html
Such a relevant question for me as I try to stay sane here in China.
Here’s my rather rambling response – Can you really spot a villain?
Good night!
I wound up trying to tackle your question, getting emotional, and finding a different way to blog about books today. I’d like to share….
http://elizabethwillse.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/leaving-paperbacks-on-the-subway/
Here’s mine:
http://wellmanneredfrivolity.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_8570.html
Wow. I bet this was a difficult question for a lot of us.
Debbie
http://ffbookblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-thru-thursday-villany.html
very sleepy, inarticulate answer – http://marineko.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-villains.html
My first time on BTT. An interesting question for my first Thursday.
Here’s my short answer:
http://bookmoochgirl.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/booking-through-thursday-villainy/
Mine is here . Good topic Deb, thanks. I look forward to reading other responses.
Tough topic but good one.
http://susanlovesbooks.blogspot.com/
My answer to this question is here:
http://bookannelid.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/booking-through-thursday-3/
Thought provoking question.
My answer is here.
is mine. This question, and the anniversary, stir up a lot of memories in me. Certainly hit a sore spot in me.
(I usually say Happy BTT everyone but today…) Cherish those you love. 🙂
I rambled more than a bit, but here’s my answer.
My answer is here:
http://barbarah.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/booking-through-thursday-villainy/
Oops, sorry I made a mistake in my html code.
Mine is here.
Here’s mine
http://proudbookworm.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-villain.html
Hi everyone! Here’s my answer!
Good question — my answer is: http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/booking-through-thursday—-villains.html.
Mine is up!! LOve today’s question!
Here is my answer to today’s question: http://bloody-kisses.org/2008/09/11/villains-in-books/
Took me a while to quit crying and write an answer. Here is mine
Here is my post:
http://athomewithbooks.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_11.html
Mine’s up, too!
Mine is finally up:
http://thesocialfrog.com/?p=199
[…] I devoted the Booking Through Thursday question to 9/11 and atrocities everywhere. And I took this picture on the way to work. That […]
Interesting thoughts …. here’s my reply:
http://bransonreads.blogspot.com/
My first ever BTT post is up:
http://prairieprogressive.com/2008/09/11/booking-through-thursday-villainy/
Here’s mine!
http://thewriterslife.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday.html
Here is mine:
http://www.quiltingbookworm.blogspot.com
I didn’t technically answer the question, but I did post about 9/11 today anyway, so …
http://chappysmom.com/2008/09/11/do-i-need-to-remind-you/
[…] 12, 2008 Today’s Booking Through Thursday question has a 9/11 theme: Today is the 7th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade […]
My response to this weeks question: http://mangomissives.wordpress.com/2008/09/12/booking-through-thursday-villainy/
I’m up.
http://www.gamalei.net/syaffolee/2008/09/memes-booking-through-thursday-villainy.html
Here is my answer: http://aleapopculture.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_11.html
It’s rather short. 😀
http://confuzzledbooks.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_11.html
This question was a challenge – here’s my answer.
I did not write a post about this but just wanted to say that it is a good question.
Here’s my post, yes a day late: http://booksandmiscellany.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-villainy.html
http://xinef.livejournal.com/266330.html
Here’s my answer: http://smsbookreviews.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-villainy.html
Gautami asked me to answer this, so here’s my response:
http://sagecoveredhills.blogspot.com/2008/09/saying-goodbye-and-booking-through.html
Here’s mine: http://livsbookreviews.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursdaysaturday-2.html
First attempt:
http://booksbooksandmoregreatbooks.blogspot.com/2008/09/first-btt-topic.html
Here’s My Post.
Made me think hard again this week
http://tinakubala.com/2008/10/02/its-well-written-critically-acclaimed-popular-but-i-dont-like-it.aspx