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I think it is often cloaked. Bambi is an animal. Hobbits don't actually exist. Look at Narnia--real kids and heavy themes, but they're in a wardrobe so it's all imaginary. Even the memory of Narnia...
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System
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2019-12-08T11:25:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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DPT
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2019-12-08T11:25:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
I think it is often cloaked. Bambi is an animal. Hobbits don't actually exist. Look at Narnia--real kids and heavy themes, but they're in a wardrobe so it's all imaginary. Even the memory of Narnia fades for Susan. Bridge to Terebithia (etc) are dealing with real, human kids. So those are different. Harder. I personally believe it's important to explore 'real life' issues in fiction, but I also strongly believe that death is used as 'entertainment' far more often than not--and if it's on the first page (which is often the case) I don't purchase it. So many individuals try to gin up the salacious and dangerous at any cost, and for me, walls go up between me and the page. Less intimate, not more, to go graphic.
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System
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2019-03-19T06:00:16Z (over 5 years ago)
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