Were you offended by the incestuous relationship between Billy and Tasha

Use this forum to discuss the October Book of the Month "McDowell" by William H. Coles.
Post Reply
charmperit
Posts: 65
Joined: 25 Sep 2018, 06:29
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 14
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-charmperit.html
Latest Review: Pastoring is not what you think by Elijah Oladimeji

Re: Were you offended by the incestuous relationship between Billy and Tasha

Post by charmperit »

For me, it is not incestuous since they are not blood related and do not grow up treating each other as siblings.
User avatar
kristine29
Posts: 54
Joined: 18 Aug 2018, 03:36
Currently Reading: Release that witch
Bookshelf Size: 18
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-kristine29.html
Latest Review: Chasing The Red Queen by Karen Glista

Post by kristine29 »

Hmm.. it depends , if they really do have genuine feelings to each other why not? As long as they come out clean and clear to the people around them then it's fine for me. What I won't be able to stomach is if they only lusting for each other , if they're like that then they're shameless and so much more shameless.
Joe Hadithi
Posts: 202
Joined: 07 Jun 2018, 11:09
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 45
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-joe-hadithi.html
Latest Review: Ironing by Navajo

Post by Joe Hadithi »

Not so much...other than their parents being married, they had no other connection.
Latest Review: Ironing by Navajo
User avatar
kemp1kor
Posts: 296
Joined: 04 Feb 2018, 19:07
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 155
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-kemp1kor.html
Latest Review: Temptation Trials Revolution by B. Truly
Reading Device: B00GNKRFEA

Post by kemp1kor »

I wouldn’t say it’s offensive as much as inappropriate, since they’re not blood related but are living in the same house as step siblings.
User avatar
Franc93
Posts: 120
Joined: 05 Oct 2018, 02:23
Currently Reading: Demon
Bookshelf Size: 103
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-franc93.html
Latest Review: Guilt by David Taylor Black
Reading Device: 1400697484

Post by Franc93 »

Personally, I did not find offense in it. The two were not biologically related nor were they raised as kin in the first place. I bet the author used that situation to highlight the effects of a deteriorated moral fabric and the effects of not being principled, which was the root of that outcome.
"Are you going to sit there and feel sorry for yourself, or are you going to reshuffle those cards life dealt you."- Stick
User avatar
Lynsyn
Posts: 31
Joined: 25 May 2018, 02:42
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 15
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-lynsyn.html
Latest Review: McDowell by William H. Coles

Post by Lynsyn »

Rather than being offended, I do find it inappropriate even though they are not related by blood. In my perspective, a sister must be treated as a sister and a brother must be treated as a brother, nothing more, nothing less. But then again, you can't fully blame them and their relationship due to the lack of proper guidance from their parents because it isn't entirely wrong, just inappropriate.
cornelia_SD
Posts: 85
Joined: 24 Sep 2018, 11:27
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 31
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-cornelia-sd.html
Latest Review: The Mindset by Ace Bowers

Post by cornelia_SD »

At first, yes, it was kind of incestous. But when Hiram and his wife divorced, the two were not related anymore. So, it was okay.
User avatar
leanne_brown17
Posts: 34
Joined: 10 May 2018, 06:27
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 19
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-leanne-brown17.html
Latest Review: The Warramunga's War by Greg Kater

Post by leanne_brown17 »

I didn't see the relationship between Tasha and Billie as necessarily incestuous, but it did surprise me when Tasha so blatantly came onto Billie. Given that the relationship between Hiram and Carole was obviously cold, I can understand how Tasha and Billie could see each other as much less than brother and sister, more like roommates. It was Hiram's original attitude towards the sexual relationship that disturbed me somewhat. He seemed to have accepted beforehand that Billie would be having sex with either or both of the two step-sisters. I was not under the impression that integrating two families often resulted in the children having a sexual relationship with each other, so his assumption that it would happen took me slightly aback.
User avatar
holsam_87
Posts: 858
Joined: 03 Feb 2018, 15:45
Currently Reading: The Unbound Soul
Bookshelf Size: 1691
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-holsam-87.html
Latest Review: Herai by Aaron D Key
Reading Device: B00IKPYKWG

Post by holsam_87 »

It really wasn't incestuous to me, but if they had met as children then I would have had problems with it.
Samantha Holtsclaw

“We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are.”

—J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Latest Review: Herai by Aaron D Key
User avatar
bdu15062
Posts: 20
Joined: 16 Nov 2018, 22:51
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 16
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-bdu15062.html
Latest Review: Four Funny Potatoes! by Len Foley

Post by bdu15062 »

It was something I never really saw coming and I understand people being offended as at first I was shocked to. None of the characters made as big of a deal out of it as I thought they might. But Billy seemed very unsure at first and Tasha kind of bossed him around which I definitely didn't agree with.
User avatar
revna01
Posts: 1087
Joined: 13 Mar 2018, 00:39
Currently Reading: Storm Front
Bookshelf Size: 143
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-revna01.html
Latest Review: Rufus: A Boy's Extraordinary Experiences in the Civil War by Phoebe Sheldon

Post by revna01 »

Agreed! I absolutely do not want any of that in my reading material, especially if it's condoned. Gross.
abbiejoice
Posts: 237
Joined: 27 Aug 2018, 20:00
Currently Reading: Me Before You
Bookshelf Size: 38
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-abbiejoice.html
Latest Review: End of the Last Great Kingdom by Victor Rose

Post by abbiejoice »

Although they were not biologically related, I feel it would have been more proper if they stayed as brother and sister.
User avatar
Rafaella Michailidou
Posts: 352
Joined: 02 Aug 2018, 11:35
Currently Reading: Dark Places
Bookshelf Size: 71
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-rafaella-michailidou.html
Latest Review: Killing Abel by Michael Tieman

Post by Rafaella Michailidou »

Well, I've read some books and I've seen some series and movies with that kind of romance. For me, unless they are raised as brother and sister, I don't see a problem, I actually find it logical. If you are a teen or even a young adult and you are forced to share the same house with a (perhaps attractive) person of the opposite sex you might think of him/her that way.
“All the secrets of the world are contained in books. Read at your own risk.”
― Lemony Snicket
User avatar
GladdenKay
Posts: 6
Joined: 08 Mar 2017, 16:51
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 16
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-gladdenkay.html
Latest Review: McDowell by William H. Coles

Post by GladdenKay »

I was not exactly offended by it. But the way it started bothered me. Tasha forced herself on to Billie when she knew he was uncomfortable with it.
TALIA ONYANGO
Posts: 64
Joined: 13 Aug 2018, 09:56
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 22
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-talia-onyango.html
Latest Review: The Lost Identity Casualties by Kim Ekemar

Post by TALIA ONYANGO »

Incest is incest regardless of the extent of the relations. There relationship was unjustified. It is against the natural order of things.
Post Reply

Return to “Discuss "McDowell" by William H. Coles”