Well, I just finished reading Vertical Run by Joseph R. Garber, and on page 149, Bernie Levy, a fairly important character proceeds to smash open a window 1000 feet up and step backwards out of it, the reason unknown until near the end of the book, which I won't spoil because some people may want to read it.
Anyway, after something massive happens, he turns to the main character, says something and steps out. The lines go, with the removal of a bit of boring text:
"It takes an object 6 seconds to fall 1000 feet. David reached the window with enough time to see Bernie die. In Vietnam, he had observed enough wet death. (A bit of boring text)Nonetheless, the sight of Bernie's end, even from a height, was bad. Very bad.
Poor pudgy Bernie exploded.
Orphaned limbs, pink strings of flesh, slick grey organs burst onto the street. Blood, quite black under the harsh glare of street lights, splashed streamers. (A fair bit more boring text) A woman washed in gore collapsed. Her male companion knelt retching where she lay. People farther away screamed. A lump of Bernie Levy the size of a soccer ball tumbled out into the Park Avenue intersection, there to cause brakes to shriek and fenders to crumple. A dog pulled free of its master's slackly held leash and trotted gingerly to the entrancing odor of fresh offal."
Now, if you think that isn't too violent, picture that scene in your mind.
I ask this question to you all: What is the most violent moment in a book you have read or heard?
Anyway, after something massive happens, he turns to the main character, says something and steps out. The lines go, with the removal of a bit of boring text:
"It takes an object 6 seconds to fall 1000 feet. David reached the window with enough time to see Bernie die. In Vietnam, he had observed enough wet death. (A bit of boring text)Nonetheless, the sight of Bernie's end, even from a height, was bad. Very bad.
Poor pudgy Bernie exploded.
Orphaned limbs, pink strings of flesh, slick grey organs burst onto the street. Blood, quite black under the harsh glare of street lights, splashed streamers. (A fair bit more boring text) A woman washed in gore collapsed. Her male companion knelt retching where she lay. People farther away screamed. A lump of Bernie Levy the size of a soccer ball tumbled out into the Park Avenue intersection, there to cause brakes to shriek and fenders to crumple. A dog pulled free of its master's slackly held leash and trotted gingerly to the entrancing odor of fresh offal."
Now, if you think that isn't too violent, picture that scene in your mind.
I ask this question to you all: What is the most violent moment in a book you have read or heard?
