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Old 08-25-2015, 07:10 AM   #78
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Originally Posted by darryl View Post
This is where you lose me, I'm afraid. I find it incomprehensible that you can be "bored" and "turn off" a book because it happens to have a "hero" who is straight etc. What I want is a great read, irrespective of the hero or protagonist or any other characters. You can miss out on a lot of good reading if you exclude this class of books from those you read, just as those who confine their reading to this class of books miss out.
Many did and do refuse to read books based on 'politics' - Heinlein is a good example. Some read mysteries, some read romances, some Dhalgren. Some love Dickens, some hate him. Mark Twain....

To each his own.
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