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Originally Posted by Victoria
As an old gal, I still have the ability to deconstruct every book and author I encounter. But for whose benefit? I know I don’t read vicious bigoted trash, so I don’t feel I need to be as vigilant as I was in my middle years. I read for pleasure again. I can still see the flaws and influences and blindspots, if I want to. But I try not to let them overtake my enjoyment of the book.
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This. I now read almost exclusively for pleasure, and I simply do NOT read anything that is "viciously bigoted trash". Or anything with rape, torture, or lovingly described violence. And while I will sometimes give an otherwise good book a bit of a pass on historically accurate racism/sexism, only in the most limited way. And not at all if that's the whole point of the book, or if it's pervasive.