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Originally Posted by drofgnal
I don't reject reading a good historical fiction novel because it might be disturbing.
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I agree absolutely. None of books I recommended above shy away from describing disturbing aspects of history. When I call Gone With the Wind racist, it's not because it describes a dark period of history, but because it conceals that darkness. In Mitchell's world, slaves are happy. When they get their freedom they get confused and unhappy, or become vicious criminals so that the gallant gentlemen of Ku Klux Klan need to risk their lives to keep them in check.
Note, I'm
not saying that anyone who likes Gone With the Wind are racists. I found
How to be a fan of problematic things helpful in sorting out my mixed feelings about a lot of books and films.