![]() *I am reminded of (white) reviews I read on Yaa Gyasi's "Transcendent Kingdom", which complained it didn't live up to the depths of "Homegoing". ![]() Solidly entertaining, not earth shattering. I was curious if and when there would be plot twists. While I can't claim to have thought much about it whenever I set it down, I did generally want to read "just a little more". So is it a good book? I found it in a Little Library and started reading on my walk home. Perhaps if anything I appreciate a book (and the discomfort) that inspires me to investigate such questions within myself. I would ask yourself, if this book is so offensive am I being triggered and if so what other "great" novels are triggering to other populations? Should they then be discredited because of the harm they cause? I don't have the answer but all these questions arise for me. And again I would ask, if it is, then how does one feel when reading about children forcefully separated from their families, women beaten and raped, nations divided by political unrest, blatant acts of discrimination, abject poverty? I assure you I have felt much more uncomfortable than this. I don't believe being uncomfortable is inherently bad. This goes against our social contract and therefore puts us at unease. It can be uncomfortable at times, I believe in part because we live in a society that believes one should never admit to intentionally causing harm. As a thought experiment I found it intriguing. It's written from the perspective of the aggressor rather than the victim. Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer’s assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big City. This book is about a very angry and probably sad alcoholic who takes his pain out on others. It Features the scary truth along with harsh humor, The story is told through the eyes of brave, Jewish girl named Liesel. ![]() The Book Thief Written by Markus Zusak is a novel based on Nazi-Germany during post World War 2. Yet are we confusing our dislike of such people for the dislike of a book? Are they one in the same? And if so, why does this society compel minority authors to almost exclusively publish on their suffering? If it is mistreatment that is so appalling, why do we punish minorities who stray away from the gory details of their oppression and reward them for laying bare their hurt and humiliation for the sake of our voyeurism?* In The Book Thief It shows incredible examples of how loss transforms you for the better. It can be uncomfortable to read a misogynist being openly misogynistic. Removed Tts_version 4.It's not surprising to me that this book is controversial. OL15728986W Page_number_confidence 86.59 Pages 166 Pdf_module_version 0.0.15 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20211004115926 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 173 Scandate 20210930133552 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781501157851 Source Diary of an Oxygen Thief is an honest, hilarious, and heartrending novel, but above all, a very realistic account of what we. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:34:22 Boxid IA40249420 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographers assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big City.
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