Writer's Block: Book review

[rebness]

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Infuriating question.

There are a lot of books I dislike and would prefer never to have existed, but it's entirely up to people if they want to be daft enough to read something bad. Who are we to censor other people? There are a lot of hateful texts out there, but if you read Mein Kampf and decide that you now hate Jews, the problem lies with you yourself.

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[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

I've actually read Mein Kampf, twice. I dont hate Jews but I have a fascination with the nature of hatred so I went to a good source. The first time, in 9th grade, I didnt understand it. The second time, junior year of college, I only made out fairly better.

No books should be banned, you're right, people should make their own decisions. Especially since the powers that be would probably leave Mein Kampf on the shelf and burn Huckleberry Finn, 1984, and Lady Chatterley's Lover.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

My sister has a copy of it. I've tried reading it a couple of times, but never got all the way through it. I probably will one day, given my fascination with that period in history and I don't see why we should ban anyone from reading it. Again, if a person reads it and decides they suddenly hate Jews, they obviously were easily-influenced and had problems in the first place.

Agreed on the weirdness of critics. Banning everything from The Catcher in the Rye<;/i> to nursery stories that they don't approve of. Live and let live.