Can someone explain why it’s so controversial? I bought it at a yard sale a while back but finally got around to reading it recently (I have a literal mountain of books that need to be read) and it wasn’t bad but I know it was banned at one point in time. Or maybe it’s like when my grandmother told me that Elvis swiveling his hips was scandalous and when I first saw footage of Elvis it seemed tame compared to the rap videos that were out at the time or the early 50s R&B song 60 Minute Man
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I think that was mentioned in an episode. But I notice a lot of intellectuals like it
For people like that, I think that at least half the time, if you ask them about their favourite passage, you'll realize that they either never read it or only read the wikipedia summary.
I haven't read this work, so maybe it's specific to this, but I don't think I could name you my 'favorite passage' in any work that I have read.
Really?
Well, what have you read? I'd be curious to see if you've at least read something in which you had a passage you preferred.