Well written as always, NM. And yeah, banning books n such. I understand and applaud taking down statues of (maybe in hindsight) evil people, but we still keep that stuff for posterity because of the ‘time and place’ reasons you so well expressed. But that practice of moving history out of the parks and into museums doesn’t translate to books IMHO. They are already “stored” in places where the reader has to go and get them, right? Close to the surface, granted, but not in your face as you go through your day to day. I’ve been reading some satires from the 1800’s lately - some are pretty cringey but certainly still worthy when read in context. That’s all.
That's a great point - a monument to something that is constantly visible is different than a book you have to seek out, that we are allowing to exist without judgement on the shelf. Take it or leave it! And satire's from the 1800s? Do you need me to send you a book care package :) Thank you for being here!!
Well written as always, NM. And yeah, banning books n such. I understand and applaud taking down statues of (maybe in hindsight) evil people, but we still keep that stuff for posterity because of the ‘time and place’ reasons you so well expressed. But that practice of moving history out of the parks and into museums doesn’t translate to books IMHO. They are already “stored” in places where the reader has to go and get them, right? Close to the surface, granted, but not in your face as you go through your day to day. I’ve been reading some satires from the 1800’s lately - some are pretty cringey but certainly still worthy when read in context. That’s all.
That's a great point - a monument to something that is constantly visible is different than a book you have to seek out, that we are allowing to exist without judgement on the shelf. Take it or leave it! And satire's from the 1800s? Do you need me to send you a book care package :) Thank you for being here!!