(08-26-2022, 11:35 AM)LevelUP Wrote:(08-26-2022, 10:59 AM)Jonathan Whatley Wrote: Just here noting that works written in English by non-native speakers of English include Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad, born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, was Polish), Lolita, and Things Fall Apart.
Are we going to call "Lolita" a book about pedophilia a great piece of work?
Where did he say it was a great piece of work? He didn't say that. He said it was written by a non-native English speaker. Not the same thing at all.
(08-26-2022, 12:01 PM)LevelUP Wrote:(08-26-2022, 11:47 AM)rachel83az Wrote: One can dislike a thing but still admit that it was done well. There's a whole section of Reddit for "Awful Taste But Great Execution".
I've never read the book, nor do I care to, but it was apparently well-written. That doesn't mean it's a good book as far as content goes.
I wish someone would tell that to the people that canceled Dr. Seuss's books.
The Dr. Seuss Estate canceled his books. So his own family did it because of the content and they didn't feel it was appropriate for children especially today. Several of the books hadn't been printed in years.



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