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There's so many racist remarks in this book. A sign of the times...I guess...but it made me uncomfortable nonetheless. How does everyone else feel?
Shane Oney It is a work of fiction written a century ago. It reflects the common attitudes of the period and place in which it was written. One cannot judge lite…moreIt is a work of fiction written a century ago. It reflects the common attitudes of the period and place in which it was written. One cannot judge literature, art, or people from the past ( especially the far past ) by the current standards of our modern society. One can only try to understand it by the period it came from.(less)
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The Sign of Four
by Arthur Conan Doyle
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