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Originally Posted by Victoria
I haven’t read Jules Verne and wasn’t aware of the critique. I’m glad Jon raised it, but I must have missed his comment somehow, because I would have been fine changing my nomination. I considered other books for the theme, such as Mark Twain, and ruled them out for this very reason.
I agree that it difficult to find older books that adhere to modern sensibilities..I have my own criteria for assessing whether or not I feel comfortable with a particular author, but of course, that’s every subjective. I take everyone’s point about the freedom to sit out a particular month. But I’d also be ok with moving to the next book on the list.
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I wouldn't want a nomination to be rejected out of hand for being offensive to modern sensibilities.