And again I would ask, if it is, then how does one feel when reading about children forcefully separated from their families, women beaten and raped, nations divided by political unrest, blatant acts of discrimination, abject poverty? I assure you I have felt much more uncomfortable than this. I don't believe being uncomfortable is inherently bad. This goes against our social contract and therefore puts us at unease. It can be uncomfortable at times, I believe in part because we live in a society that believes one should never admit to intentionally causing harm. As a thought experiment I found it intriguing. It's written from the perspective of the aggressor rather than the victim. This book is about a very angry and probably sad alcoholic who takes his pain out on others. Yet are we confusing our dislike of such people for the dislike of a book? Are they one in the same? And if so, why does this society compel minority authors to almost exclusively publish on their suffering? If it is mistreatment that is so appalling, why do we punish minorities who stray away from the gory details of their oppression and reward them for laying bare their hurt and humiliation for the sake of our voyeurism?* It can be uncomfortable to read a misogynist being openly misogynistic. It's not surprising to me that this book is controversial.
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