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What is the worst experience you've had reading a book? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[-] Speculater@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Are you referring to how he reads Odetta/Detta's voices?

[-] HelluvaKick@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Definitely. I know it's kinda written that way but I was not ready for that old man to fully lean into it. I was perplexed and wanted to turn it off.

I listened through that over a decade ago and that's still what I remember most from that audiobook.

[-] Speculater@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I agree that it's uncomfortable, but I do think it was true to how it was written. I'm not sure I'd call it racist in the overt sense of the word, but as I white person, I'm not sure I'm qualified to make that judgement.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Some people just think everything is racist.

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