Going through my list of highly-recommended classics and oh man, I can't stomach another "witty" monologue with the occasional drop of the n-word. Given today's climate, I'm really not in the mood for ✨nuance✨ or whatever.
What well-written classics would you recommend?
Some books I kind of enjoyed but had to drop:
- The Stand by Stephen King
- Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
- The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
- Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
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Check out Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
What counts as a ‘slur’? I’d recommend The Talented Mr Ripley but there’s an early scene where he wonders if a guy is a ‘pervert’ (in context this clearly means gay, and Ripley would much rather he was a ‘pervert’ than a cop) and a later scene where Dickie asks Ripley if he’s queer.
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Use one of the “parent’s guide to movies” sites to check if there’s any profanity or other content you would find objectionable.
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula le Guin)