Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.

This week’s recommended discussion: problematic favorites. Do you still love books that were written during a less enlightened time, or by a writer who didn’t have the most accepting outlook?
hat tip to sic humor

One caveat: because we’re here to use our words, this is a NO GIF/YouTube/social media embed zone (the OTs are full of clutter, and I want to keep that out of this thread).

upcoming topics:
1/30: protective of an author (h/t Hegel Exercises)
2/6: short stories are better (h/t Robert Maitland, Architect)
2/13: book my valentine
2/20: books that turned you on to a subject or genre (h/t upvote moneydog)
2/27: books that hurt (h/t Thomas the Fifth)