Rhienne

I am an occasional magazine reader. I don't subscribe to any but read bridal magazines, women's magazines (like Cosmopolitan), National Geographic and Science journals from time to time.

I think its important that racist books or books containing racism should be published. Racism is unfortunately a part of our global community, and people need to be made aware of it. Sometimes reading a book that portrays something like murder or rape in a favourable light really repulses people and this is an important mechanism. It keeps us aware that racism is an ongoing issue. If racist novels were censored, would it then be neccessary to censor television shows and movies which depict racism? In this case, it would appear on the surface that racism had gone away, but it would just not be something that was in the public eye anymore.

1. 'Venice' by Jan Morris 2. 'The Asian Saga' by James Clavell 3. 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' by Mitch Albom 4. 'The Wheel of Time series' by Robert Jordan (& Brandon Sanderson) 5. 'Ivanhoe' by Sir Walter Scott

I've finished 'Secrets of the Code' by Dan Burstein, and I'm planning to get another chapter of 'Lorna Doone' in tonight!