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Janet is on page 192 of 374
The casual racism of characters in Ch15 was distasteful and irritating. It didn't add anything to the story, and the anecdote could have easily worked without a racist caricature of a "Mandarin" conjurer. It doesn't add to the authenticity of the time period, and is extremely off-putting.
Dec 22, 2019 10:14AM
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

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Janet
Janet is on page 192 of 374
The casual racism in Ch15 is distasteful and irritating. This sort of micro-aggression adds nothing to the authenticity of the time period, and the anecdote would have easily worked without a racist caricature of a "Mandarin" conjurer.
Dec 22, 2019 10:18AM
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)


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