“It also includes a bunch of “life lessons” - would you want your kids to read this?”
Yes, because it accurately reflects life.
Can you really be serious with a question like that????
On many levels, so does the Harry Potter series. It is set in a fictional fantasy universe, but the human lessons are real.
Yes, because it accurately reflects life.
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So, as long as a book accurately reflects life (reality?), and contains bad stuff, it’s OK? But doesn’t your previous example (you know, the underage crack addicted male prostitutes) also accurately reflect the experience of some?