[ SECRET POST #3336 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3336 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

that would make an abridged audiobook censorship.

[(Anonymous)]

No, it wouldn't. Those items are clearly flagged as abridged and, insofar as they are abridged, it's for length, not for so-called "objectionable" content (or maybe it is in the US - who the fuck knows?). The option to either read the full-length book or have someone read it to you is still there. Audiobooks are not gussied-up to reflect contemporary sensibilities. Increasingly, they are available unabridged anyway - abridgements were more to do with the difficulty and expense of delivering and multi-tape or multi-CD product. Now that they are delivered as sound files, that's less of an issue - the expense only lies in the recording costs, not the physical product.

Mary's attitudes towards the Indian staff help illuminate her character and values to the reader. Editing that out does the reader a disservice.

[(Anonymous)]

censorship is about the suppression of the original. having different versions available is not suppressing the original.

[(Anonymous)]

For children, freely accessing the original could be impossible, especially if restrictions on unedited work extend beyond their family to their whole community, including their school and library service.

And anyway, Mary's attitude towards the Indian staff before she arrived in England go a long way towards explaining her character and actions. The novel really would not benefit from the removal of that material. Why would you want to edit out that material? If you or your child can't fully process that, then let your child choose another book until they are able for this one.