boxer_dogs_dance t1_j93uzr7 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 1:11 AM

Reply to comment by _green_cloak_ in Are Publishers as bad as Orwell's 'Ministry of truth'? by _green_cloak_

See the articles linked and discussion on the thread here on r/books. The article in the Telegraph claimed they changed Matilda's favorite author. I think it is worth verifying. If they go too far it is bowdlerization. I'm generally opposed, especially if they don't disclose in the book that changes have been made and what they are.

_green_cloak_ OP t1_j943sqg wrote on February 19, 2023 at 2:22 AM

Agreed. If they're up-front instead of vague about whether a particular edition has been changed, I wouldn't mind as much. That aside, the mere concept of bowdlerisation seems like a pertinent issue right now, similar to when the term was first coined.