If we start with 'So, that was such a racy and shocking book at that time, and so, of course, we had to read it.', does it make sense to conclude with 'We had to read the book but we thought it was very interesting.'
So, that was such a racy and shocking book at that time, and so, of course, we had to read it.###We had to read the book but we thought it was very interesting.