In response to 'So, that was such a racy and shocking book at that time, and so, of course, we had to read it.', does 'We had to read the book but we thought it was very interesting.' serve as a counterstatement?
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.