I am not a great reader, or a literay critic, but would have thought anyone who has been living in the UK for the past few decades would through the news have some idea about Salman Rushdie.
Midnight's Children is through a novel format about Indian independence and won the Booker Prize.
The Satanic Verses was said by some to be blasphemous, deeply offensive, and an intentional insult to the Prophet Muhammad. And a Fatwa issued against him. But this was not the universal opinion of all Muslims. And in the name of free speech the UK spent a fortune on protecting him for a number of years. Although again most people most know who was attacked in recent years.
I am only spelling this out as it seems ludicrous that someone should quote a vague statement from a book club - let alone what sort of book club would have a banned list based on the opinions of ultra Muslims.
If the book club is doing this as some sort of "solidarity" with one strand of Islam no doubt they will be promoting Taliban literature and practices of appropriate treatment of women.
Surely the point of a book clud is to read and discuss.
Not just put them on the naughty step based on second had opinions.
But it makes you realise how easy it must be for the trans mantra to take hold if that is the depth of response to being told a book shouldn't be read.