Caution: Reading books may expose you to different points of view Kafka once said that a book must be an ice axe for the frozen sea within us. Here’s a tongue-in-cheek look at how disclaimers could blunt that statement. January 24, 2021 / 02:24 PM IST According to a recent Reuters report, the Hungarian government has ordered a publisher to print disclaimers identifying books that contain “behaviour inconsistent with traditional gender roles”. The specific title that brought this about was Wonderland Is for Everyone, a fairy tale anthology including stories with gay themes. It’s published by Labrisz, an organisation devoted to making the lives and issues of lesbian, bisexual and transgender women more visible.