This is an interesting topic. short answer is yes, I would read. I have read the bible and Mein Kampf, so yes, I have read things that differs from my value, but that it's a too simplistic answer.
The long answer is that I try to read from time to time materials that are out of my point of view to have a broader sight. As an individual I can't just reject ideas without knowing them, find they failings. Comprehend another idea its not partake in that same idea. As society its also good to always remember, if we don't want to become an stagnant society, or worse repeat mistakes of the past.
Another point of view its if I would not read an specific authour because their points of view on certain themes, as trans peoples right, or gender equality. This is the hardest to answer, because its depends on different factors. If the person is clearly a bigot, even having access to knowledge to be a better person, or if he is from an age where that line of thought was normal. I should prepare myself if I gonna read something from a person like that, but I don't beleive that canceling people should be practiced as a society. It should be presented as a whole, and let the indivudual to decide if it want to engage.
For example, Michael Jackson. For some people he is a pederast, for others he was not, and some radios don't play his music now, because we can't separate the art from the artist, but by denying all information of him, we are also hiding his acts and don't recognicing that we as a society allowed them to happen, and reparation came late or never for some of those people.
In resume, I think that it is healthy as and individual to read all material, as long as you are prepared to read about it. As a society its a must to don't forget, don't celebrate, and don't cancel, so we can grow, prepare, and repair in the future.
