Why am I not surprised that so many of us are readers? I was in the book selling business for nearly 20 years. That is one of the few retail businesses where the vast majority of the customers are ever so nice. I do have to admit that the computer does cut down on my reading time and, yes, I still read fisical books whose pages I can turn and flip back to an early part I missed. I have found that the majority of authors that use swearing in their books, it is because it is appropriate to the character. Let's be realistic, if you are reading about bad guys, shouldn't they be bad guys? I actually do not concentrate on it and usually do not even remember it so if someone asks me about language, I honestly cannot tell them yes or no.
By the way, one of my favorite historical novels is the Red Tent by Anita Diamont which tells the story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob and sister of Joseph.