Comments on: ALA Banned Books Week 2009 http://www.meexia.com/bookie/2009/10/ala-banned-books-week-2009/ reading is an obsession Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:35:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wicked by Gregory Maguire and the Musical! | Books of Mee http://www.meexia.com/bookie/2009/10/ala-banned-books-week-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3542 Wicked by Gregory Maguire and the Musical! | Books of Mee Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:21:32 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/bookie/?p=1810#comment-3542 [...] I mentioned earlier how this book is on the list of 2009 ALA Banned Books for sexual content. There is some nudity but I don’t recall overly explicit sexual scenes, apart from one performed by puppets (yes, really, but it’s quite morbid). Apart from that there are definitely some violence, extreme bullying, and murders (doh!). It’s most probably banned because ignorant people assume it’s a fluffy prequel of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written for children. It is NOT. Once again, it is NOT children book. [...] [...] I mentioned earlier how this book is on the list of 2009 ALA Banned Books for sexual content. There is some nudity but I don’t recall overly explicit sexual scenes, apart from one performed by puppets (yes, really, but it’s quite morbid). Apart from that there are definitely some violence, extreme bullying, and murders (doh!). It’s most probably banned because ignorant people assume it’s a fluffy prequel of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written for children. It is NOT. Once again, it is NOT children book. [...]

]]> By: mee http://www.meexia.com/bookie/2009/10/ala-banned-books-week-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3403 mee Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:38:51 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/bookie/?p=1810#comment-3403 I've never read Steinbeck's so I don't know what the fuss is all about. Hopefully I can read one some time next year. I do hope that we could make BBW an International event as there are so many places around the world where extreme censorship happens. I’ve never read Steinbeck’s so I don’t know what the fuss is all about. Hopefully I can read one some time next year. I do hope that we could make BBW an International event as there are so many places around the world where extreme censorship happens.

]]> By: mee http://www.meexia.com/bookie/2009/10/ala-banned-books-week-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3402 mee Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:36:01 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/bookie/?p=1810#comment-3402 For some reason I always have the impression that it's a thick book. I'm sure it's a great read. I hope to pick it up next year. For some reason I always have the impression that it’s a thick book. I’m sure it’s a great read. I hope to pick it up next year.

]]> By: Gnoe http://www.meexia.com/bookie/2009/10/ala-banned-books-week-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3391 Gnoe Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:29:10 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/bookie/?p=1810#comment-3391 My Penguin copy of The Grapes of Wrath isn't thick at all... or at least it seems so LOL. It is quite thin but the print is small and there appear to be 416 pages anyway. It was sent to me as an rabck so I couldn't NOT read it. Especially since it is part of several of my challenges! I had to get into it but now I thin I am going to like it. To Kill a Mockingbird was a great read as well. My Penguin copy of The Grapes of Wrath isn’t thick at all… or at least it seems so LOL.
It is quite thin but the print is small and there appear to be 416 pages anyway. It was sent to me as an rabck so I couldn’t NOT read it. Especially since it is part of several of my challenges! I had to get into it but now I thin I am going to like it. To Kill a Mockingbird was a great read as well.

]]> By: Nymeth http://www.meexia.com/bookie/2009/10/ala-banned-books-week-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3388 Nymeth Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:21:35 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/bookie/?p=1810#comment-3388 It's really very easy to take our freedom to read for granted, so I really appreciate initiatives like BBW which remind us not to. My parents grew up in a fascist dictatorship, and they tell me stories about reading smuggled copies of Steinbeck's novels. They, like many other things, were banned by the censors. .-= [Nymeth´s last blog: <a href="http://www.thingsmeanalot.com/2009/10/secret-history-by-donna-tart.html" rel="nofollow">The Secret History by Donna Tart</a>] =-. It’s really very easy to take our freedom to read for granted, so I really appreciate initiatives like BBW which remind us not to. My parents grew up in a fascist dictatorship, and they tell me stories about reading smuggled copies of Steinbeck’s novels. They, like many other things, were banned by the censors.
.-= [Nymeth´s last blog: The Secret History by Donna Tart] =-.

]]> By: mee http://www.meexia.com/bookie/2009/10/ala-banned-books-week-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3384 mee Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:37:09 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/bookie/?p=1810#comment-3384 That sounds great and I'd fully support that biblio, but I'm not sure how we would 'put a pressure on them' really. That sounds great and I’d fully support that biblio, but I’m not sure how we would ‘put a pressure on them’ really.

]]> By: bibliobibuli http://www.meexia.com/bookie/2009/10/ala-banned-books-week-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3373 bibliobibuli Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:29:02 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/bookie/?p=1810#comment-3373 Thanks so much for dropping by my blog and leaving a comment. You're right to celebrate your freedom to read. Wish ALA's Banned books Week was an international event and maybe we should put a bit of pressure on them to make it so. Thanks so much for dropping by my blog and leaving a comment. You’re right to celebrate your freedom to read. Wish ALA’s Banned books Week was an international event and maybe we should put a bit of pressure on them to make it so.

]]> By: mee http://www.meexia.com/bookie/2009/10/ala-banned-books-week-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3370 mee Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:49:41 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/bookie/?p=1810#comment-3370 Thanks Jennifer. Hope you have a great banned book read! Thanks Jennifer. Hope you have a great banned book read!

]]> By: mee http://www.meexia.com/bookie/2009/10/ala-banned-books-week-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3369 mee Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:48:40 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/bookie/?p=1810#comment-3369 I think I just heard about it last year, sort of. Around the time I started blogging and read people's blogs anyway. But it's understandable because we don't live in US, it being a US event and all. I don't think we have something similar in Australia. I've been meaning to read Grapes of Wrath, but as usual, get put off by the thickness. To Kill a Mockingbird is on my shelf. Both should be great! I think I just heard about it last year, sort of. Around the time I started blogging and read people’s blogs anyway. But it’s understandable because we don’t live in US, it being a US event and all. I don’t think we have something similar in Australia.

I’ve been meaning to read Grapes of Wrath, but as usual, get put off by the thickness. To Kill a Mockingbird is on my shelf. Both should be great!

]]> By: mee http://www.meexia.com/bookie/2009/10/ala-banned-books-week-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3368 mee Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:44:45 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/bookie/?p=1810#comment-3368 You're right Suko. We never know if the books we're reading now are banned somewhere. Makes me sad to think about it really. You’re right Suko. We never know if the books we’re reading now are banned somewhere. Makes me sad to think about it really.

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