Oh, THAT's why my son came back from school with a list of the 100 most-banned books at school libraries.
He seemed delighted to be holding the list.
HikerDude told him about The Index. I think I saw the sun rise in my baby's eyes... ...no shortage of reading material, there, and someone has organized a list for him, too!
If "Lady Chatterly's Lover" and "Lolita" hadn't been on restricted lists (for underagers) when I was a teen, I probably wouldn't have read them. Talk about getting attention for books that I now think have nowhere near the substance of Tolkein's writings.
Most of the books I've read have been banned or have the potential of being banned at some point in the future.w
ReplyDeletei'm glad you reminded me. i was going to post about it friday and then thigs got crazed here and so, i posted it just now. thanks,
ReplyDeleteTeaching one starting tomorrow: Of Mice & Men.
ReplyDeleteOne of my faves.
BTW: I have moved -
http://thequakeragitator.blogspot.com
Oh, THAT's why my son came back from school with a list of the 100 most-banned books at school libraries.
ReplyDeleteHe seemed delighted to be holding the list.
HikerDude told him about The Index. I think I saw the sun rise in my baby's eyes... ...no shortage of reading material, there, and someone has organized a list for him, too!
If "Lady Chatterly's Lover" and "Lolita" hadn't been on restricted lists (for underagers) when I was a teen, I probably wouldn't have read them. Talk about getting attention for books that I now think have nowhere near the substance of Tolkein's writings.
ReplyDeleteLibrarians dod rule! Thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteAnd orangicgeorge, I've usually found librarians surprisingly nonconformist in their ideology if not in their dress.
All those books and somehow Bill O'Reilly's isn't among them.
ReplyDeleteHmm? I wonder why THAT is?