The American Libraries Association has released the list of the most challenged books of 2010. I was going to actually comment about it, but I don't have time right now as the time I was going to spend blogging turned into time I used to read the blog of an author that I now want to read all the books of. So....the list
http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/and-tango-makes-three-waddles-its-way-back-number-one-slot-america-s-most-frequently-challe
My biggest question...Hunger Games...sexually explicit? Really? When was that? I don't remember anything sexually explicit about Hunger Games. If there is sexually explicit material in it, I may need to reread.
So I have three questions after looking at this list:
ReplyDelete1) Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian- one of the reasons for banning it was 'sex education.' I haven't read this book, but that makes it sound like it educates kids about sex and that's bad. Anyone know what that's about?
2) Seriously, if I missed some nice sexually explicit material in The Hunger Games, I will make a sad face and then start rereading.
3) Wait, so The Hunger Games is sexually explicit, but the Twilight series...isn't? For real, crazy book-bannin' folk?
2) That was my thought! If there sex in Hunger Games I am rereading.
ReplyDelete3) I agree that if Hunger Games is sexually explicit than so is Twilight, but I really don't think either one is. I have just come to the conclusion that all book-banning people are mental.
No doubt about that. I think the only reason to ban a book should be factual inaccuracy or inability to use grammar (and not in an intentional way). And I don't really believe in that, but I do want to chuck those books out the window and denounce them.
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