tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post3796992481998358876..comments2024-01-31T04:29:38.858-06:00Comments on The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: Read Banned Books. . .Sean Chercoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00939494866272006802noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-16064372132683976212015-10-27T10:49:06.599-05:002015-10-27T10:49:06.599-05:00`
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I'm so contrary, that if someone tells me NOT to read a book, I'm bound to go and pick it up, just out of spite!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reminding me!Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-91869504366113210812007-10-08T11:48:00.000-05:002007-10-08T11:48:00.000-05:00The Nazis liked a good book burning. Watching Bur...The Nazis liked a good book burning. Watching Burns' "The War" shows us clearly how a mindset can take hold. Villages would swear they had no idea that the concentration camps existed just outside their little hamlets. Never mind that you could smell the camps from miles away... Like Sean says, free people read freely. And diverse ideas create free people.Mark Combeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270361794228887282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-19213809869460847402007-10-06T21:13:00.000-05:002007-10-06T21:13:00.000-05:00James and The Giant Peach? Really?James and The Giant Peach? Really?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-10742284862986439372007-10-06T09:35:00.000-05:002007-10-06T09:35:00.000-05:00The "sexual content" in THE NIGHT KITCHEN is the i...The "sexual content" in THE NIGHT KITCHEN is the illustration. The little boy, main character, is shown wearing a skimpy nightshirt which doesn't cover everything. The drawings are "anatomically correct." That's it.<BR/><BR/>As I recall, the <I>text</I> is much milder than Sendak's WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, and I don't think that one shows up on banned lists very often. Although I wouldn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-61619048680686600462007-10-06T00:58:00.000-05:002007-10-06T00:58:00.000-05:00Matt: It varies from book to book. The book Sara ...Matt: It varies from book to book. The book Sara mentioned was challenged for "promoting homosexuality." The Harry Potter books are accused of promoting Satanism and witchcraft. Huck Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird both contain "the N word" (of course both are passionately anti-racist, but that somehow gets ignored), The Night Kitchen has supposed "sexual content", Native Son made some white Sean Chercoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939494866272006802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-83505830300000639142007-10-05T22:57:00.000-05:002007-10-05T22:57:00.000-05:00What are the specific reasons given for banning th...What are the specific reasons given for banning these books? Sexual content? Explicit language? Gratuitous violence?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859096508069444349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-28317265653166990742007-10-05T18:59:00.000-05:002007-10-05T18:59:00.000-05:00Sean, I'm so glad you made this post. The 2 guys ...Sean, I'm so glad you made this post. The 2 guys who wrote "And Tango Makes Three," the most "challenged" book of 2006-07, read at the ALA site on Michigan AVe on Saturday. That book is so beautiful, and perfect for your little guy, that I am buying a gazillion copies to give to everyone I know with children.Sara Paretskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803185134430978343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-40297232556674197802007-10-05T12:50:00.000-05:002007-10-05T12:50:00.000-05:00I read an article a few days ago that made referen...I read an article a few days ago that made reference (non-elaborated) to some library banning Siddhartha. Though I haven't read the book in years, I can't remember anything even remotely offensive in the book. Has anybody heard anything about this book being banned? The ALA's banned book site doesn't seem to mention anything about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-87709877369257083112007-10-05T09:46:00.000-05:002007-10-05T09:46:00.000-05:00Echoing you, Sean, but it's worth repeating. Let's...Echoing you, Sean, but it's worth repeating. Let's raise a cheer for librarians. They are always in the forefront in protecting our First Amendment rights.Barbara D'Amatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991495702239085323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-54147835707627210572007-10-05T09:38:00.000-05:002007-10-05T09:38:00.000-05:00And, if you can't for some reason find them at the...And, if you can't for some reason find them at the library, check your local bookstore. Most are out in mass market and well worth the dollars...although I know I'm preaching to the choir. Thanks Sean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-27708448251464415302007-10-05T09:33:00.000-05:002007-10-05T09:33:00.000-05:00Amen. Great post, Sean!Amen. <BR/>Great post, Sean!Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693555214699897283noreply@blogger.com