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The Banned Books Club
The Banned Books Club | Brenda Novak
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TheLudicReader
The Banned Books Club | Brenda Novak
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Bailedbailed

I have to bail. I would have bailed on page two, if this wasn‘t our next book club selection. It is virtually unreadable and definitely not the refuge I need from the state of the world right now. 😢

AmyG 😬 1d
BkClubCare 😟 oh no 1d
KadaGul @TheLudicReader Oh no, that sounds tough! As @dabbe would say, #HailTheBail 🤣🤣 1d
dabbe @KadaGul YES! 🤩 #betterbooksahead 🙌🏻 6h
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JoyBlue
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Panpan

It pains me that I can't stop myself from reading every book supposedly about books, bookdragons, and libraries that comes along. . . . [full review to come]

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Nebklvr
The Banned Books Club | Brenda Novak
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Pickpick

This was a sad, sweet story but it felt a bit forced.

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Octoberwoman
The Banned Books Club | Brenda Novak
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I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2024

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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Book 198 of the year.

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The_Penniless_Author
Banned Books Club | Brenda Novak
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#TLT @dabbe

Only got 12% (26 out of 211). I'd say that I need to start working on this list, but I'll probably just wait for a schoolboard to ban something I'm already reading. ?

Weirdest bans:

? The Bible: "Jesus was a commie!"
? Diary of Anne Frank/1984/Brave New World: "Let's give fascism a fair shake!"
? Nickel and Dimed: "How dare you besmirch the good name of the 1996 welfare reform act!"
? Where's Waldo: "He's not! It's a scam!"

IndoorDame 💯 agree about where‘s Waldo!!! That was so bizarre!!!! 1mo
CBee I had no idea that Where‘s Waldo was banned - that makes me want to burrow under a rock and never come out 😂😩🤪 1mo
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The_Penniless_Author @IndoorDame @CBee I love the idea that it's because a majority of schoolboard members couldn't find him, but I'm guessing it's far dumber than that. 1mo
CBee @The_Penniless_Author I mean, sometimes I couldn‘t find him either, but you eventually do. It takes something called patience, which I doubt these ridiculous book banners have an abundance of 🙄 1mo
RaeLovesToRead 32 (15%) woo 1mo
RaeLovesToRead Bone is a weird one. Wholesome 1mo
RaeLovesToRead I think it was banned because one of the MCs plays poker and smokes 🤣 1mo
Ruthiella I‘ve read 50 which puts me at 24%. Apparently Waldo was challenged because in one illustration where Waldo is somewhere on a beach, a woman‘s breast is exposed. 1mo
The_Penniless_Author @Ruthiella Ah, so Waldo's in southern Europe. Mystery solved! 😂 1mo
dabbe @Ruthiella And again I say 😱😱😂 ... seriously, people! 1mo
dabbe @The_Penniless_Author Now THAT\'s funny! 😂😂😂 1mo
dabbe Quite the list, isn\'t it? I couldn\'t believe some of it as I was putting it together. I think the really interesting statistic to know would be of all the people who challenged a book, DID THEY ACTUALLY READ THE DAMN THING? Thanks for playing and sharing! 🧡🍁🧡 1mo
The_Penniless_Author @dabbe Have they actually read anything? 😆 Adding a special 👎 for banning my favorite book, Slaughterhouse Five. 😡 1mo
dabbe @The_Penniless_Author When our school board was deciding whether or not to ban SO YOU\'VE BEEN PUBLICLY SHAMED, one of the board members said, \“Well, I haven\'t actually read the book, but if Dr. Bales (the Superintendent) thinks we should ban this book, then I agree. 😳 What the hell did we vote her in for? The absolute lack of diligence is stultifying. 1mo
CBee @dabbe you just taught me a new word - stultifying 👏🏻👏🏻 thanks! 🤓 1mo
dabbe @CBee 🤩😂😘 1mo
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Pickpick

This was good, a low pick for me because there was so much going on that it felt a little ridiculous. A woman returns home to help hey dying mother and had to come to terms with a difficult past. The small town thinks they know what happened all those years ago but did they? Her sister trying to find her way out of a terrible marriage and that barely scrapes the surface of everything going on. I liked the sisters, was rooting for them, but (cont)

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Reecaspieces
Banned Books Club | Brenda Novak
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Pickpick
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SilversReviews
Banned Books Club | Brenda Novak
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“For fans of Elin Hilderbrand, a riveting exploration of family, sisterhood, and the transformative power of literature.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/3a8dnrej

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