4,218 books were banned in the 2023-2024 school year. It will more than likely get worse in the next year. Reading is power. As Ta-Nehsi Coats points out book bans are not only to stop kids from reading but it‘s to stop future authors & pushing back on the systems. https://pen.org/press-release/book-bans-in-schools-sweep-across-reading-levels-g...
pickThis is not about books, but it encompasses a lot of other things. It deals with abuse (both spousal & by a teacher), a dying parent, family dynamics and a romance. In spite it being 'a lot', I really enjoyed it and gave up a few hours of sleep because I could not put it down. I loved Gia's strength and the realistic portrayal of what she went through as a teen (legally believed, but a town pariah) . Thanks to Edelweiss+ for the digital ARC. 4.5/5
bailedI 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. 😢
panIt 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]
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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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!"
pickThis 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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“For fans of Elin Hilderbrand, a riveting exploration of family, sisterhood, and the transformative power of literature.”
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