pickOnce the book censor reads a book that captures his imagination, he is lost. A victim of new thoughts that worm their way in. It leads him to ask questions about existence and colors his experiences in a new way. This becomes dangerous because the more he reads, the further down the rabbit hole he goes. And real reading is illegal. His journey includes trying to save his daughter from her "affliction" of imagination. The ending leaves you wanting.
Sign ups open for anyone interested in this activity. hosted by @jadams89
original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2801737
There‘s been some interest in this group, so I‘ve created a Google form for book nominations. I‘ll try to have a poll for books open by Dec 1 with our first read starting in January. No pressure, jump in or out whenever you want.
If you‘ve already submitted the form, I have your responses.
https://forms.gle/AVfCCuKHgeriukWG9
@jadams89 is checking on interest for a buddy read of Banned Books.
Original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2801408
Anybody interested in a banned books buddy read? Probably a chapter a day format. It just feels like a critical time to collect books.
pickYou can ban books but you can‘t ban people‘s imagination. That‘s the takeaway for me from this super original novel. It‘s the story of a book censor in a dystopian future who can‘t resist the books he has to read - and ban. Distracted by rabbits with watches the book turns into a kind of Alice in Wonderland like story. The censor and I as a reader had no idea what was real or what wasn‘t. A good book from this Kuwait author.
I‘m very late but wanted to see my score. It‘d be higher if I read children books lol.
American Psycho
Clan of the Cave Bears series
His Dark Materials
All Stephen King
The Giver
And many more!
#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe
Thanks @JenlovesJT47 for the tag for @dabbe ‘s #ThreeListThursday #TLT on banned books. I was really surprised at some of these, and decided to highlight these three that I have read and re-read over the years! And I was happy to see quite a few of the required reading from my own school years on the list!
Too many banned books..😱 pictured a few of the ones I loved reading.
Anyone who wants to, take the quiz.
https://www.listchallenges.com/alas-most-frequently-challenged-books-1990-2020
Thanks Denise for posting this quiz. #ThreeListThursday #TLT
Seems like teaching high school, and then children's and YA lit classes has really inflated my score! I have my children's literature students write an Essay in Defense of a Banned Book - sadly, some may need these skills as future teachers!
Favorites:
1) The Witches by Roald Dahl
2) Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (and I especially love her response to people who want to ban it)
3) Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
#TLT @dabbe
