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Parable of the Sower | Octavia E. Butler

The library goddesses have it in for me. Just as I started reading Animal Farm & 1984 for #withthebanned, my hold for Parable of the Sower came in after 4-ish months. I've finished all 3 last week, but I haven't had the mental capacity to post a review. After several days, this is still all I can come up with:
🤯🤯🤯🫢🫢🫢😬😬😬

I recommend all three, but not at the same time. 🫠
@Jadams89

lil1inblue #overcomingevilempires #readingispolitical #antifabookclub 4d

sarahbarnes My hold for Parable just finally came in too! 4d

lil1inblue @sarahbarnes Hooray! I have to say: Though I am an impatient person, it makes me glad that the book is being read by so many right now! 3d

BookmarkTavern Oof! That‘s an intense line up! 3d

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lil1inblue

Animal Farm and 1984, Centennial Editions | George Orwell

I was looking on Libby for 1984 for #withthebanned, and the waitlist was a mile long. But the Animal Farm/1984 combo was available. Lucky for me, but did no one else realize they could just borrow this instead of waiting? 😂

ChaoticMissAdventures I have the same thing with Once and Future King! Months wait for the full audio, but there is also an option to get each book separately now, no wait! I think people just don't know what to look for. 2w

lil1inblue @ChaoticMissAdventures Fair point. I believe I also searched by author, so if they search by title, it may not come up. At least I lucked out! 2w

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CatLass007

Untitled | Unknown

My new lawn flag! Love it. #WithTheBanned @Jadams89 - please share with the group.

lil1inblue I WANT ONE!!!! 😍 😍 😍 2w

BookmarkTavern Wooo! 2w

dabbe 🤩🎯🤩 2w

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mcctrish This is perfect 2w

Deblovestoread 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 2w

AnnCrystal ✊🏼🥳📚💝💝💝. 2w

MemoirsForMe 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 6d

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Jadams89

1984 | George Orwell

Hey, #WithTheBanned readers. Our July book is 1984 by George Orwell.
If you need to skip this month due to the current political climate, it‘s completely understandable.

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Bookwormjillk I‘ve been having trouble getting a lot of these from my library- long waits. Everyone in my city must have the same idea. My both recently read this one though so we should own a copy. 2w

Amiable My library book club is doing a Read for Your Rights banned books club and this book is the October selection so I may wait until then. 2w

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I read this one in March. Five 🌟s 2w

Read4life Picked up my library hold this morning. 2w

dabbe Just reread this a few months ago. The first time I read it was in a college literature course in the year 1984! It is prevalent now more than ever. 2w

AllDebooks I'm going to skip this month, as I reread it recently. Such an incredible book but terrifying to read in the current political situation. 4d

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Gender Queer: a Memoir | Maia Kobabe

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AllDebooks It actually gave me a jolt, not from my perspective but my eldest child's pov. I think they had a very similar journey and are still figuring things out. It did open up a conversation between us, which is always good. 3w

Karisa I could relate to some of the period and gyno scenes. Other parts were totally different perspective for me to consider. As a teacher, it feels important to try and understand more povs. I liked seeing so much through Maia‘s eyes—very brave and vulnerable 3w

lil1inblue I liked how e included so many relatable experiences like getting your period, going to the gyno, navigating relationships and sex, etc., but then showed them from eir non-binary perspective. It helped to to understand 3w

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Gender Queer: a Memoir | Maia Kobabe

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AllDebooks This kind of beautifully expressed book could help so many children struggling as Maia did. That is exactly why we need to read banned books, to ensure they're known, loved, protected, and there for future generations of readers. I have no doubt that Gender Queer could have the potential to save someone's life. 3w

AllDebooks I didn't have a problem with the sexually explicit content. It was within the context of the book and not at all gratuitous. If we can cope with fairy smut, we can cope with this. The whole premise is understanding and acceptance. More of this, please. 🙌 3w

Karisa @AllDebooks “fairy smut” 😂 💗 I totally agree. Maia‘s journey could help others navigate their own and make us all feel not so alone. Especially with the references to more books given. So important 3w

5feet.of.fury @AllDebooks @Karisa agree, and it was shown with the couple deciding boundaries and how sex would look in their relationship which is so important. 3w

lil1inblue @alldebooks @karisa @5feet.of.fury Totally agree. I found this no different than hetero sexual exploration, and it could help so many kids. Either with understanding their own feelings, or with having empathy for others. 3w

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Gender Queer: a Memoir | Maia Kobabe

Hey all! I can‘t believe it‘s already time for discussion again. Like always, I‘ll tag everyone in the first post. 3 questions total this time. #WithTheBanned

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Karisa I liked the format. Some of the pages were set up so beautifully and it helped me see what e meant. Some were shocking but that went with the feelings being expressed well. 3w

AllDebooks I thought the format was perfect. The presentation of incredibly complex emotions, feelings and concepts was sensitively handled. 3w

Amiable I rarely read graphic novels, but I thought it was a perfect format for this book. 3w

5feet.of.fury I liked it, some pages were particularly helpful. Many reviews showed the picture of the 2 halves of the author and perception of eir gender for example 3w

lil1inblue I thought it was an excellent format. The art was just beautiful, and I liked how it represented eir feelings and perceptions, like @5feet.of.fury said. E was able to emphasize the content with the art. 3w

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lil1inblue

Gender Queer: a Memoir | Maia Kobabe

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I learned a lot from this one about non-binary gender identity and asexuality. Kobabe does an excellent job of conveying the confusion and isolation e felt as e was coming of age. The art is beautiful.
#withthebanned @jadams89 #queerbc @PuddleJumper

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5feet.of.fury

Gender Queer: a Memoir | Maia Kobabe

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The author accounts eir personal journey of queer discovery which could serve to explain gender dysphoria both to people on the outside or those who may be experiencing it without understanding. Man did the mom tick me off, not just on the pronouns, on many things. It kind of just ends randomly. But it‘s a memoir & I guess we are all in progress & evolving so …I‘ll take it for what it is.

#withthebanned

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