tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post1147221325501108860..comments2024-03-25T15:33:56.288-04:00Comments on True Book Addict...Books, Cats, and More: Banned Books Week - Classics #bannedbooksweekMichelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-27747116954554049422015-10-08T12:21:46.719-04:002015-10-08T12:21:46.719-04:00I just finished reading "Sons and Lovers"...I just finished reading "Sons and Lovers" for Banned Books Week and a classics group read, and it's funny how it was banned when it first came out and still being challenged for sexual content. There are more graphic sex scenes in a romance novel. In fact, Lawrence alludes to sex more than he openly depicts it. And, as I said, the few scenes that do mention sex aren't graphic. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700809709293636333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-60730348347996475202015-10-03T14:09:17.867-04:002015-10-03T14:09:17.867-04:00Books that become classics usually don't reinf...Books that become classics usually don't reinforce people's easy assumptions but are, by their nature, "challenging" in their presentation of some raw truths about human beings and their struggles through life. Perhaps no surprise they are among the most likely to be banned. But the best books--often the very ones schools want to present to students--typically go beyond merely depicting misery and show people transcending it and growing. This is so true of Catcher in the Rye, for one. If people would just read to the end of this book, they would see a most touching redemptive moment between Holden Caulfield and his little sister, a moment of caring and love.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187517182328614133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-4611653605675705442015-10-03T09:19:16.476-04:002015-10-03T09:19:16.476-04:00What a pain in the proverbial spammers are, what t...What a pain in the proverbial spammers are, what they get out of it I'll never understand.<br /><br />Anyway, great post and so comprehensive. I had no idea so many reasons were given for banning some of the worlds most read books.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.com