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iceballzJun 1, 2009
I really can't believe some of the reasons we still ban books
mensfitnessJun 1, 2009
Some of these came as a complete surprise to me...
stignordasJun 1, 2009
Now my summer reading list is complete.
jimithingJun 2, 2009
Seeing 'The Giver' on that list brought back some great childhood memories for me. God I just adored that book as a kid. It left me thinking and feeling so haunted. Its the perfect example of a great book for 'young adults/more mature kids'. I hope I can get my own children to read it someday. Man I loved that story.
mmarquitJun 2, 2009
I've read most of these banned books. And while I didn't like some of them, I would certainly never ban them.
eatingpieJun 2, 2009
Surprising as this may sound, most of the books on the list were not banned by "Christians." Quite the opposite, many of them are by Christians or depict Christianity in some form or another.Lord of the Flies is what's known as an allegory. It's a Christian allegory no less. Simon being Jesus.Adam Smith was a Christian himself.While I have not read Uncle Tom, I was told (in Catholic school) that it depicts the Christian faith positively. Someone may have to correct me on that.Bridge to Terebithia is one that probably was (cited "witchcraft"), but a character who states "you were raised to believe in God and don't want to go to church. I was raised not to believe in God but want to!" is hard to take as any sort of condemnation. And it's actually honest! When I was a kid, I *hated* church!The Da Vinci Code was *condemned* by the Catholic Church, but not banned. Telling the world "Dan Brown's 'facts' are full if s**t" does not constitute banning, and many Christians read the book so they could correct the misinformation. So Christians actually helped him sell more... sort of the *opposite* of banning!Catch-22... unrelated, but... Which came first, the book or the saying? Answer: the book was originally titled Catch-18 and Heller's editor changed it!-Pie
hetmanJun 2, 2009
So what came first the phrase or the book?
eatingpieJun 2, 2009
Dang, I thought that was the answer. I guess I should have said "hint:"! :-)Okay, another hint, the editor *made up* the name "Catch-22" because it sounded better than Heller's *made up* name "Catch-18." And he was so right... people just started saying it!-Pie