Let’s Talk About Banned Books in the News 📚
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- The state of Utah is n the news with the banning of 13 books.
Let's review the news and read one of the books together!
The ABC News article: abcnews.go.com...
The 12 Banned/Challenged Books I've Read in 2024:
I Know Why the Caged bBrd sSngs by Maya Angelou
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
Earthings by Sayaka Murata
Carrie by Stephen King
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Salem's Lot by Stephen Kin
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Pet Semetary by Stephen King
The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
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I live in Utah and I am a 4th grade teacher at a charter school. Our school was upset at the thought of anyone banning books. Our library didn't have any of the books, mostly because we only go to 8th grade. Oh, and the fact that the librarian had not heard of them. I have and now I have set a goal to read them. Thanks Utah for suggesting some interesting reads. By the way, the city and county library systems have a lot of holds on these books. Ban a book and people will want to read it.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I appreciate you being here and participating in reading the books. - MJ
I’m with the banned books.
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Really banned books would get you banned from youtube.
Interesting !! I love what you are doing here ! You go !!! ❤
@@BookBuds Thanks 🥰
I'll read it. I've wanted to read a Sarah J. Maas book for a while now. This will be the first
Awesome! 👏🏻
God-DAMMIT! I can’t think of a book I want to read less.
But to hell with puritanical censors.
I’ll read it.
Jesus, why couldn’t they go and ban the latest Lee Child.
Oh wait I know. Because it’s nonsense that’s NOT aimed at young women.
Ha ha! Happy to have you aboard!
The state of Utah surely has it in for Sarah J. Maas. Wow. I've been a reader for a very, very long time, and I've read a variety of books. The idea of banning books sends me right over the edge. How does any state feel they have the right to tell people what to read? A young person can be affected negatively by so many more things than just reading a book. I would think that some of todays video games would be more harmful. When I find out that a book is banned, or there is controversy, I need it in my life. I was able to get a Court of Thorns and Roses for free on Audible. Stephen King is one of my favorite authors.
Read it with us in September. 👏🏻👏🏻 I mean, has Utah even seen the television show Euphoria? 👀 🤦🏻♀️
I guess I could try it. Can I count it as a GarbAugust book? I'm so not surprised that Utah is doing this. I've been reading history because I think eventually history books will be banned, and no one will be there to complain about it.
I’m going to say yes. I think the GarbAugust gods would call it trashy. 😂
I had no intention of reading it but if you ban something I have to read it.
I bought it right away.
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I am SO in. This will be, I think, Book #21 for me in the challenge. Can't wait to find out what the big deal is about this series. Utah's banning this entire series has just made it exponentially more appealing to kids. Thanks for doing this, MJ.
Wonderful! Thanks Pat!!!
Wow they really don’t like Sarah J Maas. I want to know why. I’m in
Yaaaaaaaasssssss!
Love this!
Thanks so much Olly! (Too bad you've read it already! lol)
They never say why these books supposedly have value, and anything purchasable from corporate behemoths is not banned.
I’m going to read it and let you know.
I have read these, love them. I have a long list of more 'banned' books ;)
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
I'd read it, listen to it ;)
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I kinda doubt who ever the legislators are actually read these books.
I’m 60 and in my day (can’t believe I say that 😆)
But in my day there wasn’t really a YA genre.
Generally after reading The Secret Garden and My Side of the Mountain type of books you just moved on to John Irving, Stephen King, M.M.Kaye, ( these are the authors I started reading in 1979 when I was 14) and so forth.
I don’t think I’m too damaged 😆
Anyway, long story short. I’ll join in!!
There was a fantastic piece by 60 Minutes not too long ago about about book banning in the South. A number of books were banned in one community and they enlisted community volunteers, parents, teachers, etc. to read the books that were banned and talk about them. The number of banned books dropped from like 37 to 9! It's amazing what a little education and discussion can bring about. Happy you are a part of it group read! 😊
I'm interested and excited to read A Court of Thorns and Roses when the group reads it. I bought the whole series a couple months ago, but haven't read any of them yet. I've read 2 of Sara J Maas's Crescent City books and really liked them!
Excellent! Great to have you aboard!
Great idea 👍🏽👍🏽. I'm trying to make my way through YA banned books, so it's on my radar. I'm interested in participating.
Wonderful!
I just ordered my copy of COTAR today. ❤
Yes!
I’ll bet Sarah Jane Maas’ books will sell like hot cakes even more than they already do. Yes keep calm keep reading.
100% facts. Keep calm and keep reading! I need that on a t-shirt!
Dang. I was afraid this news from my state was going to be what this was about. 😭 I already read ACOTAR, but I can go ahead and read book 2!! Which I understand is even more 🌶. 😂 I guess I should do a video response too about this...WAH!!!
New to your channel. Don’t like the idea of entities banning books, where will it end? Bought the book.
Thank you for joining in the group read! It’s gray to meet you.
I would like to join the buddy read. I have a copy of it on my shelf.
You are in! 👏🏻👏🏻
When I hear of banned books it's always the US, do you know if the UK has banned any books since Lady Chatterley's Lover? Willow of Willow Talks Books attempted to read this recently and DNF'd half way through but thought it was just the thing for repressed Christian adolescents, so that makes sense why they banned it in the US. I have read some of these books and would say that I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings in particular should be required reading not banned reading. In fact I think it was for my A level English Lit that I first read it.
You can actually Google “banned books world wide” to see some results. it’s absolutely is more than just the USA. It is a very interesting and infuriating rabbit hole to go down.
I read pet semetary in highschool a long with the other king books you mentioned. Those books have important themes that need to be discussed more grief,death (pet semetary) or generational trauma (carrie) I don't know why Salems lot would be banned though or challenged. 🤔
Hi there! Yes, I totally get what you are saying. Mainly the dark supernatural element and violence.
@@M-J oh dang when you put it that way, it's a double edged sword scenario.
@@Kite562reviews Yep, I had no issues with reading the book and we also have to remember the timing of it all - year of publication, what society was like, etc.
There is way more harmful content on the internet and don't get me started tik tok. Let people choose what they choose to read and let parents decide on what they allow their kids to read.
@@luvlost03 I agree! I do like my TikTok though. GenXers talking books, beauty, and life hacks. 😂
So, basically, Sara J Maas is unwelcome in the state of Utah?
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I had no intention of ever reading ACOTAR. It's not really my thing. But now I kind of feel obligated lol.
Yep and SAME! Join us in September!
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Hold #52 on 3 copies. Woof. May get to it this year some time. I might read Milk and Honey sooner. I love this challenge, though I never remember to read a banned book for banned book week.
WOW! I guess it's still pretty popular. Milk and Honey is a powerful book of poetry. Thanks so much Well, I'm here to remind you! 😊📚 - MJ
Would love buddy read 📖 👭👬
Excellent
12 of the thirteen books are by women writers... I thought Utah had more sense than Florida... I have read a novella by Sarah J Maas The Assassin and The Underworld, I don't remember much about it. Metamorphosis was banned or challenged? Is it because Kafka like Sarah J Maas had Jewish heritage?
Yes, Metamorphosis has quite a history in Europe with fascist and communist censorship. The sheer dark and depressing subject matter in the USA I believe was the main reason. They thought young people should not be exposed to those themes of questioning life's meaning. I think heritage probably happened in Europe, but not in the states. I've heard some controversy about Mass, but I don't know the facts and really just want to read the book. 😊
Wow. You’re like a totally NEW person without your glasses! 😀
P.S. Kids in elementary/middle school shouldn’t be reading some of these books.
If they’re in High School … their parents should have a say. However, can we REALLY control what someone reads in the 21st century?
The government should not dictate who can read what. Leave it up to the parents and librarians to find the way. Remember parental advisory stickers? We forget that THEY ARE READING (which is a good thing) they aren't online, they aren't texting or DM'ing people, or watching Euphoria on HBO, or some other sexy TV show or movie. Stop targeting books! *gets off soapbox*
@@M-J yeah! Government shouldn’t BAN stuff. Let the parents decide.
ALSO, books should be able to be identified according to what content they are selling. Like the rating system for films. I didn’t even think of that 😊
See, that's a sensible solution!
@@M-J 😊
When fascists ban books, they don't care about what's best for children. They care about restricting access to those they consider "less than." They care about demonstrating their power by getting away with doing something blatantly wrong like banning books, and getting people to defend their actions. This is exactly the opposite of what the greatest generation did in WW2 in response to Germany's banning of books.