tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post2453635876891086288..comments2023-08-25T06:11:44.464-04:00Comments on Life on the Hill: Banned Books WeekLeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027956042910623970noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post-80891728763593455072011-10-07T09:28:18.425-04:002011-10-07T09:28:18.425-04:00Jude, it's probably best if kids don't eve...Jude, it's probably best if kids don't ever learn about the holocaust or, well, history in general for the same reason. :)<br /><br />Knut, in response to "Are there really people in the world that are afraid that reading is going to turn their children into witches or heathens or what-have-you?" YES, absolutely there are people who are afraid that reading is going to ruin their children. The amount of energy those parents must put into filtering the information their kids see is mind-boggling to me.Leannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027956042910623970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post-4230631319069448912011-10-05T08:40:20.076-04:002011-10-05T08:40:20.076-04:00My favorite comment in the ALA's banned books ...My favorite comment in the ALA's banned books compilation is when someone tried to ban The Diary of Anne Frank because it's a "real downer."Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737088496139901541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post-34820930216479776952011-10-05T00:10:51.686-04:002011-10-05T00:10:51.686-04:00knut - I love this: "If picking up a book is ...knut - I love this: "If picking up a book is the worst thing your child does, consider yourself lucky". so funny, and so true!<br /><br />Some of the most thought-provoking books I've ever read are on that list including - Beloved, 1984, and The Lord of the Rings. Just I guess that's the point of banning books right? Some people just want kids to obey - flying sphaghetti monster forbid that they actually think!!!Deahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177363534067448473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post-24573633837337747642011-10-04T10:19:26.935-04:002011-10-04T10:19:26.935-04:00Leanna & Prinny - This could be the percocet t...Leanna & Prinny - This could be the percocet talking, but I love you guys! :-P<br /><br />I find the idea of banning books ludicrous. I haven't read every book on that list, but the ones I have didn't come across as dangerous material, lol.<br /><br />Are there really people in the world that are afraid that reading is going to turn their children into witches or heathens or what-have-you? You don't want kids using imagination - thinking is dangerous!<br /><br />Just my two cents - If picking up a book is the worst thing your child does, consider yourself lucky, lol.<br /><br />- knutknuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699462771193712433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post-48036467817690705912011-09-30T12:59:19.533-04:002011-09-30T12:59:19.533-04:00Jennifer, The Golden Compass is on my daughter'...Jennifer, The Golden Compass is on my daughter's to-read list. I think I will read it along with her!<br /><br />Prinny, nine out of ten teens agree with you.<br /><br />http://www.theonion.com/articles/nations-teens-disappointed-by-banned-books,401/Leannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027956042910623970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post-21003202317640947202011-09-29T22:50:41.152-04:002011-09-29T22:50:41.152-04:00Banned Books?! What is WRONG with people!? The G...Banned Books?! What is WRONG with people!? The Great Gatsby, Catcher In The Rye, The Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, One Flew Over the Cookoos Nest... sheesh! <br /><br />Kids shouldn't be reading anyway. They should all watch Glee and American Idol then tuck right into Jersey Shore...<br /><br />SO appalled....<br /><br />Pfffff!<br /><br />Swear Word.<br /><br />Me xxxxPrinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04263267135958855546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post-56989682359164473432011-09-28T23:41:16.888-04:002011-09-28T23:41:16.888-04:00I have long considered banned book lists to be &qu...I have long considered banned book lists to be "recommended reading" lists. One that comes to mind is Philip Pullman's Golden Compass series - I read it a few years ago, when the movie came out and I kept hearing about how controversial and offensive it was. It made me want to read the book and see what all the fuss was about - and it turned out to be one of my all-time favorite stories.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264973121255366118noreply@blogger.com