tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post8591384123960530890..comments2024-03-28T09:50:50.042-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Celebrating Banned BooksJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28117156094926067902010-09-25T07:39:50.078-04:002010-09-25T07:39:50.078-04:00Avery - I LOVE the school board scene in Field of ...Avery - I LOVE the school board scene in Field of Dreams. <br /><br />And when Harry Potter was being banned, I wondered... why? <br /><br />The evils of a closed mine... and yet we were founded on the right of free speech. <br /><br />Although I wanted to shut down the guy driving through our neighbor hood (past the kids playing baseball) blasting the song that described a sex act in full detail and not very poetically...Lynn Cahoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321738330291846936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76722679675372451182010-09-23T18:52:30.797-04:002010-09-23T18:52:30.797-04:00I don't use any language I wouldn't use in...I don't use any language I wouldn't use in my normal life, except when it is called for. I once had a character who had been let out of juvenile hall and was angry at the world. Of course he was going to use some bad words, but I had my police detective tell him to watch his mouth. I hate uncessary violence, gratuitous sex or bad language, but I can make the decision to put a book down if it offends me. Not have someone else make that decision for me.Rhys Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663634889908752121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53303279230464845902010-09-23T17:44:48.111-04:002010-09-23T17:44:48.111-04:00How ironic that Farenheit 451 is among the banned....How ironic that Farenheit 451 is among the banned. I imagine "Push" will get on the list.<br /><br />Having said that, I'm sure I'm not the only author who watches her language in what she writes. Always asking myself: do I need this to tell my story?Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34705212549422931352010-09-23T16:49:22.419-04:002010-09-23T16:49:22.419-04:00I remember a fabulous scene in Field of Dreams (wi...I remember a fabulous scene in Field of Dreams (with Kevin Kostner and Amy Madigan) when Amy stands up and confronts the school board about banning books. She was so scrappy and said everything I wanted to say and more! <br /><br />~Avery<br /><a href="http://www.averyaames.com/" rel="nofollow"> AveryAames.com</a>Daryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39683181205463824072010-09-23T16:14:36.386-04:002010-09-23T16:14:36.386-04:00My 10-yr-old (6th grade) had to choose a banned bo...My 10-yr-old (6th grade) had to choose a banned book to read and do a report on. She's doing Lord of the Rings and loving it. (The report's due next week.) Yay for schools that don't toe the PC line.Laura DiSilverionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66337221316042518892010-09-23T13:34:44.157-04:002010-09-23T13:34:44.157-04:00My high school alma mater banned Black Hawk Down a...My high school alma mater banned Black Hawk Down a few years ago. Reason? The language violated school district policies on profanity.<br /><br />The short-sightedness stuns me. This is a true story of soldiers in heavy duty combat, putting their lives on the line to defend our country, and their story can't be share with high school kids because the soldiers had to audacity to curse while under fire?<br /><br />Not long after the book got tossed, I met the author, Mark Bowden, at a workshop. I owned one copy of his book, but bought another and had him autograph it. I told him where I'd graduated, so he'd know not everyone from there was so crazy. He laughed, but said the whole thing was definitely a surprise.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43164403037117614632010-09-23T12:04:09.846-04:002010-09-23T12:04:09.846-04:00I'm happy to announce that Connecticut is cele...I'm happy to announce that Connecticut is celebrating Banned Books Week this week. As part of the "celebration," the Stamford Library will feature a screening of the play "Voices in Conflict" and the Hartford Public Library and Connecticut Library Assn will host an event featuring community members reading passages from their favorite banned books.<br />"Voices in Conflict." developed by Wilton High School students in 2007, which contains memoirs and letters from young soldiers who served in Iraq, was deemed sensational and inappropriate by administrators and performances were banned at the school. <br />Let's hear it for libraries!cttigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707845229199038938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56409485296588344262010-09-23T09:33:59.501-04:002010-09-23T09:33:59.501-04:00I get thoroughly disgusted at people who wish to b...I get thoroughly disgusted at people who wish to ban books. If you don't like it, don't read it. They have no business telling the rest of us what not to read. <br /><br />To be perfectly honest, if it takes Harry Potter for a kid, who would otherwise not pick up a book, read a 900 page book, yay for him! In this day and age, a kid reading a book is a good thing. <br /><br />Okay, off soapbox now.Melissa Robbinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64650178343737357052010-09-23T08:52:44.830-04:002010-09-23T08:52:44.830-04:00I loved Marjorie Morningstar. What an eye-opener t...I loved Marjorie Morningstar. What an eye-opener to a small-town kid from the Midwest, eh?Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45561602788862145722010-09-23T08:33:07.055-04:002010-09-23T08:33:07.055-04:00Karen, what a great idea!
Plus everyone knows whe...Karen, what a great idea!<br /><br />Plus everyone knows when you "ban" a book, that just makes everyone crave to read it! I sneaked Marjorie Morningstar from my parents shelves when I was about 13..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26544211281539911522010-09-23T08:17:25.702-04:002010-09-23T08:17:25.702-04:00At a recent book signing event I met two women who...At a recent book signing event I met two women whose book club is reading only banned books this year. Loved that.Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85319344199957023102010-09-23T07:54:46.644-04:002010-09-23T07:54:46.644-04:00My favorite banned book was Lady Chatterley's ...My favorite banned book was Lady Chatterley's Lover. The ban was due to one sentence, and Lawrence even used couched language, not like the purposely graphic language of today's erotica. It just proves that the censors have "dirty" minds if they assumed Making It With Mary was sexual. LOL! Sewing! <br />I'm starting Royal Blood tonight. Can't wait.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com