tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post7024808636126753990..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: Annual Banned Book BlogAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-8893020740180942512010-10-06T12:43:44.541-04:002010-10-06T12:43:44.541-04:00I agree with you Anne - no book should be banned.
...I agree with you Anne - no book should be banned.<br /><br />A lot of books however ought to be judiciously vetted before "swallowed whole." and there IS a lot of rubbish and trash out there... thankfully no one makes you read (most of it once you're an adult).<br /><br />:)Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-72032719088811095032010-10-01T21:40:26.160-04:002010-10-01T21:40:26.160-04:00Brilliant! I almost did a banned books week post a...Brilliant! I almost did a banned books week post as well, since I didn;t I'm glad you did. And you are funnier than me.<br /><br />Lily, aka <a href="http://witchmom.com" rel="nofollow">Witch Mom</a>Witch Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230271988961202618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-29601060473378945032010-10-01T20:51:58.667-04:002010-10-01T20:51:58.667-04:00kimc, I really think God should assign some seraph...kimc, I really think God should assign some seraphim or such to edit the Bible. It's a big task. I don't have time.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-78238470467905392572010-10-01T19:13:19.444-04:002010-10-01T19:13:19.444-04:00The most troublesome book I've ever read is th...<i>The most troublesome book I've ever read is the Bible, and even that I would say we should keep ... with some judicious edits.</i><br /><br />WooHoo! Give us some examples of how you would edit the Bible!<br /><br />Wasn't the point of <i>The Great Gatsby</i> how shallow and tragic the money-first attitude was?kimchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020798623317549440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-38370324703436627802010-10-01T18:09:36.011-04:002010-10-01T18:09:36.011-04:00I love this post.
Maybe people would be more inte...I love this post.<br /><br />Maybe people would be more interested in reading Gatsby if it was written gangsta-style?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906089927390662087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-12374450235143186822010-10-01T07:11:42.093-04:002010-10-01T07:11:42.093-04:00I agree with you Anne - no book should be banned. ...I agree with you Anne - no book should be banned. I love to see my sons read (doesn't happen often enough) and I encourage that at every opportunity.<br /><br />Hope you caught up with Dr. Who!Lynhttp://www.witch-blog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-86715338677900285292010-09-30T21:55:30.540-04:002010-09-30T21:55:30.540-04:00Maybe the Bible should have an NC17 rating, like a...Maybe the Bible should have an NC17 rating, like an adult movie.<br />After all, it includes the breaking of all the 10 commandments. <br />Violence. Intensity. Language.Lori F - MNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-79351525939699077032010-09-30T21:45:06.411-04:002010-09-30T21:45:06.411-04:00I read widely as an adolescent and my mom let me r...I read widely as an adolescent and my mom let me read anything I want, even when the public librarian would phone home and question my choices. Anything from Shakespeare to Ian Fleming to Mad Magazine was grist for my mill.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-9510223895162204232010-09-30T19:57:31.588-04:002010-09-30T19:57:31.588-04:00And this is why Mini Me and I love her school'...And this is why Mini Me and I love her school's librarian. The moment she finds out that a book is on the banned list she orders several copies of it for the school library (if it wasn't already there). Banning books ticks her off and we're glad! Of course it's only a matter of time before the over-protective mother of one particular child gets involved but until then my daughter has access there and her place of employment (the local public library) to any and all books deemed inappropriate.Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294207351440999597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-11856651740515979852010-09-30T18:17:35.601-04:002010-09-30T18:17:35.601-04:00Books should not be banned. Gotcha back on that o...Books should not be banned. Gotcha back on that one!<br />That said, I am awed at the amount of coherent, well-thought-out prose you can produce in three minutes!Vivienne Graingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-60911005600657318842010-09-30T18:10:41.551-04:002010-09-30T18:10:41.551-04:00was it The Great Gatsby that you had to pry out of...was it The Great Gatsby that you had to pry out of the kids hands, or was it just some book the kid brought from home? <br /><br />Blond and easily confused :PDjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00323141343700812682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-79994897226639329672010-09-30T17:37:14.830-04:002010-09-30T17:37:14.830-04:00Maybe more kids would want to read The Great Gatsb...Maybe more kids would want to read The Great Gatsby if they heard it discribed like that!Lori F - MNnoreply@blogger.com