Tag Archives: banned books

I’m redoing a booklist from 2010

Posted on December 4, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

orig post has me bolding the read things, so I’ll do that again. Plus: if I wrote about it, I’ll link to it. 1. Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen – i did try it but don’t recall finishing. 2. The … Continue reading →

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Call for Sleeping Beauty to be banned?

Posted on November 25, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

yep. From CTV: mother from Northumberland Park, U.K., is calling for her son’s school to ban “Sleeping Beauty” due to its conflicting message about sexual consent. “[W]hile we are still seeing narratives like this in school, we are never going … Continue reading →

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A Minion’s Tale – a reread of Handmaid’s Tale

Posted on November 17, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

Met up with the banned book club to discuss this book Thursday night. Largely positive thoughts about the storytelling approach presented, but let me see what all I remember — a theme within the book by Margaret Atwood that we … Continue reading →

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Dear parents, your grade 9 kid should already know about sex

Posted on October 9, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

Another older article, but this time about books, censorship and schools. A common story. Upset parents demanded this week that the Kings Canyon Unified School District remove a book intended for freshmen English classes that one father said is “inappropriate, … Continue reading →

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Banned Book Club: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Posted on August 2, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

But first, the adventures of 1minion: It was a hot day but I felt I could use a walk. I got off the bus downtown and, after catching up with the ladies at the library were I used to work, … Continue reading →

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I’m supposed to read Huck Finn for my Banned Book Club

Posted on July 19, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

It’s slow going. I’m trying to figure out if I like it. I’m roughly half-way though. At this point Huck and Jim (the slave who’d wanted to run away to a free state instead of being sold again) are making … Continue reading →

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Banned Book Club – Catch-22

Posted on May 17, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

What’s the catch? For Captain John Yossarian and the rest of the characters in Joseph Heller’s classic novel it was Catch-22, a semi-unofficial rule best explained by the author. From chapter five: Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All … Continue reading →

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If there are requests to ban it, I can request The Hunger Games for my Banned Book Club

Posted on May 1, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

Have to get through Catch-22 first, though. What a slog it is so far, but I’m hoping it’ll pick up as I get further in. Not denying the funny, I’m just bogged down by all the characters right now. Poor … Continue reading →

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Banned Book Club – 1984

Posted on October 14, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Before I get into that, a bit of personal housekeeping. The poetry I posted earlier today was written in response to some emotional turmoil I went through this past year. Longtime readers may recall mention of someone only ever referred … Continue reading →

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Reminder: it’s Banned Book Week

Posted on September 29, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Usually I’m more on the ball when it comes to book issues and support for abolishing censorship of the printed word. The American Library Association has a list of the top 100 banned or challenged books for the past decade, … Continue reading →

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