tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post2814351118290644331..comments2024-03-28T07:14:47.377-04:00Comments on The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow: Top of the Heap!DMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-25121853302389779452012-06-07T20:17:58.191-04:002012-06-07T20:17:58.191-04:00Donna- I agree with you! ~FDonna- I agree with you! ~FDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-1369720495085556502012-06-07T19:37:26.658-04:002012-06-07T19:37:26.658-04:00Isn't it amazing how closed minded some people...Isn't it amazing how closed minded some people are. My guess is, none of them even read the books they've banned.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311305166391446029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-56494604273589351712012-06-05T19:36:58.421-04:002012-06-05T19:36:58.421-04:00Angela- I can understand why the lsit makes you tw...Angela- I can understand why the lsit makes you twitchy (I love that expression). It is madness! :) Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />~FDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-7532701815189752242012-06-04T16:47:43.245-04:002012-06-04T16:47:43.245-04:00The banned book list always makes me furiously twi...The banned book list always makes me furiously twitchy. How dare some people use their freedom of free expression to limit the intellectual freedom of others...Madness, I tell ya.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999072127168998585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-29707180546104058802012-06-03T13:12:08.325-04:002012-06-03T13:12:08.325-04:00Barbara- Having these books on the list is madness...Barbara- Having these books on the list is madness. Reading the reasons for the books being banned is even crazier. It has reinforced for me- to read and decide on my own. :) ~FDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-18652543371657038902012-06-03T13:10:20.777-04:002012-06-03T13:10:20.777-04:00Flex- The fact that they are both on the list conf...Flex- The fact that they are both on the list confuses me, too! I loved both of them! ~FDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-64675921629472152932012-06-03T07:01:13.691-04:002012-06-03T07:01:13.691-04:00What a crazy list – I had no idea James and the gi...What a crazy list – I had no idea James and the giant peach was included - madness! The giving tree is beautiful – how on earth can it be considered sexist?Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-5915042498698647592012-06-02T17:48:24.551-04:002012-06-02T17:48:24.551-04:00I have read both of these books and can't beli...I have read both of these books and can't believe they have been on a banned list. I don't guite understand why people feel the need to ban books. Don't read what you don't want to read.Flexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13910380748346719965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-65358570116815727262012-06-02T15:27:41.190-04:002012-06-02T15:27:41.190-04:00Amy- What interesting points you bring up! I want...Amy- What interesting points you bring up! I want to read my way through a banned books list, too. So nice to have you stop by! ~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-12585758971383292722012-06-02T15:26:53.642-04:002012-06-02T15:26:53.642-04:00Jenn- So true! ~FJenn- So true! ~FDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-37062462689822552012012-06-02T10:05:23.899-04:002012-06-02T10:05:23.899-04:00Sometimes I think that the more a book is banned, ...Sometimes I think that the more a book is banned, the better the book is. Books often get banned because the concept or writing was more creative or challenged conventional thinking. It makes me want to get a banned book list and read through the titles I haven't yet read :)Amy Neftzgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290229026909232592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-47217169110390237682012-06-01T22:33:21.480-04:002012-06-01T22:33:21.480-04:00I don't really understand why they feel the ne...I don't really understand why they feel the need to ban books, it just makes people want to read them more to see why it's banned!Jenn @ Owl Read Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600988788971297166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-74300005019065175632012-06-01T17:58:56.859-04:002012-06-01T17:58:56.859-04:00M. Christine- Well said! :) ~FM. Christine- Well said! :) ~FDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-15468704758653982592012-06-01T17:58:16.146-04:002012-06-01T17:58:16.146-04:00Adriana- I am with you- WOW! ~FAdriana- I am with you- WOW! ~FDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-21926928694185578712012-06-01T17:56:39.412-04:002012-06-01T17:56:39.412-04:00Nikki-ann- I love Roald Dahl books, too. It is fas...Nikki-ann- I love Roald Dahl books, too. It is fascinating to see the books that are banned or challenged! I was shocked by so many of them! ~FDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-11054003333731554802012-06-01T17:55:46.314-04:002012-06-01T17:55:46.314-04:00Heidi- Like you, I find bannng books to be a bad i...Heidi- Like you, I find bannng books to be a bad idea. Freedom of Speech is so important! I think more books get sold when a book is banned or challenged. It makes people curious! ~FDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-60981510287250541422012-06-01T17:54:19.656-04:002012-06-01T17:54:19.656-04:00+JMJ+- I agree with you that banning a book usuall...+JMJ+- I agree with you that banning a book usually means more people will want to read it. You brought up many excellent points about banning books and how we look at books! ~FDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-67960453607541567982012-05-31T20:16:40.602-04:002012-05-31T20:16:40.602-04:00What?! Ridiculous!!! It just makes me think that t...What?! Ridiculous!!! It just makes me think that there are some sadly crabby people in this world who might have way too much time on their hands. Sheesh.Mary Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105702811351449027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-3261697786613787512012-05-31T19:18:35.913-04:002012-05-31T19:18:35.913-04:00lol. James and the Giant Peach for approving posit...lol. James and the Giant Peach for approving positive anti-authority behavior. Why is the Giving Tree sexist? Whaaa....!!?? I need to read that again because apparently I missed something... These are just wow.Adriana @ BooksOnHerMindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564998651703349031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-11689290012815928892012-05-31T16:06:57.632-04:002012-05-31T16:06:57.632-04:00I had no idea that James and The Giant Peach was o...I had no idea that James and The Giant Peach was on any banned books lists. How strange! I love Roald Dahl's books :)Nikki - Notes of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116292112164268244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-29991802597436526852012-05-31T15:26:51.672-04:002012-05-31T15:26:51.672-04:00Banning books makes me sick! Especially when I see...Banning books makes me sick! Especially when I see books like these on the list. Have people forgotten that our country is founded on Freedom of Speech? If you don' tlike a book don' t read it, but don't ruin the privelage for others. If anything banning books makes people want to read them more.Heidi@Rainy Day Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984216720423826256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559682240693489971.post-2115937607069984092012-05-31T13:27:22.882-04:002012-05-31T13:27:22.882-04:00+JMJ+
I confess that I find it hard to get worke...+JMJ+ <br /><br />I confess that I find it hard to get worked up about banned books in this day and age, when so much information is available on the Internet and banning a book only guarantees the opposite of what its challengers intended: that it will be widely read. <br /><br />A few months ago, a friend who knows I love Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction asked me to recommend good books for his daughter. After agreeing to do it, I found myself in the uncomfortable position of <i>censor</i>, rereading books I had personally enjoyed and seeing problematic elements in all of them. What I learned from the experience was that if you're looking for questionable content, then you're guaranteed to find it. And the actual quality or morality of the book isn't going to matter to you. <br /><br />That's my problem with book banning. Not the act itself, which has become pretty meaningless, but the narrow way of looking at books which they imply. A book does not become good just because it's "clean"--and I can think of many so-called "clean" books that are just inane.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com