Comments on: Banned Book Week http://myowncircleofconfusion.com/?p=372 On the Edge of Reason Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:48:48 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Melessa http://myowncircleofconfusion.com/?p=372&cpage=1#comment-2217 Melessa Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:01:57 +0000 http://myowncircleofconfusion.com/?p=372#comment-2217 "You know, if I’d known there was so much sex and violence and prurient stuff in them, I’d have paid more attention. Instead, as a teenager, I called them GOD.AWFUL.BORING and moved to something else." You too, eh? Thanks for the list. In light of the rather disturbing conversation I had at the museum the other day (that I touched on in today's blog entry); I think I'm going to drop as many of those titles as possible into casual conversation. I'm evil like that. “You know, if I’d known there was so much sex and violence and prurient stuff in them, I’d have paid more attention. Instead, as a teenager, I called them GOD.AWFUL.BORING and moved to something else.”

You too, eh? Thanks for the list. In light of the rather disturbing conversation I had at the museum the other day (that I touched on in today’s blog entry); I think I’m going to drop as many of those titles as possible into casual conversation. I’m evil like that.

]]> By: Erin http://myowncircleofconfusion.com/?p=372&cpage=1#comment-2211 Erin Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:18:52 +0000 http://myowncircleofconfusion.com/?p=372#comment-2211 Weird. A lot of these books I read in school. Catholic school might I add. Weird. Weird. A lot of these books I read in school. Catholic school might I add. Weird.

]]> By: mamacita tina http://myowncircleofconfusion.com/?p=372&cpage=1#comment-2208 mamacita tina Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:16:34 +0000 http://myowncircleofconfusion.com/?p=372#comment-2208 No better way to get kids/teenagers/anybody to read books than create a banned book list. Oh how I love Pilkey, Captain Underpants, Dogzilla, KatKong, Hallowiener, great stuff! No better way to get kids/teenagers/anybody to read books than create a banned book list.

Oh how I love Pilkey, Captain Underpants, Dogzilla, KatKong, Hallowiener, great stuff!

]]> By: Maria P. http://myowncircleofconfusion.com/?p=372&cpage=1#comment-2207 Maria P. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 06:35:05 +0000 http://myowncircleofconfusion.com/?p=372#comment-2207 I read that list a couple years ago. I laughed and closed out the window. Completely ridiculous list. I too have read a lot of the books on the list. I hope my kids do too when they are older. I read that list a couple years ago. I laughed and closed out the window. Completely ridiculous list. I too have read a lot of the books on the list. I hope my kids do too when they are older.

]]> By: Kristen http://myowncircleofconfusion.com/?p=372&cpage=1#comment-2204 Kristen Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:44:21 +0000 http://myowncircleofconfusion.com/?p=372#comment-2204 A couple of thoughts: 1.) The quickest way to make something seem more intriguing is to BAN it, duh, repressed people! Act uninterested and I'm pretty sure the kids'll stay that way. And then maybe they won't read about those subversive topics like underpants or -GASP!- sex. 2.) With very few exceptions, whatever gets a kid to read is FINE. GAH. A couple of thoughts:

1.) The quickest way to make something seem more intriguing is to BAN it, duh, repressed people! Act uninterested and I’m pretty sure the kids’ll stay that way. And then maybe they won’t read about those subversive topics like underpants or -GASP!- sex.

2.) With very few exceptions, whatever gets a kid to read is FINE. GAH.

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