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What century is this?
« on: September 28, 2006, 07:51:21 am »
There are so many shades of wrong on this list; the fact that there is a list at all; the fact that I've read/owned most of these books... it's a rainbow of stupidity, really.

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/37480/a-long-shelf-life

It makes me.... grrrrrr!!!!!
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« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2006, 08:28:54 am »
Wow... just wow.

I remember reading some of these in school as class assignments... Lord of the Flies?  Standard curiculum.  Some of these works are masterpieces!

The Harry Potter series as being objectionable? #1 on the list?  My god, I praise JKR for that series for no other reason then getting todays youth excited about reading!  What is so objectionable in there?  The whole Muggle/Mud-Blood racial slurs?  Hatred exists in this world, and at least these books take on the stance that it is wrong!

edit - Just noticed that a Nobel Peace Prize author is listed on there too! Maya Angelou!

so wrong.
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« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2006, 08:41:44 am »
Seriously.

Another example of "WTF? what century??"

http://community.livejournal.com/thequestionclub/13992465.html
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« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2006, 08:42:46 am »
Bill Hicks can summarize this for you.



Quote from: "Bill Hicks"

I was in Fyffe, Alabama last year. After the show, I went to a Waffle House. I'm not proud of it, I was hungry. And I'm eating, I'm alone and I'm reading a book, right? Waitress walks over to me:

"Hey, what you readin' for?"

Is that like the weirdest fucking question you've ever heard? Not what am I reading, but what am I reading … for.

"Well, God damn it, you stumped me. Why do I read? Hm … I guess I read for a lot of reasons, and the main one is … so I don't end up being a fucking waffle waitress."

But then, this trucker in the next booth gets up, stands over me and goes:
"Well, looks like we got ourselves a reader."

"What the fuck's going on here? It's not like I walked into a Klan rally in a Boy George outfit, God damn it. It's a book!"
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« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2006, 08:45:54 am »
The Giver?  The Giver?  OMFG!

That is a list that I would WANT my son to read.  

Hell, I read Captn. Underpants to my son when he was in like 3rd grade.

Welcome to the new Dark Ages!!  Be sure to bring your kerosine for Friday night witch burnings!
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« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2006, 08:48:42 am »
Don't you know that reading things that teach you to think on your own or wrestle with moral and social issues is wrong!!!
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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2006, 08:48:54 am »
Quote from: "Octavarium"
Bill Hicks can summarize this for you.



Quote from: "Bill Hicks"

I was in Fyffe, Alabama last year. After the show, I went to a Waffle House. I'm not proud of it, I was hungry. And I'm eating, I'm alone and I'm reading a book, right? Waitress walks over to me:

"Hey, what you readin' for?"

Is that like the weirdest fucking question you've ever heard? Not what am I reading, but what am I reading … for.

"Well, God damn it, you stumped me. Why do I read? Hm … I guess I read for a lot of reasons, and the main one is … so I don't end up being a fucking waffle waitress."

But then, this trucker in the next booth gets up, stands over me and goes:
"Well, looks like we got ourselves a reader."

"What the fuck's going on here? It's not like I walked into a Klan rally in a Boy George outfit, God damn it. It's a book!"


Ha!
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« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2006, 08:52:51 am »
Bill Hicks can summarize just about anything.  His collected transcripts should be required reading.
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« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2006, 08:56:56 am »
Now with live video goodness!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcPQhS8W8g4
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« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2006, 08:57:56 am »
Praise be unto Youtube.
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« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2006, 09:02:32 am »
Quote from: "Adaramoon"
Don't you know that reading things that teach you to think on your own or wrestle with moral and social issues is wrong!!!


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« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2006, 09:09:47 am »
Hate to say it, but there's an embarrassing number of books on that list I haven't read.

The Outsiders, The Giver, Brave New World, Lord of the Flies and a couple more.  I think I either need to hit a bookstore or raid some bookshelves of people who would be likely to have 'em.
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« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2006, 09:10:42 am »
Brave New World is definitely worth a read. It's a pretty short one as I recall.
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« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2006, 09:11:32 am »
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« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2006, 09:16:27 am »
Quote from: "Trolan"
Hate to say it, but there's an embarrassing number of books on that list I haven't read.

The Outsiders, The Giver, Brave New World, Lord of the Flies and a couple more.  I think I either need to hit a bookstore or raid some bookshelves of people who would be likely to have 'em.



Brave New World <333
Lord of the Flies <333
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