tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post5282640072217578399..comments2024-03-02T13:01:38.633-05:00Comments on A Night's Dream of Books: Banned Books Week: Book Links That 'Speak' For ThemselvesMaria Beharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-40612183937517909432017-09-27T13:06:15.604-04:002017-09-27T13:06:15.604-04:00(CONTINUED FROM ABOVE)
Another challenged book co...(CONTINUED FROM ABOVE)<br /><br />Another challenged book comes to mind: "To Kill A Mockingbird", which I did read years ago. I also saw the movie. This book, too, has its share of instances of "the N word". In that book, as well, this reflects the tenor of the times. I used to admire this novel as a great, anti-racist masterpiece. Now, I'm not so sure.<br /><br />AlthoughMaria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-63367500414414560022017-09-27T13:04:41.608-04:002017-09-27T13:04:41.608-04:00Hey, Brian!
First of all, thank you so much for c...Hey, Brian!<br /><br />First of all, thank you so much for complimenting my posts! Much appreciated!! <3 <3 <br /><br />You raise a very important issue here. I, too, was shocked that "Huckleberry Finn" has been labeled by some people as a racist book. Granted, I've never read it, but, from what I know of Mark Twain, I think this labeling of his book could not be further from Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-28634292992032968172017-09-26T07:26:22.074-04:002017-09-26T07:26:22.074-04:00Hey Maria,
My thinking on some of these "bo...Hey Maria, <br /><br />My thinking on some of these "borderline" book banning issues is actually a bit in transition now. Partially due to your very thought provoking posts I am thinking a lot about these things and will likely have a more coherent position in a couple of weeks. <br /><br />One issue that concerns me is that there is a tendency for some folks, both on the right and Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com