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Night | Elie Wiesel

LOOK WHAT JUST CAME IN FROM THE LIBRARY!!!
Since I‘m 16 pages away from finishing a second reading of the book, I may have to listen to this to finish off Banned Books Week. It‘s only 4 hours long, so it‘s take me 2 to get through it.
#eliewiesel #night #bannedbooksweek #bannedbooksweek2018 #intellectualfreedom #readabannedbook #readersofinstagram

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GingerAntics

Night | Elie Wiesel

Reading this lovely little gem for #BannedBooksWeek. When I finish this book, I think I‘m going to brave Catch-22. Not going to lie, @Samplergal has made me a little bit afraid of that one, even though it sounds really interesting. #bannedbooksweek2018 #intellectualfreedom #readabannedbook #censorshipsucks

GingerAntics @wanderinglynn yes I‘m a coward 6y

Samplergal Yeah. Good luck 🍀 6y

GingerAntics @Samplergal lol 6y

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Catch-22 is on my list to read too! 6y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa maybe we should do a buddy read or something to encourage us to actually read this book. 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics That sounds great, but I won‘t be able to read it this week during Banned Books Week unfortunately, to many things I need to get back to the library. But let me know when you‘re ready, anytime in Oct or Nov should be ok. 6y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa oh there is no way this book is happening this week. I just finished Dodger and all of a sudden another Neil Gaiman plopped in my lap. I fear once we get into November we‘re going to be into holidays. I‘m thinking January-ish. lol That way we also have some more time, we could get more people on board and have a nice little group. We‘ll have to look at it and figure out how we want to divide it up, too. 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa That sounds great! I thought you wanted to read it next and wasn‘t sure how I‘d fit it in. 6y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa oh now, I think I‘ve got the same problem as you at the moment. 6y

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GingerAntics

Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman

Favourite Banned Book
...or Harry Potter...or Lord of the Flies...or...
#booklover #bannedbooksweek #bannedbooksweek2018 #intellectualfreedom #readabannedbook

Faibka On my list to read! :) 6y

GingerAntics @Faibka I highly recommend it. I wish there were a sequel, honestly. 6y

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Jabberwocky

Stranger in a Strange Land | Robert A. Heinlein

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One of my favourite #bannedbooks of all time. Robert Heinlein is one of the great grandaddies of #scifi and this novel, in my eyes is his magnum opus. A massive novel about a Martian born and raised human brought back to Earth who learns to live, love and #grok in fullness that nature of human beings. 🚀 👽. #readabannedbook #bannedbookweek

Jabberwocky Side note to anyone considering picking this up- Heinlein was writing in the late 50's and as such most of his work is rife with sexism. I take it as a hallmark of the times, but it's worth being aware of. (edited) 7y

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Cinfhen

The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood

Because, it's time! #ReadABannedBook

SassenachTheBookWizard I can't decide if I want to read this book! It feels like it hits just too close to home! 7y

Cinfhen Join me @SassenachTheBookWizard #ItsTime!!!! 7y

SassenachTheBookWizard @Cinfhen ugh! *Inner turmoil screaming* 7y

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Cinfhen #pressure #imapitbull @SassenachTheBookWizard (edited) 7y

TrishB Is this a first time read? 7y

Cinfhen Yes @TrishB 😘you want to join me??? 7y

emilyhaldi Omg I just ordered this book (finally)!! But how can I possibly sign up for another readathon?! 😂😆 7y

Cinfhen Hahahaha 😂😂😂but it must be a sign @emilyhaldi ✨✨✨✨✨✨ 7y

TrishB I've just re-read with my daughter as she's studying it this year so I'm not ready to go again yet! Really interested what you think though 😀 7y

Cinfhen Completely understand @TrishB looks like I will go it alone 😝 7y

BarbaraBB It‘ll be over before you know it: it is soooo good! Enjoy 😘 7y

TrishB We're all behind you 👍 7y

MissSarahLou One of my all-time favorite books! 7y

Reggie This one will make you want to be a better citizen of the world. It made me proud that I vote. It's a pretty awesome book. 7y

DivineDiana A powerful read! And I absolutely love that Statue of Liberty visual! 💗 7y

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Purple_and_Company

The Rattled Bones | S.M. Parker

Sept. 24-30,2017 is Banned Books Week.
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I've had my fair share of banned books just because someone thinks they are a bad influence. Do you have a banned books story?
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#OurRighttoRead #BannedBooksWeek2017 #readabannedbook #RebelReader #booknerdigans

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Jess7

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story | George Orwell

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My pick for #BackToReading |Day 8| #BannedBookLove | is #AnimalFarm ?by #GeorgeOrwell | "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. A razor-edged satiric fable that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.

JoeStalksBeck, BibliophileMomma

Jess7 Q. Why was #AnimalFarm banned? A. This novel represents the rise of #Communism in the #SovietUnion. After its publication, the novel was immediately banned by the Soviet Union and continues to be banned in #Cuba and #China. In its life this book has been banned at one time or another by as many as 126 countries. #BannedBooks #Freedom #KnowledgeIsPower #ReadABannedBook (edited) 7y

CindyMyLifeIsLit ❤️ this book, and get to teach it this year!! 7y

[DELETED] 3803335244 I will never understand why any books are banned, well besides pornography. I found out Winnie the Pooh was banned in some American States, because talking animals were an insult to God. Lol 😂 Winnie the Pooh! Has to make you stop & think! Oh wait that's why they ban some books, they want you not to think. 🤣😂 7y

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Jess7 @CindyMyLifeIsLit I love it too! It is such a short, but important read! For anyone on the fence who didn't enjoy Orwell's other book #1984, don't let that deter you! To me, #AnimalFarm was a much easier (and shorter) read. Honestly, it didn't even feel like I was reading the same author. I #highlyrecommend this book to readers young and old everywhere! #Stackit #Stacked #BannedBooksOfLitsy (edited) 7y

Alfoster Such a fun one to teach too!👏👏👏👏 7y

britt_brooke @Jess7 I also recommend his memoir.

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britt_brooke @Jess7 I first read Animal Farm in 7th grade for school (too young) and hated it. I reread it at about age 30 and absolutely loved it. 7y

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