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Littlewolf1
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November brings a lot of interesting reads to the table, and I‘m looking forward to reading as many as possible. Catching up on some of my #FriendsPick read for the year as well as some of my #ReadBannedBooks , though I don‘t know if I‘ll get through as many of them as I want before the end of the year. But the important thing to remember here is not to stress about how much you read, but to truly enjoy the stories you do read. #BookSpinBingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4w
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ncsufoxes
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TheBookHippie Yay! 1mo
AmyG We‘ll take it! 1mo
Kerrbearlib YES!! 1mo
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AnnCrystal 👏🏼📚✊🏼💝. 1mo
lil1inblue 🙌🏻 1mo
dabbe YAHOO!!!! 💙✊🏻💙 1mo
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IMASLOWREADER
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this gives me hope for our future #readingisresistance #readbannedbooks

AmyG That is awesome. 1mo
Ruthiella ✊✊✊ 1mo
dabbe ✊🏻💙✊🏻 1mo
IMASLOWREADER so proud of these brave young ladies 1mo
BookmarkTavern The kids are all right! 💙 1mo
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Hooked_on_books
The Bluest Eye | Toni Morrison
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I have finally read Morrison‘s debut, my second read for #BannedBooksWeek. I listened to a couple podcasts about it thereafter, which helped me break it down. Child rape and incest do happen, and hiding that by removing books depicting it allows it to continue without being examined, which serves no one.

#ReadBannedBooks

ChaoticMissAdventures That is what I never get from these "banners". They seem to think if you don't talk about it those things will not happen which is just insanity. 2mo
Hooked_on_books @ChaoticMissAdventures It‘s so often under the guise of “protecting the children.” From what? Life? That‘s impossible. I understand not wanting to introduce something too early, but letting kids know about horrible things that are real gives them tools to deal with life. And lets those who have experienced it know they aren‘t alone. Also, the book banners tend to be just fine with guns, so there goes the protecting the kids bit. 2mo
Reggie I love the section about the couch and what it meant to that family. I love her writing. 2mo
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KadaGul
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It‘s #BannedBooksWeek ?? — a time ⏳to celebrate the freedom ?to read and the power of stories ?that challenge, inspire, and sometimes make people ?uncomfortable.

This week, I will be reading "Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned.".

Read boldly ?. Speak loudly?️. Turn the page. ?✨????

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#BannedBooksWeek #ReadFreely #BookLove #BookishFreedom #ReadersUnite

BarkingMadRead I‘m reading Frankenstein and the Count of Monte Cristo, both are banned books 2mo
TheBookHippie Stephen King and Judy Blume! 2mo
KadaGul @BarkingMadRead Those are amazing classics! 😍 Thank you very much for sharing! 🫶 2mo
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KadaGul @TheBookHippie Absolutely! I truly appreciate all the authors who courageously write, even in the face of bans. Their bravery and dedication are inspiring! #ReadersUnite 2mo
BkClubCare Thanks for the 🏷️ 🤗 I am actually not sure if my current reads have ever been banned (but I know Jess Walters‘ So Far Gone would piss off my parents 🙄) 2mo
lil1inblue I'm reading A Clockwork Orange for #withthebanned. And I ordered some banned books this weekend! 2mo
lil1inblue Oh, and I'm also reading A People's History of the United States. 2mo
OriginalCyn620 I am going to read Frankenstein for sure because I love it and like to reread it this time of year, but I also feel like a reread of 1984 is an apt choice! 2mo
AmyG I just started Parable of the Sower which is banned in some states. 2mo
dabbe I just started CARMILLA, which was written over 100 years ago but would most certainly be banned (and has been) for not only predating DRACULA by a quarter of a century, but by featuring a 15-year-old girl falling in love with a lady vampire.
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#bannedbooksweek
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Zuhkeeyah I plan to read 1984. I've never read it before, but everyone says it's an apt read for current times. 2mo
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Littlewolf1
Speak | Laurie Halse Anderson
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Littlewolf1
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4.4⭐️ I had book of hangover after this read. You know the expression “walking in someone else‘s shoes”, well Morrison hit that feeling out of the park. It was emotional, gritty, and heartbreaking yet beautifully told. This painting added left me with a lot of emotions, and I almost didn‘t post it. However, I think emotions are important and I feel this painting is a wonderful depiction of the emotion stirred within this book. #ReadBannedBooks

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Littlewolf1
The Giver | Lois Lowry
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4.6⭐️ let me start by saying that this was my #ReadBannedBooks for July, and it was better than I thought it was going to be. I wish it would‘ve read this one so much sooner, especially since apparently there‘s four books of the series. I mean, I‘m glad there‘s more because that ending was not enough, but dang. Also, really scary similarities to what‘s going on right now. I will be continuing this one next month.

Viola2012 What does it talk about? 4mo
Littlewolf1 @Viola2012 its a dystopian that talks about how the government took control in order to create a sense of sameness. 4mo
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Littlewolf1
The Giver | Lois Lowry
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Littlewolf1
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4⭐️ please don‘t misunderstand me, because I really like this book. It was inspiring and eye-opening. But I have been emotional lately and I don‘t think I was in the right headspace to connect the way I could‘ve. I feel like I should‘ve hit pause and gone back to finish the read another time. So that‘s what I plan to do, despite the fact that I have finished it, I‘m gonna pick it up again later this year and reread it. #ReadBannedBooks for May.