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Banned Book Week!
*Kathleen*
post Sep 28 2006, 09:18 PM
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IT'S BANNED BOOK WEEK! What's your school/library doing for it? What's your favorite banned book? _smile.gif Mine, of course, is Fight Club. Our school librarian is throwing a raffle (I can't recall the prize) to all that submit the name of their favorite banned book. What's sad is the fact that out of a school of 3,000+ people, the only three people to have submitted entries thus far is myself and my two friends. laugh.gif They also showcased a bunch of banned books outside.
 
 
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post Mar 9 2007, 10:36 PM
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The Satanic Verses, by Salman Rushdie, caused a fatwe authorized by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of Iran, against the author and the publication of his book. Many people died, and his books are banned in almost all Islamic nations, as well as in many western ones as well.

However, I haven't read it, and I've heard from some people that its a bit overrated. Has anyone read it who's willing to give me some feedback?

I just realized that though I'm only on the second page of the Books forum, the last post before mine is from October 2006. Wtf is going on, POST IN BOOKS MORE.
 

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Kathleen   Banned Book Week!   Sep 28 2006, 09:18 PM
Infinite.   What banned week? I don't believe we have tha...   Sep 29 2006, 11:17 AM
Trinie   i never heard of it either.   Sep 29 2006, 11:31 AM
Kathleen   No no no - it's a national thing! You can ...   Sep 29 2006, 12:05 PM
Madame C   We never had that at our school. Some of the book...   Sep 29 2006, 06:24 PM
tic tac.   I never heard of it. I'm reading The Giver in ...   Sep 29 2006, 06:32 PM
just another teenage dirtbag   never heard of it! it sounds cool though i wis...   Sep 29 2006, 06:39 PM
Serendipity.   I've heard of it but I guess it hasn't rea...   Sep 29 2006, 06:43 PM
one_and_only   there are really books that have been banned from....   Sep 29 2006, 06:43 PM
Kathleen   QUOTE(one_and_only @ Sep 29 2006, 7:43 PM...   Sep 29 2006, 07:34 PM
Infinite.   Yea, I asked around and we don't do that in he...   Sep 30 2006, 02:13 AM
theoriginal   My school isn't doing anything. Last year, tho...   Sep 30 2006, 10:19 PM
gigiopolis   Reading Lord of the Flies right now. I don't k...   Sep 30 2006, 11:33 PM
kayceeisms   Haha, I love this week. I love seeing all the sill...   Sep 30 2006, 11:48 PM
Spiritual Winged Aura   My school doesnt care. O_____o.   Oct 1 2006, 03:46 AM
I Shot JFK   if someone tried to ban books from our library i w...   Oct 1 2006, 04:12 PM
blucheri   my favorite book on the banned books list is of co...   Oct 15 2006, 06:14 PM
medicalxinjektion   I heard of it..our school has yet to ban any books   Oct 15 2006, 06:22 PM
rawtheekuh.   I've heard of it! My English class is read...   Oct 15 2006, 06:33 PM
medicalxinjektion   QUOTE(rawtheekuh. @ Oct 15 2006, 7:33 PM)...   Oct 15 2006, 11:25 PM
peggysturr   I have never heard of a week dedicated to it... I...   Oct 24 2006, 10:02 PM
ermfermoo   The Satanic Verses, by Salman Rushdie, caused a fa...   Mar 9 2007, 10:36 PM
Kathleen   It's not Banned Book Week just yet, Ariel.   Mar 9 2007, 11:18 PM
ermfermoo   SO WHAT I'M WRITING ABOUT BANNED BOOKS. If y...   Mar 9 2007, 11:22 PM
mishyerr   We have this zombie-manga book, I think titled ...   Mar 12 2007, 04:03 PM


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