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Banned Books Week
sun 24 sept 2017


Yeah, if I only write one blog post a year, this is the one I'm going to type! :)

It's been a few years since I have added to the Classics List. But this year, I've read The Catcher in the Rye... Which brings my Classics total to 12 of 46:

2. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
4. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
5. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
7. Beloved, by Toni Morrison
9. 1984, by George Orwell
16. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
17. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
24. Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
33. The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
40. The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
45. The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
57. Sophie's Choice, by William Styron

And, I am excited to report, I've read at least one book from each year's Top Ten list...

  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
  • The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
  • Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
  • Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher
  • And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
  • Beloved, by Toni Morrison
  • The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
  • The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
  • His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman
  • The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
  • To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
  • (Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer)
  • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
  • Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
  • (The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins)
  • Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out, by Susan Kuklin
  • I Am Jazz written by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings, and illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas

Yay, Reading!

The thing I love about Banned Books Week is that it introduces me to books I wouldn't ordinarily read. Beyond Magenta about transgender teens??! How random! And yet, it made me laugh, it made me cry, and I hope it made me a better person.



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