tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110920198400007724.post5912071521409724765..comments2023-10-31T09:03:19.779-04:00Comments on Bookworm Extraordinaire!: Banned Books Week 2010Laura Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13489084492669806029noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110920198400007724.post-67596159906483032032010-10-05T21:48:46.923-04:002010-10-05T21:48:46.923-04:00Banning or burning a book has always seemed a sin ...Banning or burning a book has always seemed a sin to me. Before WWII, the banning and burning of books was commonplace. One book, Heilige Bibel, was tossed on the fire...no one knew that the book was except it was in German and most like had something to do with the Nazis. The book? The Holy Bible. Most people are afraid of the unknown, what they don't understand. Almost like the Neanderthal man coming out of the primeval forest for the first time, afraid of everything. <br />But in this day and age, the banning of a book seems a bit primeval. The banning of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn because of the "N" word for example. When Mark Twain wrote the book the word was as commonplace as "African-American". Sadly, thousands of children will not have their minds enriched by the words of Pooh bear or Attius Finch.Lynda Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13269397235880141152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110920198400007724.post-64017005935816448132010-10-04T13:46:54.828-04:002010-10-04T13:46:54.828-04:00The funny thing here is that most of the "Boo...The funny thing here is that most of the "Book Banners", have never even read the books they are trying to get banned. It Just goes to show that their closed minds will keep them in the dark and they will be missing out on a lot of great literature. In general these types people are afraid of the unknown and it does not surprise me in the least that they would rather ban the book then actually read it and possibly learn something.Corky Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06099847852402778365noreply@blogger.com