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Originally Posted by guyy
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That's why i don't like the argument that books are harmless. "Catcher in the Rye" was a big fuck you to mid-20th c. America, by one of its own, and in its own idiom. Why else do teens like it so much? I'm quite sure that the book did pervert many American youth -- and that's all to Salinger's credit.
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I find this fascinating and would like this discussion to play a larger role in this topic than grammar and testing.
When you say you don't like the argument that books are harmless, what do you mean by that?
Do you feel that some books are harmful, and if so, how and to whom?