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greytone · 08-19-2003, 05:16 PM

I am embarrassed that I have only read 7 of them. Many of those where for school.

I can not tolerate the mindset that leads to the banning of books. That does not mean that schools should have certain books in their library. I can not imagine a high school library without Mark Twains's classics or some of the others on the list. On the other hand, if I was the librarian, I would not keep a copy of Anarchist cookbook for easy reference.

About half of the people in my office believe that the Harry Potter series is about devil worship because that is what there preachers told them to think. Heaven forbid they should actually pick up one of the books and find out for themselves what all the fuss is about. The controversy is what made me read the first one; and now I can not wait for each book to come out. (I wonder what those co-workers would think about the TFP).

08-19-2003, 05:16 PM	#80 (permalink)
greytone Junkie	I am embarrassed that I have only read 7 of them. Many of those where for school. I can not tolerate the mindset that leads to the banning of books. That does not mean that schools should have certain books in their library. I can not imagine a high school library without Mark Twains's classics or some of the others on the list. On the other hand, if I was the librarian, I would not keep a copy of Anarchist cookbook for easy reference. About half of the people in my office believe that the Harry Potter series is about devil worship because that is what there preachers told them to think. Heaven forbid they should actually pick up one of the books and find out for themselves what all the fuss is about. The controversy is what made me read the first one; and now I can not wait for each book to come out. (I wonder what those co-workers would think about the TFP). __________________ I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing. Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"