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 Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:41 pm
I've read that A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle gets challenged to be put on the banned book list every year. Any clues why? I agree the book is a stretch for young readers even though it's marked as childrens fiction. But... I didn't see anything questionable about it when I read it o.o
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:51 pm
It more than likely promotes freedom of thought and divergence, very liberal, very unwanted ideas. It probably has something in there that can be taken offensively by certain people, but not having read the book I can't say for sure.
I might just pick it up so I can see what the fuss is about.
the Demon
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:42 pm
Curse you, Demon, for not having read it wink The book does seem pretty...free, but I wouldn't think enough to challenge it o.o It seems like banned books usually are pretty sexual and graphic...This wasn't sexual or graphic...*shrugs* Must be the free thinking thing blaugh I read a bit about the author and she really like the weird science stuff and had a twist on her religion. So, she was a pretty free thinking woman.
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:01 pm
Desert_Demon It more than likely promotes freedom of thought and divergence, very liberal, very unwanted ideas. It probably has something in there that can be taken offensively by certain people, but not having read the book I can't say for sure. I might just pick it up so I can see what the fuss is about. the Demon *sigh* Leave it to a school--or library--both institutions of education and general intelligence to ban a series because it encourages free thought. That's almost as intelligent as banning Harry Potter because of witchcraft and pushing Lord of the Rings because it qualifies a good writing. Despite my opinions thereof....Almost. -Leavaros
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:33 pm
They're trying to control us ninja They'll never take me alive! *jumps out a glass window* owies!!! whee
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:16 am
Hmm, I read it a few months back, but I can't think of anything questionable. It all depends, who wants the book to be banned, and what are their reasons? Those are questions that all should ask.
Now, the Giver was banned before, but it isn't anymore. With that book I can understand why. In some parts it had a sexual nature to it. And there was also a scene were they "showed" the death of a baby because it was a twin. They also had a birthmother, that gave birth to all babys, and then the babies were then distributed to families who applied for one. It is easy to see how this book is questionable. (However I still enjoyed the book myself)
However, a Wrinkle in Time has nothing like that. I don't see why they would ban it.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:29 pm
nax is back Hmm, I read it a few months back, but I can't think of anything questionable. It all depends, who wants the book to be banned, and what are their reasons? Those are questions that all should ask. Now, the Giver was banned before, but it isn't anymore. With that book I can understand why. In some parts it had a sexual nature to it. And there was also a scene were they "showed" the death of a baby because it was a twin. They also had a birthmother, that gave birth to all babys, and then the babies were then distributed to families who applied for one. It is easy to see how this book is questionable. (However I still enjoyed the book myself) However, a Wrinkle in Time has nothing like that. I don't see why they would ban it. <3 That is absolutely ridiculous. The Giver is an amazing book, and I've never heard a word breathed against it. Furthermore, as Kingsolver has written, many of our greatest pieces of art have nudity or sexual themes. Should Da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" be banned? Or Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam"? Nudity! Or what about Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? Sex! Treason! How bland would our libraries be without the spice of poetry that plays the heart, of stories that rattle the mind, of novels that turn the world upside down? Where would we be if Tristan & Isolde were banned? What if Harper Lee's classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, were censored because it was controversial at its time of writing, and showed a dark side to the South? What if foreign literature were banned because it shows America from an impartial view? In whiting out what is seen by our young, by being overly politically correct, by catering not to intellectuals, but to pop stars, we raise a generation that is foolish and ignorant and small-minded. I hope--sincerely--that I die before that comes to be, or that I live long enough to see an end to that age. Vale, -Leavaros
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:58 pm
It just reminds me of how good we have it and how much we take our freedom of expression for granted in the US. In other countries they can ban whatever they want. gonk
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:05 pm
It's been in my shelf since forever, but I never thought to pick it up and read it. xd
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:49 pm
ya like harry potter was for wiych craft. the wrinckel has sooooo mutch with witchs and the like and mrs watsit i sipos so poeple fear things like that. also lots of science stuff and it might be for the rest or the sereys too it gets realy far fetched in the next 3 books
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:10 pm
tea15 ya like harry potter was for wiych craft. the wrinckel has sooooo mutch with witchs and the like and mrs watsit i sipos so poeple fear things like that. also lots of science stuff and it might be for the rest or the sereys too it gets realy far fetched in the next 3 books ...*winces hard at all the spelling errors* Please...PLEASE, check your spelling just a little before posting...The bad spellings hurt Glory's eyes ;_; They make her want to gorge out her eyes ;_; Leavaros will rip your heart out too and feed it to you for breakfast...^_^;;; Here's an online spell checker for quick checkies on spelling <.< http://orangoo.com/spell/Now that's over! blaugh I completely forgot about the witchcraft in the book, and the science was almost a witchcraft... They had this theory by Einstein...To travel in space they didn't warp, they pulled the two places they wanted to go together. The example was an ant crossing a string stretched between two hands. Instead of walking all the way across the string, the hands simply moved together so no string was crossed. They were some other weird-ish theories... I need to reread it or something x.x Also, shame on anyone who hasn't read it *looks pointedly at WhiteStream*
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:01 pm
Does anyone want to talk about other banned books? ninja Could start another thread...
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:33 pm
You can start a new thread. biggrin (My spell checker is the google toolbar.)
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:25 am
Leavaros nax is back Hmm, I read it a few months back, but I can't think of anything questionable. It all depends, who wants the book to be banned, and what are their reasons? Those are questions that all should ask. Now, the Giver was banned before, but it isn't anymore. With that book I can understand why. In some parts it had a sexual nature to it. And there was also a scene were they "showed" the death of a baby because it was a twin. They also had a birthmother, that gave birth to all babys, and then the babies were then distributed to families who applied for one. It is easy to see how this book is questionable. (However I still enjoyed the book myself) However, a Wrinkle in Time has nothing like that. I don't see why they would ban it. <3 That is absolutely ridiculous. The Giver is an amazing book, and I've never heard a word breathed against it. Furthermore, as Kingsolver has written, many of our greatest pieces of art have nudity or sexual themes. Should Da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" be banned? Or Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam"? Nudity! Or what about Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? Sex! Treason! How bland would our libraries be without the spice of poetry that plays the heart, of stories that rattle the mind, of novels that turn the world upside down? Where would we be if Tristan & Isolde were banned? What if Harper Lee's classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, were censored because it was controversial at its time of writing, and showed a dark side to the South? What if foreign literature were banned because it shows America from an impartial view? In whiting out what is seen by our young, by being overly politically correct, by catering not to intellectuals, but to pop stars, we raise a generation that is foolish and ignorant and small-minded. I hope--sincerely--that I die before that comes to be, or that I live long enough to see an end to that age. Vale, -Leavaros Not sure about Tristan and Isolde but To kill a Mockingbird is a frequently banned book. Most likely for the very reason you mentioned and the language used therein. Every year and the end of September libraries across the U.S. celebrate Banned Book Week. A very long list of banned Books can be found here: linkWrinkle in Time tends to offend Christian sensibilities, I'm told (Ironic that my pastor and his wife gave me the book, that and Lord of the Rings) which is why it's banned so often.
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:58 am
Aeric Brightleaf Leavaros nax is back Hmm, I read it a few months back, but I can't think of anything questionable. It all depends, who wants the book to be banned, and what are their reasons? Those are questions that all should ask. Now, the Giver was banned before, but it isn't anymore. With that book I can understand why. In some parts it had a sexual nature to it. And there was also a scene were they "showed" the death of a baby because it was a twin. They also had a birthmother, that gave birth to all babys, and then the babies were then distributed to families who applied for one. It is easy to see how this book is questionable. (However I still enjoyed the book myself) However, a Wrinkle in Time has nothing like that. I don't see why they would ban it. <3 That is absolutely ridiculous. The Giver is an amazing book, and I've never heard a word breathed against it. Furthermore, as Kingsolver has written, many of our greatest pieces of art have nudity or sexual themes. Should Da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" be banned? Or Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam"? Nudity! Or what about Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? Sex! Treason! How bland would our libraries be without the spice of poetry that plays the heart, of stories that rattle the mind, of novels that turn the world upside down? Where would we be if Tristan & Isolde were banned? What if Harper Lee's classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, were censored because it was controversial at its time of writing, and showed a dark side to the South? What if foreign literature were banned because it shows America from an impartial view? In whiting out what is seen by our young, by being overly politically correct, by catering not to intellectuals, but to pop stars, we raise a generation that is foolish and ignorant and small-minded. I hope--sincerely--that I die before that comes to be, or that I live long enough to see an end to that age. Vale, -Leavaros Not sure about Tristan and Isolde but To kill a Mockingbird is a frequently banned book. Most likely for the very reason you mentioned and the language used therein. Every year and the end of September libraries across the U.S. celebrate Banned Book Week. A very long list of banned Books can be found here: linkWrinkle in Time tends to offend Christian sensibilities, I'm told (Ironic that my pastor and his wife gave me the book, that and Lord of the Rings) which is why it's banned so often. Made new Banned Books thread for all our banned book discussing needs and wants mrgreen <.< I heard about A Wrinkle in Time from my private Christian school. It was on one of their reading lists for their reading rewards program thing. Sort of funny. ninja Another funny think is L'Engle is a Christian and has written Christian books, yet the book, you say, is banned because it offends Christian sensibilities. I think her beliefs were "different" than the regular Christian beliefs. Her books talk about evolution and magic, so those things could have offended people, but they usually mention God...Like Charles (I think) becomes overwhelmed and falls to his knees in front of the unicorn (I think O.o; wink and the unicorn says, "Not to me." Or something ^.^ Leavaros, I think people get mad over descriptive sex...was there descriptive sex in those books? I don't think there's anything wrong with mentioning it...more or less...but if ALL details about sex are told, like a porn novel, then....nuh uh...
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