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@toedrag-release 4 сағат бұрын

I mean the issue with gender queer is the Blow job illustrations and the fact the book was turning up in elementary school libraries. The book wasnt meant for U18 people in fact the author even said this, but it managed to slip through the cracks and wind up in a few. An issue arose when parents found out and some of the schools kinda doubled down on it. Also it while it did pop up in a few elementary school libraries it wasnt that many. About 3 in my province actually admitted it was in their library, 2 removed it 1 doubled down. Theres thousands of schools in my province less that 1%. Totally blown out of proportion. Yet i understand why patents dont want such graphic novels in specifically elementary school libraries. Belongs more in a high school library in the senior section

@havefunbesafe 5 сағат бұрын

I only read banned books or what I perceive as a future banned book.

@davidcarlson4289 7 сағат бұрын

Oh stop, books are not being banned. Not with the internet and libraries having them readily available. If a school bans a book, buy it on the internet or buy it at the bookstore. Banned books is a marketing strategy to get you to buy books. Trump isn't banning books. But we dodged a bullet with Harris. She was planning to censor the thoughts and words of people that didn't tow the line of the politically correctness or liberal lunacy. She would've probably ushered in an era of censorship and banning like we haven't seen each n a very long time. And "intellectuals" would've gone along with it like the slaves they are. I'm so grateful that Trump beat Harris. There are books that are banned and banned for good reason, book that instruct you on how to build explosive devices and how to get rid of a dead body. You know, books that aid criminals. Do you think thos books should be readily available?

@ChristopherEvenstar 14 сағат бұрын

Grats on completing the challenge, and thanks for all the links! My hometown managed to challenge 59 books including _Slaughterhouse 5_. I guess the silver lining is that it makes the challenge easy. I guess the real challenge is to make the challenge nostalgic instead of necessary.

@anotherbibliophilereads 6 сағат бұрын

Yes, so many great books have been banned.

@eiketske 14 сағат бұрын

Circe by Madeline Miller?!!! Why??? 🤦🏽‍♀️

@anotherbibliophilereads 6 сағат бұрын

I’m hard pressed to say why too. Perhaps the SA scene. Or maybe it’s too much of tale of an independent woman.

@bookssongsandothermagic 14 сағат бұрын

I'm with you on this - totally wholeheartedly, but I don't want to add Fable to my social media activity - there's already too much social media in my life hahaha - The Sherman Alexie book is brilliant, I think. Persepolis is one of the best books I read last year.

@anotherbibliophilereads 6 сағат бұрын

Totally understand not want to join other social media site. For me it’s mostly a mostly to have a book club.

@kemouse 15 сағат бұрын

I've read Fahrenheit 451, Jaws, Stranger in a Strange Land, Killing Joke, Salem's Lot and Night and cannot think of how or why they'd be banned. The people banning probably have not even READ these books, or possibly ANY books at all so they should not be telling you or me what to do. Despicable.

@anotherbibliophilereads 6 сағат бұрын

Totally agree. Readers want books available to other readers even if it’s not to personal taste.

@LeeKempter 15 сағат бұрын

I completely agree with you about banned books. I would love to join you and MJ and Pat but I have a tiny problem: using the books from the list you put up I have either already ready most of them OR have absolutely zero interest in a good chunk of the others. Jude the Obscure I will definitely read (I never have) had no idea it was banned!! I will see if I can find any others on the 'bad' list and work on those.

@bouquinsbooks 6 сағат бұрын

If you like classics, a good source of banned books is the Index the Vatican used to compile for catholics in fear for their reading souls. On Wikipedia, there is an article with some of the most known authors on the list: List of authors and works on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum. Note that when it says « all love stories », it’s a bad literal translation for novels or basically any work of fiction. Among others, all the great French authors are there: Diderot, Rousseau, Stendhal, Sand, Balzac, Dumas, Flaubert, Zola…

@anotherbibliophilereads 6 сағат бұрын

Lee, look at the PEN list online. There are a surprising number of banned books that defy good sense.

@M-J 16 сағат бұрын

Hold up? Vampires are fantasy creatures? 😨 Are you going to tell me Santa isn’t real either?!?! Fantastic video and great job smashing the challenge and being so outspoken on this important issue.

@anotherbibliophilereads 6 сағат бұрын

😊 Thanks MJ.

@katrinziegler6545 16 сағат бұрын

Thank you for the great video. I think it contains very important information. May I use parts of it in my classroom?

@anotherbibliophilereads 6 сағат бұрын

Yes of course! Can you tell me what class you teach.

@Barklord 17 сағат бұрын

I tried reading the Turner Diaries last year, but only got a few pages in and gave up.

@anotherbibliophilereads 16 сағат бұрын

@@Barklord I never tried to read it myself. But when I worked at Borders Books in the 90s we occasionally got requests to special order it from the publisher. The package came with some extra material like bumper stickers that were hateful and nasty,

@Barklord 16 сағат бұрын

@@anotherbibliophilereads I was surprised that the American book banning map doesn't neatly match the current political polarization. New York has many school districts with banned books. Also, The Turner Diaries is banned in Germany (not a surprise) and Canada, but not in the US. Wisconsin and Iowa ban much more than Minnesota and the Dakotas. It seems like it might depend on specific activism rather than party politics.

@williamhaun8342 17 сағат бұрын

The first four books you referenced can be bought anywhere in the US. Book store, Amazon, Barnes and Noble online, Even in Florida, banned?

@sordel5866 15 сағат бұрын

There's a view that "putting books behind a paywall" is itself a form of ban. Personally I disagree, and I can see an argument that, given the number of books there are and the finite resources of a school library, it's not actually out of line to "deselect" books based on content. The problem is that the self-selecting bunch of people who make that decision are often unqualified to do it, and many of them (perhaps not all) pay no attention to literary or social value when doing so.

@123456789811929 9 сағат бұрын

So you just…skipped over the part where he went over the different definitions of “banned” and which one he’s using? “Banned” in this case means challenged or restricted, often at schools or public libraries. It doesn’t mean the cops come to your bookstore and light you on fire.

@anotherbibliophilereads 5 сағат бұрын

⁠@@123456789811929I appreciate having at my back.

@anotherbibliophilereads 5 сағат бұрын

The ALA and PEN also include Restricted, Removed, or Challenged books under the umbrella of Banned Books.

@myaunteffy1440 17 сағат бұрын

Fabulous video. I totally get you. I am currently reading "strong men" and I'll review it on my little channel. It's about how fascists gain power and how they are taken down. Thanks for the great ideas.

@anotherbibliophilereads 17 сағат бұрын

Is that the book by Ruth Ben-Ghia? It’s currently a free audiobook on Audible for members.

@BookChatWithPat8668 18 сағат бұрын

That’s an incredible number of books and authors! Thanks for doing this analysis, Greg. Great job on the Read 24 in 2024 Challenge.

@anotherbibliophilereads 17 сағат бұрын

Thanks Pat.

@youtubeseoexpertinbd 2 күн бұрын

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@youtubeseoexpertinbd 2 күн бұрын

@martinelanglois3158 3 күн бұрын

I missed the LIVE so I'm late in the conversation. I can say that this was more fun to watch than TLC.

@jindrichburian3946 3 күн бұрын

You kinda look like Graham himself.

@anotherbibliophilereads 3 күн бұрын

@@jindrichburian3946 I have never heard that before.

@michaelk.vaughan8617 3 күн бұрын

I think a certain doctor could have used the Read What You Own challenge.

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 3 күн бұрын

Just reading my first Phil K. Dick - Ubik. Best wishes and happy reading from over the water.

@GenreBooks23 5 күн бұрын

Nice progress!

@RaynorReadsStuff 5 күн бұрын

Doing brilliantly Greg and some great books there 😊

@unstopitable 5 күн бұрын

One of these days, if you ever have the time, please consider doing a video on your go-to source for audiobooks and, if possible, what you think is the best deal. Glad to see you're getting more into Borges. Cheers.

@anotherbibliophilereads 4 күн бұрын

@@unstopitable I have been pondering an audiobook video .

@rhaenyra176 5 күн бұрын

I first read Stoner four years ago, in the middle of the COVID pandemic (when I was 20). It felt like the perfect book for that time-quiet, reflective, and oddly comforting. Since then, I’ve reread it 3 times and each time, I appreciate even more how it finds meaning in the small, everyday moments. I’m a new subscriber and recently discovered your channel. I’m really looking forward to watching more of your videos and getting some great recommendations for my next read ❤️‍🩹

@anotherbibliophilereads 5 күн бұрын

I think William’s novel Butcher’s Crossing is a better book in some respects, but it’s much darker and grimmer and bloody towards animals.

@rhaenyra176 4 күн бұрын

@ will be adding that to my list. Thank you!

@bighardbooks770 5 күн бұрын

_Killin'_ it! 🎉

@LeeKempter 5 күн бұрын

Well I managed to finish 21 books this past week. Only one was long the rest just easy paper backs. It is great to clean off some of my shelves !!!

@anotherbibliophilereads 5 күн бұрын

21 in a week? 😮 Even if they were easy that is what I do in a month.

@ingridfitz5677 5 күн бұрын

Yes, it’s time to read Night. I just borrowed from hoopla as the wait list on Libby is many weeks.

@davidnovakreadspoetry 5 күн бұрын

Glad to see Pip earning his salary. Pip doesn’t appear to have hate in his heart, but I would suspect a bit of mischievousness. Chekhov’s plays? You can keep’em - but his stories? Mmm mmm. I didn’t much like Borges when young. Time for a revisit? You read a lot of interesting stuff - even if no corkers.

@ariannefowler455 5 күн бұрын

It's always a treat to see Pip. Night is an extremely powerful book. I reread it a few years ago and I found it to be more powerful than when I first read it in high school.

@allenmahan9393 5 күн бұрын

Must get to Borges 😢

@anotherbibliophilereads 5 күн бұрын

@@allenmahan9393 I’m always on the look out for used copies of Borges for you, but no dice.

@LeeKempter 5 күн бұрын

Me too, I have the same books Greg has. Might have to wait until January

@bighardbooks770 5 күн бұрын

@@anotherbibliophilereads Thx! 😊

@LibroParadiso-ep4zt 5 күн бұрын

I don't know if you've read his essays, but Borges is more insightful and fascinating about a work like The Divine Comedy, Hawthorne, Don Quixote, than most critics. He had an incredible memory. After he was blind he continued to write and lecture on Kafka, Arabian Nights, Divine Comedy....He would dictate lines to friends and those who visited him and ask them to write it down and re-read it back to him. Remarkable man.

@anotherbibliophilereads 5 күн бұрын

@@LibroParadiso-ep4zt I have the three volumes of Borges in English: Fiction, Essays, and Poetry.

@fiberartsyreads 5 күн бұрын

Making great progress!

@BookChatWithPat8668 7 күн бұрын

You have a lot of creepy books here, Greg. You made me laugh out loud when you were describing one of these horror books and said, "This is not for the easily offended.....(PAUSE)...I'm going to give it a shot." Of course you are! I do like those Hard Case Crime books. You're going to have this challenge done in no time at all.

@anotherbibliophilereads 6 күн бұрын

@@BookChatWithPat8668 I’m on track to finish in 20 to 25 weeks. I do enjoy books that stretch towards “ not for the easily offended” material.

@BookChatWithPat8668 6 күн бұрын

@@anotherbibliophilereads I know you do. I just thought your delivery after the pause was just brilliant! Hope you’re doing well, my friend!

@unstopitable 7 күн бұрын

You're too kind, Greg. Seriously, though, don't worry about reading it; it's just the first book in a series and ends on a hard cliff hanger. You might actually get a more satisfying read out of my post-apocalyptic Lovecraftian zombie novella--half the size, and oozing over with a lot more gore, violence and unspeakable acts of transgression. Someone made a video review about; I didn't ask him to, he just did it. The novella is called The Mouth of Hell. It packs quite a punch. Here's the review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6Wpl5Z3oL-Sd80 Unlike Creepy Me, which is set in Virginia, The Mouth of Hell takes places in NY (in Manhattan) where I once lived. Cheers, and thank you for even letting me take up space on your Kindle. --Will.

@anotherbibliophilereads 7 күн бұрын

@@unstopitable That was a good review. I put The Mouth of Hell on a list for later when I’m done with the RWYOC. I also noted you’re listed as the translator for The Underdogs. I read last year. I attempted the Spanish, but just couldn’t hack my with through and read the public domain translation. I still give Creepy Me a try.

@unstopitable 7 күн бұрын

@@anotherbibliophilereads Greg, it is so kind of you even to read anything of mine; you don't have to make a review, but I would like your opinion, if privately; I only hope you won't think negatively of me after reading it--it's pretty intense. As for The Underdogs, I did my own translation because I was so unhappy with the available ones. No one commissioned me, and if I were still teaching, I would use my own for class. Gustavo Pellón's translation is also pretty good. Waisman's, though, is sterile. I love westerns; parts of The Underdogs read, at least to me, like one. Anyway, cheers.

@ingridfitz5677 7 күн бұрын

I love the snowflake challenge! As I work towards the 100 I can earn snowflakes along the way ❄️❄️❄️

@badrad9226 7 күн бұрын

I have found Babel in my library donations for $2.00 hardcover , I plan to read it in December. Also Frisk by Dennis Cooper is a book I been wanting to read since I started KZbin.

@anotherbibliophilereads 7 күн бұрын

@@badrad9226 Possible buddy reads.

@badrad9226 7 күн бұрын

@ it’s always a possibility.

@ariannefowler455 7 күн бұрын

You've got some great books to pick from. The Man From St. Petersburg sounds like one I'd like to check out.

@lesliepowell-mccarty7067 7 күн бұрын

"gonna get some"'😂🤣😅 You have some interesting books to read. I've thought about reading Babel but I'm going to wait for your review. ✌️📚

@gingerbibliophile 8 күн бұрын

That’s a ton of pages in a week! And an iron will! They love challenging us with sales! There was a book sale at my library yesterday. I convinced myself it was just the remnants I picked over last month or I wouldn’t have made it 😅😅 hope you knock the challenge out before the temptations get too strong! 😊

@anotherbibliophilereads 8 күн бұрын

I haven't encounter a library sale yet. There are sometimes great deals.

@gingerbibliophile 7 күн бұрын

@ oh they are dangerous! $.50 paperbacks and $1 hardbacks. I brought home two tote bags full last time I went 😅

@kimesch9698 8 күн бұрын

Thanks for the snowflake level!

@Adventures_in_Literature 8 күн бұрын

Sounds really fun! I’ve not read Lovecraft in a long time.

@anotherbibliophilereads 6 күн бұрын

I hope you join us on Discord or Voxer.

@bonanzabrandon6877 9 күн бұрын

Any comics or graphic novels that you get directly from the Kindle store have individual panel view, which you can enable by double tapping the center of the the screen.

@anotherbibliophilereads 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info. My test graphic novel was from the library.

@lexiearrieta 8 күн бұрын

@@anotherbibliophilereads Did you try the panel-to-panel view on the test graphic novel? I think it would still work. Then just double tap again to exit panel view

@anotherbibliophilereads 7 күн бұрын

@ I have not tried it. I returned the graphic novel to the library. I will give it a shot if I check out another.

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