The former host of ‘Reading Rainbow’ used to encourage kids to read books. Now he’s telling adults not to ban them
The former host of ‘Reading Rainbow’ used to encourage kids to read books. Now he’s telling adults not to ban them
As the National Book Awards came to a close on Wednesday, finalists for the prestigious literary prizes took the stage in New York to speak about the Israel-Hamas war. Others spoke out against book bans.
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As the National Book Awards came to a close on Wednesday, finalists for the prestigious literary prizes took the stage in New York to speak about the Israel-Hamas war, with others at the ceremony also choosing to address banned books.
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Anyone else feel like the country would be better off if more adults read books too? Only half joking...
I think it would depend on the books.
Yeah, for all i know the only approved book in a conservative adult book program would be mein kampf
Or the Bell Curve.
Fabio taught me a lot about living life to the fullest!
Fabio the taught me to watch out for birds.
That's why people need to read a LOT of books. The only thing worse than someone who doesn't read at all is the person that reads like one book a year and let's it define their whole personality.
It is known.
I think it would depend on the books.
Isn't that the whole argument for banning some books and not others?
All I'm saying is I don't think we'd be better off if more people started reading books like the Turner diaries. I'm not making a censorship argument here
Aye, didn't want to accuse you of advocating for censorship. Just a friendly reminder that even the most "dangerous" texts are that way because of context, not content.
Also I was today years old when I learned about The Turner Diaries. Yikes.
There's a book called the collector that had inspired a couple serial rapist/killers. I consider myself a curious person and I truly love learning but there are some books that I would love to see only in libraries and very dusty because I don't know how they add constructively to society.
Who else has a copy of "Mein Kampf" or "My New Order: A Collection of Speeches" on their nightstand.
Right guys?
Like, I get the joke, but yeah, uniroically people should read those and just about everything else they can. That's what being well rounded is, taking in all of the information you can, from all sides, interpreting it, and determining how it fits, or doesn't, with all of the other knowledge you've learned.
That's fair.
I read manga, does that count? lol
Double yes. more people need to believe in the power of friendship and of falling face down into breasts
Oppai ga daisuki desu 😀
edit: damn, tough crowd, guess my joke didn't land lol
Yes. Manga isn't my thing but yes it counts. Frankly any book counts.
I'm gonna hope you mean stuff like Ghost in the Shell and 20th Century Boys and not .... the other kind of manga.
I mean, there’s like dozens of types of mangas (or comics, for that matter), reducing them to two camps isn’t that efficient.
I like wholesome manga, Nagatoro is good.