I'm currently reading Orwell's classic 1984. It is fast becoming another all-time favorite. It might even be a little better than Fahrenheit 451, though I do plan on reading that one once I finish 1984 so I can make a comparison.
Banned Books Week started Saturday, but you can catch up! Here's what you can do:
1. Read a banned book or two (find a list on the interwebz or ask your favorite book-reader friend for recommendations!)
2. Go hug a librarian, teacher, or bookseller (they're the reasons we can still get access to banned books)
3. Give a high-five to writers that you know (let them know that their voices are appreciated)
4. Go hug/high-five/bake a yummy cake/all the above those who fight for banned books to remain in libraries, bookstores, and in classrooms
Want some banned/challenged book suggestions? Here you go!
Fahrenheit 451
1984
A Wrinkle in Time (yes, I know, WTF world?)
The Harry Potter series
To Kill A Mockingbird
Looking For Alaska (yeah, lemme have John Green himself explain it)
Carrie
Beloved
The Handmaid's Tale (sadly, it was challenged in my hometown a few years back. Damn people.)
Happy reading!
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