tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post8507281762774876193..comments2024-03-16T02:16:54.082-07:00Comments on Vagabond Scholar: Banned Books Week 2010Batocchiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-22425538832735331522010-09-30T10:15:38.522-07:002010-09-30T10:15:38.522-07:00"...like a high plains drifter..."
I lo..."...like a high plains drifter..."<br /><br />I love that intro to my link, which I consider to be a compliment. One of my favorite quotes, attributed to Clint Eastwood (but I don't know if that's true or not): "The more insecure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudices."<br /><br />Appropo to Banned Books Week, I'd say.<br /><br />I've Gary...a relative of Mister Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458735546068405044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-45196628973518542612010-09-29T22:39:39.971-07:002010-09-29T22:39:39.971-07:00Huck Finn? Heck, Finn, without the censors I might...Huck Finn? Heck, Finn, without the censors I might not have read the book in high school. That would have been unfortunate.<br /><br />1958, if you'll cast your mind back. New York banned the book (or at least some bit of NY took it off the reading lists), which made the national news. Was this the first time it was attacked for "nigger" rather than for vulgarities like "sweat&Porlock Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791629233605877049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-44397923189197102312010-09-28T09:59:27.039-07:002010-09-28T09:59:27.039-07:00No problem. I've updated the first paragraph ...No problem. I've updated the first paragraph for the press kit links.Batocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-19480331686816453832010-09-28T07:30:26.982-07:002010-09-28T07:30:26.982-07:00Excellent post!
Could you please post the direct...Excellent post!<br /><br />Could you please post the direct link to the press kit? Ironically, my reading comprehension skills seem to be failing me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com