On banned books. I've read 6/10. I tried Ulysses, but gave up, and nothing has made me want to try again.
On conversation. I watched the following Ted Talk a year or so ago, but someone referenced it recently, and I watched again. Everyone is doing more "talking at" than "talking with" these days. I'm often guilty.
On Craig Johnson. As a long time fan of the Longmire series, I'm looking forward to Depth of Winter.
On Crime Reads. Several of these have caught my interest!
I've read 2 of the 10 banned books - one of those was the Harry Potter. Ha!
ReplyDeleteThe books on this list that have read: Ulysses, Giovanni's Room, Lolita, and American Psycho. Of course, I've read Harry Potter!
DeleteI do not think I want to even try Ulysses. Nothing about it appeals to me. I have three of the 10 in the article. I did start American Psycho at one point, but that was a DNF for me. I would like to try Slaughterhouse-Five some day. The mention of Craig Johnson reminds me how behind on the series I am. Some of the books mentioned in that last article are ones I have on my wish list or TBR pile. It's a great list and has given me more ideas of books I now need to read. Haha
ReplyDeleteI liked Slaughterhouse-Five, and it made me look at the fire-bombing of Dresden. Another case of fiction making me want to learn more about historical events. The four books on the banned book list that I haven't read are books that I will probably never read, but the six that I've read, I have liked.
DeleteThe books listed under Crime Reads definitely have my attention. :)
Fun links! I've only read four of the banned books mentioned. Those reasons... Sometimes I wonder if people calling for the banning of the books have even read the books! Saving the Crimes Reads link so I can see if my library carries some of those.
ReplyDeleteSometimes they don't read the books, but object to the content. Which is fine, but I don't want them deciding what I choose to read.
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