Today I thought it would be fun to do a book tag, and when I found this one, I knew I had some answers. Feel free to join in!
Questions:
1. Which books have you read that have been historically burned or banned.
OK, probably a lot of books, but the first ones that came to mind were the Harry Potter books. I’m not so into the series as I was, but I still think it’s a bit much to ban books because of witchcraft.
2. What books do you want to read that have historically been banned or burned?
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin is on my TBR for this year. I was hoping to finish it for Black History Month, but it doesn’t look like that will happen.
3. What’s your favorite book that the Nazis burned?
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque was definitely a book that stood out to me. Short but powerful, and very much anti-war.
4. What’s your favorite novel about book burnings/censorship?
I can’t think of one, but I love that scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
5. What was the most recent book burning you heard/read about?
The whole mess with Maus by Art Speigelman. I’m glad so many people have spoken up.
6. Have you (or someone you know) ever had any of your personal books stolen, confiscated and/or destroyed by bad faith actors to make a point?
No, thank goodness. That would really piss me off.
7. Is there any book offensive enough for you to burn?
Nope. Plenty that I find offensive – full of hate or fearmongering, misinformation or outright lies – but I wouldn’t burn them. Unless I was freezing in the wilderness or something.
8. Do you believe there is a problem with “digital book burning” in our Information Age?
Hmm, not that I can think of, but I’m probably missing something.
9. What book did you think would cause a lot of controversy, but didn’t?
Surprised more people didn’t come for 50 Shades of Gray.
10. If the authorities were coming for your books, what would you do to hide/preserve them?
I would stash them in with my craft stuff or something. As a Mormon, having religious books taken and burned is part of my faith’s history, so I would definitely fight to protect my sacred books or those of another faith.
So let me know what you think. It’s shocking to me that there’s still so much censorship in countries that are supposed to have free press. I mean, if you boycott an author, that’s not censorship. But so many of these stories in the news this year are just examples of fear and ignorance.
Let me know if you decide to do this tag. I got it from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfek6WQW49IbFpp_zLLJG1Q if you want to see her answers. She’s a lot more eloquent and thoughtful than I was!
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