Banned Books

[close] Many books that are now deemed as classics were once banned at one point in history. Reading such books now, it often feels preposterous that such books were ever considered controversial. Much can be said about the political climate of the time, by examining the books that have been challenged/banned. The goal of this group is to read and discuss books that have been banned and/or challenged here in the U.S. or abroad. Aside from general discussions, there will be opportunities to participate in group reads/discussions. My goal is to read at least 10 banned books a year (*10% of my annual reading goal). The plan is to select one book a month from the ALA's list of most challenged/banned books to read and discuss as a group. Many, if not most, of these selections will be pulled from recent years.

[close] You don’t have to be an English or Literature Major to enjoy great books! We want people to read for the fun of it and not worry about feeling they need to be "smart." We will be reading both traditional, and more modern classic novels. Please feel free to openly discuss any aspects of the books that we read in the forums, and remember that we're reading these books for FUN! So pour yourself a yummy beverage and let's discuss these books like we're sitting with a bunch of friends! We all vote on what book to read next and we read in a three month rotation (Pre-1910, 1910-1959, 1960-2004), so please visit our polls to help us select our next book https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/78394-classics-without-all-the-class?type=group (we pick a book two months ahead in case there is a monster read, people can get started on it early if they desire [Anna Karenina comes to mind....] Our Facebook can be found at the link below. https://www.facebook.com/ClassicsWithoutAllTheClass Our Twitter account is @CWATC_bookclub. If you would like to see what book we have already read, or what might be coming up or if you just need some ideas on what classics to read, visit our bookshelf: https://www.goodreads.com/group/bookshelf/78394-classics-without-all-the-class We don't have our podcast anymore, but if you want to go back and listen to our previous episodes, you can do so via itunes you can do so here: itpc://classicswithoutclass.libsyn.com/rss Old Blog http://cwatc-bookclub.blogspot.com/

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[close] This is the official #BannedAThon group. Both the readathon and group were created by Jessica from 'ADH-Dream' / 'Steam Powered Pixie' on YouTube. The idea was conceived in 2019; The main objective of this readathon is to read AT LEAST ONE banned book throughout the month of September! Why celebrate Banned Books for one week of September, when you can celebrate it for the whole month, instead?! Go big or go home!!! Xxx