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Tamra

Banned Books | DK

I was tempted, except nobody but me would see them under my pant legs. 😜

AmyG 😂love them! 1mo

BethM Omg I totally would have bought them. 1mo

dabbe 🤩🤣🤩 1mo

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LeahBergen 😆😆 1mo

Julsmarshall But you would know they were there :) 1mo

Leftcoastzen 👏👏👏😂 1mo

Prairiegirl_reading I have similar socks and I purposely wear them to work when I‘m pissed off. No one else can see them but I know they are there and it‘s so petty that it makes me happy. 😊 1mo

Jeg I love socks like that but same problem no one sees them. 🤷🏻‍♂️. 1mo

Cathythoughts Short pants are the answer 😁😘 1mo

sarahbarnes Oh man I want those. 😍 1mo

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kwmg40

The Book Censor's Library | Bothayna Al-Essa

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A humorous, clever and satirical story about book censorship. I enjoyed all the references to Orwell's 1984 and other banned books.

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#gottacatchemall (Raticate: betrayal) @PuddleJumper

BarbaraBB Glad you enjoyed it too 1mo

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Lesliereadsalot

The Book Censor's Library | Bothayna Al-Essa

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Books about the future can be really fun and scary, all at the same time. This poor schlub, whose job is making sure allowed books reflect the views of the current government, is caught in a quandary when he starts to fall in love with the stories that are banned. Was never sure where this book was going, but it felt timely and sometimes realistic.

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BarbaraBB You read that fast! Are you glad you did? 2mo

Lesliereadsalot Yes, although I still would‘ve voted for James! @BarbaraBB 2mo

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Deblovestoread

The Book Censor's Library | Bothayna Al-Essa

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Only two books finished this last week. While I‘m enjoying being back in the office it is cutting into my reading time. I enjoyed the tagged book. A very timely fairytale.

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Butterfinger

The Book Censor's Library | Bothayna Al-Essa

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Scary! First, the books. Then, the ideas. Finally, the ones who really scare the dictatorships, the ones with imagination.

Our children.

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Butterfinger

The Book Censor's Library | Bothayna Al-Essa

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"And even though, time and time again, books had been presented to him as evil agents plotting to take over the world, and even though books had almost thrown him out of the house-not to mention biting his wife-he couldn't bear the thought of burning them. Banning them was punishment enough."

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cariashley

The Book Censor's Library | Bothayna Al-Essa

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I‘m not usually a fan of satires, but I liked this one. Though it was a bit too close for comfort to our potential medium term future in the US. #tob25

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Jas16

The Book Censor's Library | Bothayna Al-Essa

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I did not expect that ending! A quick moving look at the effects of censorship and attempts to control a population‘s thoughts and feelings. Important reading especially considering the state of the world. Dis I love it as much as everyone else seems to? No. #tob25

squirrelbrain I didn‘t love it as much as others either. 🤷‍♀️ 3mo

Pogue That ending was not what I expected either. 3mo

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ChaoticMissAdventures

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I really enjoyed this one! A translated work from Kuwait that is for book lovers. A great book for now with the book banning that is happening everyday. I love how Al-Essa weaves classics through the story, and how she shows what books can do for a person.
This was a super quick read that I tackled in 24 hours, highly readable and fun.

sarahbarnes Agreed! Great review. 3mo

Butterfinger I just put it on hold. 3mo

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo

Hooked_on_books This was my favorite fiction book of 2024. I‘m amazed how she tackled such a heavy, often upsetting topic with such lightness. Wonderful book—I‘m so happy to see people reading it. 3mo

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