Still Banning Books
It still shocks me to see that books are still being banned , mostly books regarding sexuality, especially books written about the gay, lesbian and queer community. One book on the banned list is, 'Last Night at the Telegraph Club ,' written by Malinda Lo. It's set in the 1950's in San Francisco, where a young woman explores her own sexuality while also dealing with her Chinese heritage, culture and immigrant parents. It was the winner in the National Book Award and has the badge of honor for stirring up the homophobes. An oldie, but still rankles the bowdlerizer is, 'A Clockwork Orange ,' which was published in the early 60's. It's about a group of violent teenagers living in a dystopian future trying to survive, usually by extreme violence and drugs. Oddly, the last chapter of the story where the mc finally seeks redemption was eliminated from the American version by the publishers who wanted the book to end on a dark note. It's a hard read, but...