How Many Have You Read?

[snowy ciara]

Here is the ALA list of the books most challenged between 1990-2000: http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htm

I've read 53. It's actually a few more since there are several series listed. But they're counting them as individual books so 53.

This is a list of challenged books, articles and short stories in Canada, where I did a little better. I've read 70 of these.

http://www.freedomtoread.ca/docs/challenged_books.pdf

I'm such a subversive little English teacher. At least one of the books I'm teaching this year has been challenged, (the Bermudez Triangle, by Maureen Johnson) but I'm crossing my fingers that no-one gets stupid on me.

 

[HB1965]

That's bizzare. There are a number on that list that is shocks me are there. Wow and I've read a lot of those books. I'd say about 71 of those I've read

 

[ecstaticsub]

Those lists always amaze me. I've read quite a few of those books and so have my children. My daughter was taught The Giver in school this past quarter.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

I've read at least 43 of them (plus some series), and quite likely more - I'm terrible at remembering titles and authors. Some of them just make me shake my head in dismay - others in utter confusion.

ETA: Some of the titles looked familiar but I wasn't sure on the first go-round, so I looked them up and corrected the number. I still think there are a few more I've read but don't remember.

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

Here is the ALA list of the books most challenged between 1990-2000: http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htm

I've read 53. It's actually a few more since there are several series listed. But they're counting them as individual books so 53.

This is a list of challenged books, articles and short stories in Canada, where I did a little better. I've read 70 of these.

http://www.freedomtoread.ca/docs/challenged_books.pdf

I'm such a subversive little English teacher. At least one of the books I'm teaching this year has been challenged, (the Bermudez Triangle, by Maureen Johnson) but I'm crossing my fingers that no-one gets stupid on me.

Only 27 : shame :

I am usually reading about 6 books at once, The Handmaid's Tale has been wafting around for ages now, loving it to date, yet for some reason haven't nailed it entirely. What's the deal with Where's Waldo, I have no issue with it , never considered it reading material. Actually consider it a pretty good time waster for kids, least searching the intricate graphics provides some cognitive stimulation, great for pre-readers. Nancy Friday oh my, best not talk about her books : chuckles : I need to get another copy of Go Ask Alice, that book had cult status in my social group when I was about 16, wonder how it reads all these years and experiences later. Have to say to our resident subversive little English Teacher Miss Snowy that a good portion of the books I have read in that number were included in my Senior School curriculum.

 

[ecstaticsub]

Only 27 : shame :

I am usually reading about 6 books at once, The Handmaid's Tale has been wafting around for ages now, loving it to date, yet for some reason haven't nailed it entirely. What's the deal with Where's Waldo, I have no issue with it , never considered it reading material. Actually consider it a pretty good time waster for kids, least searching the intricate graphics provides some cognitive stimulation, great for pre-readers. Nancy Friday oh my, best not talk about her books : chuckles : I need to get another copy of Go Ask Alice, that book had cult status in my social group when I was about 16, wonder how it reads all these years and experiences later. Have to say to our resident subversive little English Teacher Miss Snowy that a good portion of the books I have read in that number were included in my Senior School curriculum.

I just reread Go Ask Alice when my middle schooler was reading it. It made a great night of discussion between her and I. I have found books, especially many on that list, to be wonderful ways to discuss issues with my children. We both read the book and spend an evening or more discussing the issues it brings up.

 

[ShyGuy68]

From what I recognize, 5, but since I didn't start to read books in English in a big scale before after I turned 20, I might have read the danish translation off them.

 

[Netzach]

From what I recognize, 5, but since I didn't start to read books in English in a big scale before after I turned 20, I might have read the danish translation off them.

I do not think I or most Americans have ever read a label on a can in Danish.

 

[Tabea]

To me several of those books just appear to be classics and books German pupils frequently read in English classes e.g. Mockingbird and Brave New world.

We had to read Lord of the Flies, the Face on the Milk carton and of Mice and Men.

I would only challenge the Face on the Milk carton – and that for boredom. It’s not a very exciting book to start with and if you are unfortunate enough to have an English teacher who explains every single word somebody might not know in detail after every single page it just bores you to death. Often we wouldn’t get any further than 2 pages in an hour. Not very surprisingly we never managed to finish that book.

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

I just reread Go Ask Alice when my middle schooler was reading it. It made a great night of discussion between her and I. I have found books, especially many on that list, to be wonderful ways to discuss issues with my children. We both read the book and spend an evening or more discussing the issues it brings up.

You sound like a very cool parent to me. Literature is a brilliant catalyst for that kind of sharing. I think I'll order myself a copy of Go Ask Alice on Amazon later today, just need to wake up a bit more first. It was a fairly slim book if my recollection serves me well.

 

[ShyGuy68]

I do not think I or most Americans have ever read a label on a can in Danish.

That's quite OK, it's not like Danish is a major language anyway. I don't know how many speak it, but it's probably not more than 5½ million or so.

 

[snowy ciara]

Only 27 : shame :

I am usually reading about 6 books at once, The Handmaid's Tale has been wafting around for ages now, loving it to date, yet for some reason haven't nailed it entirely. What's the deal with Where's Waldo, I have no issue with it , never considered it reading material. Actually consider it a pretty good time waster for kids, least searching the intricate graphics provides some cognitive stimulation, great for pre-readers. Nancy Friday oh my, best not talk about her books : chuckles : I need to get another copy of Go Ask Alice, that book had cult status in my social group when I was about 16, wonder how it reads all these years and experiences later. Have to say to our resident subversive little English Teacher Miss Snowy that a good portion of the books I have read in that number were included in my Senior School curriculum.

A lot of them were included in my curriculum too, Miss Rebecca; that's why my number was so high on the second list. Where's Waldo was challenged and banned due to this picture:

http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper304/stills/h14n3835.jpg

Can you find the breastage?

 

[snowy ciara]

That's quite OK, it's not like Danish is a major language anyway. I don't know how many speak it, but it's probably not more than 5½ million or so.

One of the lists I saw earlier today had Karrlsen on the Roof, by Astrid Lindgren, challenged due to it's anti-authoritarian views on babysitters. I bet you've read that one!

 

[ShyGuy68]

A lot of them were included in my curriculum too, Miss Rebecca; that's why my number was so high on the second list. Where's Waldo was challenged and banned due to this picture:

http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper304/stills/h14n3835.jpg

Can you find the breastage?

Geez!!! You can see more in a music video these days!!

 

[ShyGuy68]

One of the lists I saw earlier today had Karrlsen on the Roof, by Astrid Lindgren, challenged due to it's anti-authoritarian views on babysitters. I bet you've read that one!

I honestly don't think so, but then again, I might have forgotten it! lol. But I have read several of Astrid Lindgrens books as a kid. And when I were a teenager, I read several books on sexual education, since I thought what they tried to teach us in school was way below average, due to both teachers and students.

 

[snowy ciara]

I like the knight in the sand castle myself... But yes, you're right, Shyguy! I was like "all the fuss over that?!?"

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

A lot of them were included in my curriculum too, Miss Rebecca; that's why my number was so high on the second list. Where's Waldo was challenged and banned due to this picture:

http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper304/stills/h14n3835.jpg

Can you find the breastage?

Yes !!!! Thank you for pointing that out, damn perverts.

I found a few more .......

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m71/worldrebecca/h14n3835.jpg

1. Breastage

2. Not ice cream in that cone

3. Grandma with strap on

4. Needs no introduction

5. Public toe sucking.

Disgraceful !

 

[snowy ciara]

I found a few more .......

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m71/worldrebecca/h14n3835.jpg

1. Breastage

2. Not ice cream in that cone

3. Grandma with strap on

4. Needs no introduction

5. Public toe sucking.

Disgraceful !

ROFL Miss Rebecca, that particular colour of "so not right!" looks so good on you! Be careful though! I notice that you're using photobucket, and they pull pics for "indecent or pornographic content!"

 

[ShyGuy68]

Yes !!!! Thank you for pointing that out, damn perverts.

I found a few more .......

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m71/worldrebecca/h14n3835.jpg

1. Breastage

2. Not ice cream in that cone

3. Grandma with strap on

4. Needs no introduction

5. Public toe sucking.

Disgraceful !

That's so funny!! Well done! lol

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

ROFL Miss Rebecca, that particular colour of "so not right!" looks so good on you! Be careful though! I notice that you're using photobucket, and they pull pics for "indecent or pornographic content!"

Yes, well I was being conservative. Look harder, I left out "preparing to perform oral servititude" and "not chocolate" .

Happy that it made you laugh Miss Snowy. Also illustrates a point

I am madder at the Lit Gods re censorship, some of us were onto a good thing hosting erotic imagery at the now banned Imagevenue.com. I can't load my photobucket account as it sets off a chain reaction. They start scrutinizing heavily instead of just picking off the overt. Look at how much Shankara lost from his joy of a thread.

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

That's so funny!! Well done! lol

Thanks Shyguy.

 

[ecstaticsub]

You sound like a very cool parent to me. Literature is a brilliant catalyst for that kind of sharing. I think I'll order myself a copy of Go Ask Alice on Amazon later today, just need to wake up a bit more first. It was a fairly slim book if my recollection serves me well.

Thanks Rebecca. Since my daughter is such a strong reader, yet very shy I have found doing Book Club nights to work very well. Most of the time I let her pick the book.

 

[Life_Noir]

Not that many...Oddly enough... I suppose my tastes just run in different directions..
*grin*
That does remind me though...I Keep meaning to find a copy of "sex" by Madonna... It'll look good on my bookshelf right next to "Photography for Perverts"

 

[JMohegan]

Here is the ALA list of the books most challenged between 1990-2000: http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htm

Great mother of god.

Sometimes it's just flat-out embarrassing to be American.

 

[Miss Diva]

WAIT A MINUTE:

To kill a Mockingbird is on the list. OMG, it is one of the most beautifully written books of all times. It was a Pulitzer Prize Winner . And the movie stars Gregory Peck and won three Oscars.

What is wrong with these people??

Who puts out this list?