tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post9190453207147887982..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: 120 Banned BooksPrashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-5111222925842610602014-11-09T06:13:09.686-08:002014-11-09T06:13:09.686-08:00Moira, I recall reading about the censorship of co...Moira, I recall reading about the censorship of comic books in America which snowballed into a major issue between those for and against it, leading to the Comics Code Authority. The code doesn't make sense today due to the proliferation of all kinds of explicit graphic literature online.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-78956140277341029952014-11-09T05:12:44.771-08:002014-11-09T05:12:44.771-08:00So many of us feel the same way - some protection ...So many of us feel the same way - some protection of young people is justified, but otherwise censorship and banning is wrong - that you wonder why we don't prevail! (I know, life doesn't work like that)Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-82097744633797379542014-11-09T00:46:06.625-08:002014-11-09T00:46:06.625-08:00Tracy, it certainly sounds like one. I'm surpr...Tracy, it certainly sounds like one. I'm surprised at the kind of books that have been banned over the centuries, especially in the 20th century. It defies logic.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-26527721632071859942014-11-08T14:35:15.908-08:002014-11-08T14:35:15.908-08:00That sounds like an interesting book, Prashant. I ...That sounds like an interesting book, Prashant. I am always interested in why people want to ban specific books. They always seem such unlikely choices to me.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-87007235488404399482014-11-08T08:44:09.689-08:002014-11-08T08:44:09.689-08:00Sergio, thank you. I have read a few of them mysel...Sergio, thank you. I have read a few of them myself and I'm glad many others are available in the public domain. While banning books hurts both authors and readers alike, it's all the more reason to seek out those books and read them and spread them around. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-46255553915907873672014-11-08T08:39:24.673-08:002014-11-08T08:39:24.673-08:00Bill, I can understand some form of censorship in ...Bill, I can understand some form of censorship in the context you mention but not in the manner the political and religious right in countries like India is using it to impose their ideology or way of life on others.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-84503671444085728952014-11-08T08:36:08.857-08:002014-11-08T08:36:08.857-08:00Col, you have revived my interest in the book, esp...Col, you have revived my interest in the book, especially since I used to keenly follow news reports of espionage cases in real life.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-86953518296375733612014-11-07T00:09:07.857-08:002014-11-07T00:09:07.857-08:00The internet has made a huge difference Prashant, ...The internet has made a huge difference Prashant, I completely agree with you - that of course can be banned too and I wouldn't want to have to rely on corporate monsters like Amazon for access to literature that ends up on a politician's hitlist! Glad to say I have read a good many of the books on this list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-88285517286522034482014-11-06T21:40:45.734-08:002014-11-06T21:40:45.734-08:00Prashant: I have been on the local library board f...Prashant: I have been on the local library board for a long time. Over the years there have been a couple of issues over whether a sexually graphic book should be on the shelves because of its content and the chance young readers might find it. Now the idea seems redundant with the internet. Library staff now struggle to adequately monitor what is accessed on the net from library computers.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-55533110430246975892014-11-06T21:04:16.175-08:002014-11-06T21:04:16.175-08:00I read it back around the time of the controversy....I read it back around the time of the controversy. My future brother-in-law was working abroad and picked up a copy at an airport on his way home. I can't recall too much about it to tell you the truth.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-73166676978763075712014-11-06T20:57:36.951-08:002014-11-06T20:57:36.951-08:00Col, I remember Peter Wright's SPYCATCHER with...Col, I remember Peter Wright's SPYCATCHER with the familiar dark cover though I haven't read it. I see it often in secondhand bookshops and I'll pick it up the next time I see it. After your comment I read about the Wright scandal on Wiki which should make reading of the book interesting.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-39965656120845029442014-11-06T20:33:57.035-08:002014-11-06T20:33:57.035-08:00Not in favour of banning books myself. Only one I ...Not in favour of banning books myself. Only one I can remember of any note in the UK was Spycatcher - the memoirs of a retired British intelligence officer. The British govt. tried to ban their publication in Australia in the mid-80's and failed, which then gave the book notoriety and an obvious boost in sales!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-77963581688840939752014-11-06T08:59:03.043-08:002014-11-06T08:59:03.043-08:00Charles, in recent years a few nonfiction books ab...Charles, in recent years a few nonfiction books about India written by western authors have been banned or pulped because they reportedly distorted and denigrated Indian history and Hindu mythology. Conspiracy theorists are convinced that western writers are asked to write and publish such "objectionable" books by the catholic church, ostensibly to undermine Hinduism, one of the oldest religions in the world. There is much debate about this online.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-61364996869521798732014-11-06T08:52:02.264-08:002014-11-06T08:52:02.264-08:00Patti, same here. The list of banned books include...Patti, same here. The list of banned books included several classics that most of us studied in school. People who demand a ban on art and culture in any form are very insure about themselves.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-29306945951050150992014-11-06T07:23:46.056-08:002014-11-06T07:23:46.056-08:00I too wouldn't want to see any book banned, al...I too wouldn't want to see any book banned, although some reasonable age guidelines might be appropriate for some books, those with graphic sex for example. I read Mein Kampf and found it horrifying. However, if the allies had read it before WWII started they would have had a perfect picture of Hitler's ideas and plans and might have been able to take steps to stop it.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-78438341172178522512014-11-06T05:45:48.208-08:002014-11-06T05:45:48.208-08:00I can't think of any book I've read that d...I can't think of any book I've read that deserved to be banned. The closest I think would me Mein Kampf (not that I read it). pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com