What Are You Reading

Quote: terapined

I've read 7 of the 10
Did not read Animal Farm, Scarlet and Mockingbird

"SNOPES" does not agree with your list.

If you actually google "what are the most banned books from public libraries and schools in the U.S." you will get a variety of different listings.

disclaimer: I do not trust "SNOPES". I am only providing the link because it seems that the lefties here believe everything they read at "SNOPES" and trust it as factual source.

Let's go Brandon

Quote: terapined

I've read 7 of the 10
Did not read Animal Farm, Scarlet and Mockingbird

We read eight of ten of those in school. They banned Fahrenheit 451 somewhere? The irony never ceases.

Quote: fleaswatter

"SNOPES" does not agree with your list.

If you actually google "what are the most banned books from public libraries and schools in the U.S." you will get a variety of different listings.

disclaimer: I do not trust "SNOPES". I am only providing the link because it seems that the lefties here believe everything they read at "SNOPES" and trust it as factual source.

Good post. When I saw, "Most banned books," I interpreted as, "Banned more than zero times."

According to the Snopes article, To Kill a Mockingbird is indeed one of the most banned books.

What kind of moronic A-hole is anti-To Kill a Mockingbird?!

Quote: ams288

What kind of moronic A-hole is anti-To Kill a Mockingbird?!

PETA members?

Quote: missedhervee

PETA members?

"To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most frequently challenged
books in the US due to its themes of rape and use of profanity
and racial slurs."

1960 was a different time in this country. This book was a runaway bestseller it was made into a movie almost immediately. Today you couldn't even get it published by any of the reputable publishing houses.

Bloodless
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
The latest Det Pendergast novel

"Bloodless (Pendergast, #20) by Douglas Preston" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56222206-bloodless

Quote: terapined

Bloodless
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
The latest Det Pendergast novel

"Bloodless (Pendergast, #20) by Douglas Preston" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56222206-bloodless

That book actually sounds extremely interesting, and I love the setting. But, I have never read that series, and starting a series based on continuity on book 20 seems wrong.

(That is my main issue with series that have too many books and demand that you read them in order, this can work in some mystery/adventure series where every book/story is essentially self-contained even if there are passing references to prior books, like Sherlock Holmes or James Bond, but when there are dozens of books in a linear storyline its too hard to jump in on one that sounds intriguing, and its too much to expect a reader to go and buy the 19 prior books first). I think a trilogy is the most that a single storyline should take (more books in the same universe are fine, but as far as a single storyline). Anyway those are my random thoughts on literary sequels, though this also applies to television (I feel that some series draw out a storyline too long for the sake of making more seasons) and even movies (making what should be a single movie into two or three parts).

I usually have two books going simultaneously: on in the listening room and one in the bed room.

Currently:

Jean Auel, "The Shelters of Stone"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shelters_of_Stone

and

James Patterson, "Private Vegas"

https://www.jamespatterson.com/titles/james-patterson/private-vegas/9781455515936/

Quote: Gandler

That book actually sounds extremely interesting, and I love the setting. But, I have never read that series, and starting a series based on continuity on book 20 seems wrong.

(That is my main issue with series that have too many books and demand that you read them in order, this can work in some mystery/adventure series where every book/story is essentially self-contained even if there are passing references to prior books, like Sherlock Holmes or James Bond, but when there are dozens of books in a linear storyline its too hard to jump in on one that sounds intriguing, and its too much to expect a reader to go and buy the 19 prior books first). I think a trilogy is the most that a single storyline should take (more books in the same universe are fine, but as far as a single storyline). Anyway those are my random thoughts on literary sequels, though this also applies to television (I feel that some series draw out a storyline too long for the sake of making more seasons) and even movies (making what should be a single movie into two or three parts).

Go ahead and read it
It can be enjoyed as a stand alone
Of the 20 books in the series, there have been 3 trilogies
Those are of course best enjoyed reading in order but the rest can be enjoyed as stand alone.
It's a really enjoyable series
Of course I recommend starting at book 1 for the most enjoyment