{"id":14214,"date":"2016-09-29T11:16:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T15:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/in-honor-of-banned-book-week-here-are-10-contraband-titles-every-brooklynite-should-read\/"},"modified":"2016-09-29T11:16:37","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T15:16:37","slug":"in-honor-of-banned-book-week-here-are-10-contraband-titles-every-brooklynite-should-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/in-honor-of-banned-book-week-here-are-10-contraband-titles-every-brooklynite-should-read\/","title":{"rendered":"In honor of Banned Book Week, here are 10 contraband titles every Brooklynite should read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Read on! via American Library Association Happy Banned Book Week to one and all! This week, the American Library Association and book lovers around the country are celebrating our right to read whatever the hell we want. From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u00a0to\u00a0Fun Home,\u00a0many books that are considered classics today weren&#8217;t always perceived that way, facing controversy for their content and consequently ending up\u00a0on banned reading\/teaching lists. I had my own first-hand experience of book banning back in high school. My junior AP English class was required to read The Bookseller of Kabul\u00a0by \u00c5sne Seierstad. One religious parent did not approve of her daughter reading such &#8220;violent&#8221; and &#8220;sexual&#8221; content, so she\u00a0decided it take it to the school board and get the book banned.\u00a0The\u00a0teacher halted reading discussion on the book, and all\u00a0school-owned copies were confiscated from classrooms and the library. And all\u00a0I could think was, this is bullshit. The Bookseller of Kabul,\u00a0for those who&hellip; Read More<\/p>\n<p>In honor of Banned Book Week, here are 10 contraband titles every Brooklynite should read : <a href=\"http:\/\/brokelyn.com\/banned-book-week-heres-list-excellent-books-considered-contraband\/\">Brokelyn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read on! via American Library Association Happy Banned Book Week to one and all! 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