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As the National Book Awards came to a close on Wednesday, finalists for the prestigious literary prizes took the stage in New York to speak about the Israel-Hamas war, with others at the ceremony also choosing to address banned books.

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 44 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Anyone else feel like the country would be better off if more adults read books too? Only half joking...

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago (6 children)

I think it would depend on the books.

[–] thatgirlwasfire@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, for all i know the only approved book in a conservative adult book program would be mein kampf

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Or the Bell Curve.

[–] EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fabio taught me a lot about living life to the fullest!

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Fabio the taught me to watch out for birds.

[–] UnspecificGravity@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's why people need to read a LOT of books. The only thing worse than someone who doesn't read at all is the person that reads like one book a year and let's it define their whole personality.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago
[–] ExFed@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think it would depend on the books.

Isn't that the whole argument for banning some books and not others?

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

All I'm saying is I don't think we'd be better off if more people started reading books like the Turner diaries. I'm not making a censorship argument here

[–] ExFed@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Aye, didn't want to accuse you of advocating for censorship. Just a friendly reminder that even the most "dangerous" texts are that way because of context, not content.

Also I was today years old when I learned about The Turner Diaries. Yikes.

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

There's a book called the collector that had inspired a couple serial rapist/killers. I consider myself a curious person and I truly love learning but there are some books that I would love to see only in libraries and very dusty because I don't know how they add constructively to society.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Who else has a copy of "Mein Kampf" or "My New Order: A Collection of Speeches" on their nightstand.

Right guys?

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Like, I get the joke, but yeah, uniroically people should read those and just about everything else they can. That's what being well rounded is, taking in all of the information you can, from all sides, interpreting it, and determining how it fits, or doesn't, with all of the other knowledge you've learned.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago
[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I read manga, does that count? lol

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Double yes. more people need to believe in the power of friendship and of falling face down into breasts

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Oppai ga daisuki desu 😀

edit: damn, tough crowd, guess my joke didn't land lol

[–] Absolute_Axoltl@feddit.uk 9 points 11 months ago

Yes. Manga isn't my thing but yes it counts. Frankly any book counts.

[–] patachu@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I'm gonna hope you mean stuff like Ghost in the Shell and 20th Century Boys and not .... the other kind of manga.

[–] Syrc@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I mean, there’s like dozens of types of mangas (or comics, for that matter), reducing them to two camps isn’t that efficient.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

I like wholesome manga, Nagatoro is good.