...BBW.

Banned Books Week

i didn't even know such a week existed. thanks to lucy.in.d.sky who enlightened me.

after scanning the list of the 100 most frequently challenged book of 1990-2000, it dawned on me that i am a good girl. a-hem! hear me, i didnt say perfect angel, just a good girl coz i read less than 10 of the so-called banned books. 75% of them i have never even heard of.

but i beg to disagree on the list. well, it's a matter of opinion. i can understand why some titles are banned. i totally support banning of books with explicit languages and violence. i won't go so far as being a book burner coz i'm a carnal lover of books. yet, how my heart bled to see roald dahl's james and the giant peach on that list. know that i have wept for the catcher in the rye by j.d. salinger. why oh why have they included harper lee's to kill a mockingbird?

bless my books. keep them safe in the sanctuary of my home. protect them from their enemies of dust, decay and silverfish.

i, kwazy berry, also solemnly swear that i shall choose one of these challenged books, hunt it down, and read it.

Banned Books Week 2006 is September 23–30