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hermetic

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1. That's a banned book?

Reply to MIButterfly (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 10:57 AM

Sep 21

It is "one of the world's great anti-war books."

So, I looked it up. Wiki says,

"In 2024 the book was banned in Texas by the Katy Independent School District on the basis that the novel is "adopting, supporting, or promoting gender fluidity"

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My local library has a thing called "Shelf Awareness" where they have a different topic each month. [View all] MIButterfly Sep 18 OP

That's a banned book? hermetic Sep 21 #1

Last year I got a list of banned books and I was shocked at some of the titles. MIButterfly Sep 21 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author MIButterfly Sep 21 #2