![]() ![]() ![]() Trying to understand why other people might not find it tolerable is almost like pushing my comfort zones myself. It shows us what, as a society, we are willing to tolerate and why something might not be tolerable for some people. NORIEGA: The Banned Book Club is a favorite of mine because we do discuss a lot of issues and we get introduced to a lot of books that I probably wouldn't have read if it hadn't been for this club. A lot of the Banned Book Clubs will touch on some controversial topic, and that can elicit a very good conversation. And just joining the club, I ended up learning about a whole bunch of really good books. RAFFERTY: I was looking for a book club, so I thought I'd give it a try. SUMMERS: What was the appeal of joining this club for you both? David - and I'll start with you here. SUMMERS: And also joining us - book club member Blanca Noriega. It was started by King's Books in Tacoma, Wash., 16 years ago. He selects titles for the Banned Book Club. This got us thinking about the value of reading books that some people find objectionable, so we called up David Rafferty. A similar thing happened when Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" became a flashpoint in the Virginia governor's race last year. Since then, sales of Art Spiegelman's book about the Holocaust have been skyrocketing. An unnecessary use of profanity and nudity and its depiction of violence and suicide - that's the reason a Tennessee school board gave last month for removing the graphic novel "Maus" from the eighth grade curriculum. ![]()
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