Mundie Moms

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Banned Books Week-Freedom To Read What We Please

I grew up in a very liberal household, which makes the whole book banning issue something quite strange to get my head around. I've always been of the knowledge that reading is a good thing, regardless of the content. My reading habits were never controlled, I picked what I wanted to read without any outside influences. If there was ever harrowing or troubling scenes in what I was reading, then it never really fazed me, because books are supposed to be a reflection of things that happen in real life, so why would these things not be included?

To be honest, if baffles me that books are actually banned, it's something I can't quite understand. The thought that other people make the decision about what books other people can read is just mind blowing. I believe in freedom of choice, I believe in letting people make their own judgements and I believe in people having the power to chose which books they read, regardless of the content.

The power and joy of reading a book is a fundamental human right and I refuse to believe I have to confrom to other peoples views about literature. I refuse to let my reading habits and choices be dictated to me by others. I am my own person, I have my own opinions and i have the freedom of choice. I read Catcher in the Rye when I was in high school, this doesn't mean I cuss all the time. I love the Lord of The Rings books, and I don't have any kind of satanic thoughts. Books feed your mind, they are fountains of knowledge, and they should never be used as excuses. When books are challenged, it makes me want to say, if someone is going to act obscene, if someone is going to cuss all the time, they will. Regardless of what books they read. You can't censor peoples thoughts, so why censor their reading choices?

In My Mailbox


In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren and was inspired by Alea of Pop CultureJunkie! With this post, we share the books we've received this past week for review, borrowed from friends or the library, received as a gift and/or bought. In today's post I'm combining books for both Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids.

For Review:
* Rich and Mad by William Nicholson, received & published by EgmontUSA
* Vordak The Incomprehensible, How to Grow up and Rule The World, by Scott Seegert, received & published by EgmontUSA, released August 24th, 2010
* Meanicures by Catherine Clark, received & published by EgmontUSA, To Be released on October 12th, 2010
* The Invisible Order, Rise of The Darkness (Book 1), by Paul Crilley, received & published by EgmontUSA, To Be released on September 28th, 2010
* The Dragons of Noor by Janet Lee Carey, received & published by EgmontUSA, To Be released on October 12th, 2010
* Edison's Gold by Geoff Watson, received & published by EgmontUSA, To Be released October 2010
* The Lost Saint by Bree Despain, received & published by EgmontUSA, To Be released on December 28th, 2010
* Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony, published by Putnam Books, released May 2010, received from Joelle Anthony for Teen Book Scene

Gift:
*Nightshade goodies from Shay (will be posted this coming week)

Bought:
* Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
* Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
* Firelight by Sophie Jordan

Thank you to EgmontUSA, Joelle Anthony and Teen Book Scene for this weeks wonderful reads. What goodies did you receive this week?

Shadow Hills Blog Tour Winners


Thank you to everyone who entered our Shadow Hills blog tour giveaway. Our 4 winners have been randomly drawn and they are:

#13- Ashley H (Smash Attack)
#16- Maria Oliva
#32- Julie Marlinik
#51- Lora Sevadalinova

Congratulations! All winners have been notified.

Don't forget to enter our other giveaways we have going on right now, that are found in the right hand side bar. Our BlogFest giveaway ends tonight at midnight CST.

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