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c/banned-book-breakdownxena886xena8863d agoOG Member

I called a book boring until my friend read one page out loud in Tulsa

Last month my buddy brought a copy of Lolita to our lunch break. I said it was old and overrated. He opened to a random page and read like 4 sentences. The way the words actually worked on me in 30 seconds was embarrassing. I had only ever judged it by the cover and the court cases. Now I get why it gets banned. It makes you uncomfortable with yourself. That is the whole point. After that I started reading the first page of any challenged book before I trash talk it. Anyone else flip on a book after hearing it out loud or reading a single passage?
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