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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat book would you be? Thinking of flori-duhhhhh, and all the other attacks
on books, on literacy, on thought, I am reminded of "Fahrenheit 451". I occasionalky wonder about this, have not yet decided on a book.
Which one would you choose? And why?
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What book would you be? Thinking of flori-duhhhhh, and all the other attacks (Original Post)
niyad
Feb 2023
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lark
(23,166 posts)1. Handmaids Tale warning others of societys contempt for women and to fight back.
I used to be a rape counselor so I have really strong feelings on this topic.
niyad
(113,612 posts)5. Excellent choice.
sinkingfeeling
(51,479 posts)2. Maybe, "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn.
MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)3. Good choice
niyad
(113,612 posts)6. Very good choice.
Timeflyer
(2,016 posts)4. "Woe to the Women: the Bible Tells Me So" by Annie Laurie Gaylor, 2004.
Also interesting, Elizabeth Cady Stanton's, The Women's Bible.
niyad
(113,612 posts)7. Not familiar with the first. Stanton's book is on my shelf.
UTUSN
(70,762 posts)8. The Red & the Black, for sure would be burned!
niyad
(113,612 posts)9. It would indeed!
GGoss
(1,273 posts)10. Oh, This... They'd Be Pissed Before They Even Opened It Up
niyad
(113,612 posts)11. Indeed they would.