I probably should just leave this alone, but:
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Originally Posted by wodin
As long as we're listing books that disparage particular religions/denominations/sects, let's also ban Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.
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My ex did just this for our son. There are numerous reasons why he is my ex, but this is one of them.
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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
I've never read this series but I've watched many an argument about it. Personally, I try to avoid all mention of this series due to the flame wars I've seen it cause.
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Ditto what Mrs. Joseph says. Add Harry Potter to that list. My ex hates that one, too.
All that being said; My mother never even attempted to censor my reading material, unless you count hiding her copy of "The Happy Hooker" under the mattress (where I found it anyway). When allowed (remember the ex), I've followed the same path with my kids. I remember being bored silly by "The Hound of the Baskervilles" in Jr. High, but loving it later, so I wonder if possibly teaching Sherlock to Jr. High kids isn't setting them up to hate the books, because they don't understand them. (Just an idle curiosity thing, NO, I am by no means advocating dumbing down reading curriculums, so just don't go there!). But by and large, I agree with Diap and whoever else it was (I'm too lazy to go look).. PC is a curse.