The Banned Books list, despite its name focuses on lefty books that are widely available and forced on students in scholastic settings. When any school rejects them, they immediately become ‘banned books’.
So this year’s list is packed with hyper-politically correct YA lit. There’s also the usuals, like Kite Runner and To Kill a Mockingbird, the bad book that will never go away, just get remixed into more versions, and Thirteen Reasons Why, a book largely rejected by schools out of fear that it will promote teenage suicide.
But there’s also The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie at No. 2.
The book is garbage. It’s surprising that Alexie makes a lefty list due to his role as #MeToo scandal figure.
Writer Sherman Alexie last week issued a statement admitting he “has harmed” others, after rumors and allegations began to circulate about sexual harassment. Without providing details, Alexie said “there are women telling the truth,” and he apologized to the people he has hurt. Now, some of those women have come forward to speak to NPR about their experiences with him.
Alexie’s book release was halted. But apparently Banned Books Week is happy to celebrate him.
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