Wow, Lisa, this is such a great reminder. As a bookshop owner, you'd think I'd be waxing poetic about the freedom to read every chance I get. But honestly, I rarely think about it. I truly do take it for granted and I'm not proud of that. Thanks for this gentle reminder. (And, yes, I miss the 80's too!!)
Thank you for standing up the freedom to read and that a book shouldn’t be banned simply because you don’t like its content. One’s point of view is simply that: a view from one particular brain out of 8 billion. BTW, love the little record player in the case! I had one of those in the ‘70’s 😊
Wow, Lisa, this is such a great reminder. As a bookshop owner, you'd think I'd be waxing poetic about the freedom to read every chance I get. But honestly, I rarely think about it. I truly do take it for granted and I'm not proud of that. Thanks for this gentle reminder. (And, yes, I miss the 80's too!!)
I really hadn't thought about it much, either, so you're in good company. What a gift it is to be able to read.
As a librarian, thank you for these beautiful thoughts!
Thank you for being on the front lines of the freedom to read! Big LOVE for all librarians!
Thank you for standing up the freedom to read and that a book shouldn’t be banned simply because you don’t like its content. One’s point of view is simply that: a view from one particular brain out of 8 billion. BTW, love the little record player in the case! I had one of those in the ‘70’s 😊
Right?!? I don't want to read it, so you shouldn't either? Doesn't make sense to me. And oh yeah, I loved that record player.
I really appreciated this reflection! Another book in this vein that I'm hoping to read soon is Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi.
Oh gosh, that one has been on my list FOREVER. Maybe it's time to finally read it.