8/24/2023 0 Comments Radio silence book quotes![]() Author Juno Dawson has addressed book bans in US, including of her work. One of the most-banned books in the US is This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson, who recently hit out at the “organised attack” on LGBTQ+ literature. Meanwhile, staff at a library in Cork, Ireland, were called “paedophile slurs” because the library had LGBTQ+ literature on the shelves. Last week (22 March), a school district in New York received a bomb threat due to the simple fact that it stocks LGBTQ+ books. More than half of those banned feature LGBTQ+ characters or discussions.Ī separate report indicates that there were around 1,200 attempts to ban books in the US in 2022, more than double the record set in 2021. anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment has led to a record number of individual book bans in the US, with one report indicating that 2,532 books were banned in the 2021/2022 school year. She also shared a statement by the Florida Freedom to Read Project, with the quote: “Indoctrination happens when you remove access to ideas.” Alice Oseman condemned “homophobia” under the guise of ‘concern for children’. “We’re seeing the exact same ‘concern’ here in the UK.” This is not just a US issue either,” Oseman warned. “Racism, homophobia and transphobia are thriving under the guise of ‘concern for children’. A really nice read.Responding to the Heartstopperban, Alice Oseman decried the growing number of book bans as thinly-veiled homophobia. Overall, I’d suggest this book to the teenagers out there. This was shown more in the second half of the book, whereby this topic was mentioned and discussed with more depth and bolder. Furthermore, as most of us know, this book has lgbtq+ element in it. Sometimes, all you need to do is to follow your passion and do what you love and maybe that’s the best path for you. Also, the struggles of oneself to prove himself to the family. Firstly, it shows the struggles of teenagers with expectations from the school and society plus parents. They keep on moving forward and shove you to the side because you make more mistakes than you should.”īesides, the messages of this book are really meaningful. People forget you within days, they take new pictures to put on Facebook and they don’t read your messages. “People move on quicker than I can comprehend. I like the contrast, it is somehow very significant to me. Meanwhile, Frances’s mum was supportive, cool, funny, caring, overall a great mother. She was also abusive, as much as I could see. Aled’s mum was this psycho, controlling, a pusher and also mental. These two showed the opposite kind of mum and I really like how the author portrayed these two individuals. ![]() Also, there were the mums characters, Carol Last (Aled’s mum) and Frances’s mum. Daniel was a studious person yet he was also a great friend and his determination was really inspiring. ![]() She was not smart but she’s a true friend. I love how badass, kind and loyal friend Raine was. These two characters are Asians, I supposed, an Indian and a Korean. I adored the side characters the most, such as Raine and Daniel. I think they developed well throughout the book, the maturity was shown towards the end. I love the main characters, Frances and Aled. They could be remembered vividly and this is the first time for me to really remember all the characters in a book. I really love how unique and strong each character was created in the book. One of the things that really stood out for me was the characters. All the small events that eventually built up till the ending was actually fun to read. It was fast paced and easy to follow through. Starting this book, I was struggling a little to grasp the concept at first but as the story went by, I started to enjoy the writing style and the whole idea of this book. “I wonder- if nobody is listening to my voice, am i making any sound at all?” I’ve heard so many good things about this book, praises and more praises.
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