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My uncle the librarian warned me about a book and he was totally right
So my uncle works at a public library in Missoula and he told me not to read 'The Anarchist Cookbook' because it's basically a trap for curious kids. I found a PDF online a few years back and yeah, the recipes are either fake or dangerous, and half the book is just ranting about politics from the 1970s. Has anyone else realized that some banned books are more about keeping people from wasting their time than actual censorship?
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barbara_taylor8327d ago
idk i kinda disagree with that take. some of those "banned" books have stuff in them that libraries dont want kids copying because they'll get hurt or arrested, not just cuz theyre boring. like the anarchist cookbook is a mess but theres other books that get pulled for actual dangerous info not just bad writing.
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tara70027d ago
The local copy at my library had a note from the 80s saying someone tried to make a smoke bomb from it and blew up their trash can. I flipped through a PDF once and page 42 actually says "this might not work" in parentheses. Half the book is just rants about Nixon and Vietnam, not even good instructions. Its more like a historical artifact of angry 1970s paranoia than anything useful. Did your uncle show you any other funny warning labels on weird books?
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