[HPFGU-OTChatter] Fahrenheit 451: 50th Anniversary

[Ladi lyndi]

--- Caius wrote:
> With so many on this group concerned about
> "censorship" of Harry 
> Potter, I thought this article on the 50th
> anniversary of Ray 
> Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 might be of interest:

Lynn:

Good article.  I remember really enjoying
Fahrenheit 451 and I think it's about time I read
it again.  After reading the article, I think
there will be 98 differences between now and when
I read it.  LOL

Mr. Bradbury is so right, however.  What's the
purpose of burning books if no one is reading
them anyway.  The Harry Potter series has gotten
kids excited about reading again, and not just
kids.  I've met adults who hadn't read a book
through in years that are reading because of
Harry Potter.  There are those who were only
reading one genre who are now expanding because
they now remember how much fun it was to read
different things.

I really hope more schools are going back to
reading time and having summer book lists.  I
know I didn't like those at the time but some of
the books I love best were the ones assigned as
summer reading.  I was surprised when I found out
my daughter's class doesn't have a regular story
time and at her age it's so important.  We read
to her every day and then she reads back to us. 
Okay, so it's not always the story that's in the
book but at 4 it's exciting to see her creativity
take flight.  It's also amazing when she can
repeat back the story you just read to her,
adding her own special ideas.

Lynn
(who says you can take my Jane Austin novels only
when you pry them from my cold dead hands)

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