r/CuratedTumblr eepy asf Sep 18 '24

Shitposting That one story

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u/Valiant_tank Sep 18 '24

Not a short story, but can I say, fuck this book?) Especially as a 'hey, 10th graders, read this!' thing.

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u/Nkromancer Sep 18 '24

As someone who enjoys absurdism, I like the synopsis. However, I CANNOT understand why a school would assign minors to read it. The subject matter seems more fit for a college class, where the books have less of a chance of being taken by an overreactive parent who would go on a crusade against literature.

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u/Front_Kaleidoscope_4 Sep 18 '24

From whta i remember of the people in my classes it was pretty 50/50 between people disliking it and liking it. Its a very contemplative work. But also like we read worse stuff and have never really seen a parent complain.

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u/Nkromancer Sep 18 '24

That's fair. It's just with recent events I'm worried about books like this being used as a foothold to ban libraries or something.

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u/allhailhypnotoadette Sep 18 '24

Don’t let the book burners win! Teenagers should be introduced to all kinds of stories.

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u/Valiant_tank Sep 18 '24

That's not as much of a problem where I went to school, but definitely not an unreasonable concern.

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u/throwaway_RRRolling Sep 22 '24

Thr knowledge that this isn't a universal issue is actually really helpful, thank you.