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The Rewatchables
The hosts discussed reading the novel, noting it as the source text for the film and mentioning its placement on bannedbook lists.
When I read Judith Guest's book, I thought this is it.
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The hosts discussed reading the novel, noting it as the source text for the film and mentioning its placement on bannedbook lists.
When I read Judith Guest's book, I thought this is it.
I was curious to ask you guys, have either of you read the novel? No, no. I have never I had never read it, and I I don't really have a good explanation as to why, because, as you know, I love to visit the source text and I love to read the story.
I started reading the book for the first time this week because of the pod.
Ordinary People on the list of most banned books in school libraries. Yeah, that's so strange. It was the 52nd most challenged book in schools and libraries from 1999. Narrowly beating out number 53, American Psycho.