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Utah Begins 2026 by Banning Three Books at All Public Schools Statewide, Leads U.S. In Bans (bookriot.com)

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Can't say I'm that surprised about Wicked. People get drawn to it by the musicals and stay for the porn. LOL.

[–] NannerBanner@literature.cafe 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Porn? I got about halfway through the book when it first came out, and never finished it. I don't recall much porn.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/book-wicked-gregory-maguire-explicit/

In a 2014 interview, he commented, "I deliberately included a ribald, unappealing sex scene in the first 10 pages so people would know it was not for children."

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/63887-q-a-with-gregory-maguire.html

[–] NannerBanner@literature.cafe 2 points 5 days ago

Whoah, weird. I really don't remember that at all. I may need to go and give it a reread. I wonder how much else I didn't pay attention to.