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Banned Books Week Spotlight Day 2: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (infosec.pub)

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This book came out in 2007 and was Jodi Picoults first book to debut at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. The book is an unpacking of a school shooting, following the events that lead up to it and the impact after. It's really really really heavy, so heavy that although I have the book on my to read shelf I haven't touched it yet.

Have you read this book at all? Do you have any thoughts about it?

This book was banned over 7 times last year alone by different school districts across the US. But ironically.. it's because it discusses sexuality and teen dating violence.

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[–] saturnalia@literature.cafe 3 points 2 years ago

I read this book a long time ago, during my Jodi Picoult phase. To be honest, I don't remember much about it (all her books blur together for me nowadays), but I am surprised it has been banned. Obviously there's violence but usually the romance aspects of Picoult's books are the main focal point. I don't think it was sexually graphic, either.