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‘Clever and astute … a cracking read’ The Belfast Telegraph
‘One by one, residents read the books and find their lives changed in unexpected ways’ Hello Magazine
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From the author of The Change, comes a novel about book banning and those brave enough to stand up against this censorship.
In Troy, Georgia, Lula Dean has decided to cleanse the town’s reading habits. All banned books have been removed from public spaces, and the townspeople are only allowed to read books Lula has deemed ‘appropriate’.
But a small group refuse to be told what they can and can’t read.
The revolution is coming …
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Praise for Kirsten Miller:
‘Kirsten Miller has that rare ability to take a serious subject and make it very, very funny. I enjoyed this novel and you will too’ JAMES PATTERSON
‘A story that’s as furious as it is tender’ EMILY HENRY on The Change
‘A roar of rage … I loved it’ MARIAN KEYES
‘I couldn’t put it down’ ERIN KELLY
‘Bewitching and satisfying’ THE INDEPENDENT
Editore : HQ (20 giugno 2024)
Lingua : Inglese
Copertina rigida : 304 pagine
ISBN-10 : 0008654263
ISBN-13 : 978-0008654269
Peso articolo : 490 g
Dimensioni : 15.9 x 3 x 24 cm
What to say about this book?Laugh out loud funny! Sweet! Nasty! Relevant! Important! Controversial! Truly entertaining! A must-read!I loved everything about this one. From the small-town gossipy vibe to the small-town heroes trying to change their world through books!!!!!Lula Dean does not want her town infected by bad books. Sheâs on a one-woman mission to rid the town of all the books that donât hold up to her wholesome mindset. She and her mindless cronies take all controversial books from every library in town. She puts only Lula-approved ones in her little library for the people to read and learn from. The town will thank her sheâs sure.Unbeknownst to her, the books are replaced by the very books that were banned with her book covers covering up the crime. Each person who reads one of these banned books has an awakening of sorts and learns what it means to walk in someone elseâs shoes.This book is full of outrageous characters that I loved. So relevant to our unfortunate time of âif itâs not right for me itâs not right for you society.â This book will have you cheering and crying.Books can literally change lives and this book about the power of books proves just that.Highly recommend!
The very serious subject of book banning is handled in this satirical novel that is sometimes downright hilarious but at other times is frightening or sad. Anyone who loves books will appreciate the reverence that the author conveys for all books. I loved both the way the story progressed and the authorâs capturing of the characters in a small southern town. This is a thought provoking book that I wish more people would read and be open to its message.
This was so clever and made a statement – it is so easy to get caught up in things even when our logic tells us different. As a means of demonstrating how easy people are led and turned against anything different this was very well done. It demonstrated how even good people can do the wrong thing and forget they have choices, that decisions must be based on knowledge.However, none of the characters were likeable and connecting to the story was driven only by plot and occasionally it was difficult to remember who was who. At times, they seemed so remote and colourless despite the actions. But, in saying this I must repeat that this was a very clever use by the author to remind us of the strength of books and more, it was also a reminder of how important the past is and how much we can learn from it if we are open to it.Difficult to review but all the same this was excellent reading for the content alone.
I donât even know how to start this review on Millerâs rocking laugh out loud satire on what used to be considered southern prejudicial fears. The book banning, gay bashing, race battering, redneck, confederate flag flying people of the fictional southern town of Troy, Georgia, are ripe with such bias beliefs. Lulaâs Little Library, set right outside her own home, just might convince people what wholesome reading is all about – so Lula Dean believes.Miller writes a fabulously funny, tongue-in-cheek, satirical story to paint a picture of how ridiculous these areas of worry really are. Her humor is hilariously sharp and to the point as Lula Dean, a widow with twins she hasnât seen since they graduated from high school, decides not only does she know what is best for the people in her town, but she is going to run for mayor and remove the rubbish and craziness right out of Troy, Georgia. I mean, really, a gay theatre teacher and, well, recruiting in the same high school she graduated from. Seriously, he has got to go. Meanwhile she is determined to get all the books that cause people to turn gay or start drinking or living with value systems she doesnât even recognize, out of the townâs libraries. So she forms a committee of people who think like she does and she calls them the Concerned Parentâs Committee.This is a light hearted, dead serious, tale of Lula Dean and of Beverly Underwood as the two rumble in the bid for town mayor. Beverly serves on the school board, bakes casseroles for families in need, and is known as a pillar in the community. While Lula Dean is none of those things. But, she has a plan to fix her town, the people in it, and most importantly their way of thinking.Fair warning, the shock value of some of the language was almost too much but gut your way through it to read this eye opening, delicious satire on the fears some people have and the control they are determined to use over others. A very timely book to counteract the fear mongering in todayâs society. And a very personal book as I have faced book banning in my professional life as a secondary school librarian. Be sure to read the authorâs notes. Four stars for this must read book!
I loved this book! A stupid woman with a grudge starts a campaign to ban books she thinks are unsuitable. One young woman is going to turn the tables in the most perfect way. I laughed out loud. (Don’t read this in a public place…) The first chapter almost put me off because I don’t like bad language but I’m so glad I kept going. This was the best book I’ve read in ages.