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taylodl
681 days ago
Such bans tend to have the opposite effect of what was intended: people become curious as to
why
the books were banned and then go and read them. The lure of forbidden fruit is real.
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shrubble
681 days ago
The books by Maas are NYT bestsellers, so a great many people already know of them.
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francisofascii
681 days ago
And this is just a ban from public schools in libraries. So people will still go buy the books at the local Barnes and Noble or online off Amazon.
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