Parts of the USA really do want to become Gilead!

I don't get it. Why would it be an inappropriate book?

My thought exactly! Like yes there’s a death in it, but by that logic, The Great Gatsby would apply, and that book is pretty standard in American high schools. You can’t shield kids from death, it’s inevitable.

"your young mind isn't ready for these adult ideas like sex or drugs - now kids, back to our active shooter drill and remember what i said about playing dead in the likely event that your classmates are ever murdered in front of you"

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Apparently there is a rather explicit sex scene in it between two (consenting) teenagers.

I'm sorry but I tried reading the one about the dying teenagers and it's clear the guy is a total loser. He has that certain mixture of timidity and arrogance that sets my teeth on edge.

I honestly forgot that there even was sex in it lol, but I remember reading a book from the library in high school that was quite raunchy, and all the characters were teens. I think it was originally released in Australia but can’t remember the name.

If we're ruling out literature with death in them we can kiss pretty much all of Shakespeare goodbye.

Oh also Death of a Salesman and Of Mice and Men... and I guess the theater department will have to stop putting on Les Mis every fucking year.

>because the prosecutor cannot prove the teacher committed a crime.

That is a very good reason not to file charges...

Crucible and Lord of the Flies are both out too… pretty sure I studied both of those by age 13 in the U.K.

considering Nick discretely fucks another man in the text of The Great Gatsby, there’s a very good chance conservatives would try to ban it

Not being to your taste is not a crime. Not even on Florida, thank fuck

likely?

Great! Sell it back to your local used bookstore please, I like having them available as disposable books whenever I am going to jury duty or whatever since they only cost a dollar.

I always get out of jury duty by saying I'm prejudiced to all races

Gotta protect kids from violence but not the cold coercion of capitalism that forces them work a mind numbing job for the rest of their lives.

>!blowjob scene and smoking cigs and drinkin!<

Every single day

I bet some of the people complaining about books like this are the same ones who were passing around Flowers in the Attic in junior high.