Monday, June 11, 2007

Don't Read This!!!! Slaughterhouse-Five


Well, actually, please do read Slaughterhouse-Five, which was written by the late Kurt Vonnegut.
Or, if you prefer, check out our copy of the Slaughterhouse-Five cd-rom.
If that's not enough, we've also got the film, Slaughterhouse-Five.

What makes Slaughterhouse-Five so significant?
According to The Forbidden Library:

"Slaughterhouse-Five [was banned] in Rochester Mich. because the novel "contains and makes references to religious matters" and thus fell within the ban of the establishment clause. Challenged at the Owensboro, Ky. high School library (1985) because of "foul language, a reference to 'Magic Fingers' attached to the protagonist's bed to help him sleep, and the sentence: 'The gun made a ripping sound like the opening of the fly of God Almighty.' " Challenged, but retained on the Round Rock, Tex. Independent High School reading list (1996) after a challenge that the book was too violent. This particular novel is the recipient of a very cool plug in the movie, Footloose, starring Kevin Bacon."

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