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karenstory 's review for:
The Librarian of Burned Books
by Brianna Labuskes
Book lovers, such as myself, find today’s headlines about banned books difficult to read.
Banned books typically deal with subjects that are realistic, timely and topical.
When we consider the type of issues young people go through, characters in books are ones they can relate to, which makes it a powerful reading experience. It also helps the reader sort out emotional or complex issues like grief, divorce, sexual assault, bullying, prejudice or even sexual identity.
In this particular book (finally…she is on to the review!), we are back in Nazi era Germany where books are not only being banned they are being burned.
We are also experiencing a woman fighting a senator in WWII America in which she is dealing with prejudicial biases about books.
Character Viv’s interest is to get books into the hands of soldiers out fighting on behalf of our country. This senator seems only interested in banning the books – and books we typically look at as classics. (Even today, some of those same classics are being questioned by some parents as to whether they should be “allowable” in schools.)
Three women’s lives intersect through the course of this story, broadly based on real lives.
There is something to be said about books and the political battle of yesterday that rings true with what is happening today.
In this case, this is where we hate to see history repeating itself.
But with this book, it is a beautifully told story – especially for those who love books and detest censorship of them.
Banned books typically deal with subjects that are realistic, timely and topical.
When we consider the type of issues young people go through, characters in books are ones they can relate to, which makes it a powerful reading experience. It also helps the reader sort out emotional or complex issues like grief, divorce, sexual assault, bullying, prejudice or even sexual identity.
In this particular book (finally…she is on to the review!), we are back in Nazi era Germany where books are not only being banned they are being burned.
We are also experiencing a woman fighting a senator in WWII America in which she is dealing with prejudicial biases about books.
Character Viv’s interest is to get books into the hands of soldiers out fighting on behalf of our country. This senator seems only interested in banning the books – and books we typically look at as classics. (Even today, some of those same classics are being questioned by some parents as to whether they should be “allowable” in schools.)
Three women’s lives intersect through the course of this story, broadly based on real lives.
There is something to be said about books and the political battle of yesterday that rings true with what is happening today.
In this case, this is where we hate to see history repeating itself.
But with this book, it is a beautifully told story – especially for those who love books and detest censorship of them.