tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post7520323466325230575..comments2023-10-04T04:05:26.777-07:00Comments on Adventures In Writing: SPEAK Up.Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-19378284775751131732010-09-20T18:50:08.741-07:002010-09-20T18:50:08.741-07:00I was so glad to see so many people speaking up ye...I was so glad to see so many people speaking up yesterday when this came to my attention. I'll never understand book banning or people who try to impose their realities on each other.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-52426256656454867842010-09-20T17:09:58.486-07:002010-09-20T17:09:58.486-07:00I haven't read this book, but the attempt to b...I haven't read this book, but the attempt to ban it only piques my curiosity. Now I MUST read it!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-44696032751660145962010-09-20T16:47:39.651-07:002010-09-20T16:47:39.651-07:00So glad you are standing up for SPEAK!So glad you are standing up for SPEAK!Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-16461968937653794142010-09-20T05:19:06.681-07:002010-09-20T05:19:06.681-07:00SPEAK is an amazing and important read! THANKS for...SPEAK is an amazing and important read! THANKS for speaking up too...Christine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-10178888844791777162010-09-19T23:11:53.577-07:002010-09-19T23:11:53.577-07:00Thank you for your post. I have not read the book,...Thank you for your post. I have not read the book, nor was even aware of the controversy (live in India, so only heard of it through blogdom today). But you are right, somethings need to be vocalised, if only so others in the situation know they are not alone. Thank you for posting.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-83743239107214301992010-09-19T19:29:22.381-07:002010-09-19T19:29:22.381-07:00I feel proud to know such amazing people in the bl...I feel proud to know such amazing people in the blog world speaking up on such a tragic subject. <br /><br />I agree with Alex and Renae, if something bothers you that much just don't read it.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-65642711965201375682010-09-19T17:56:24.313-07:002010-09-19T17:56:24.313-07:00It saddens me to know that there are such horrid i...It saddens me to know that there are such horrid individuals in this world. That being said, they are out there and girls need to be aware. <br /><br />And as Alex so wonderfully put it, if the subject bothers you, don't read it.Renaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190361875174742351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-78263997672173065822010-09-19T14:25:00.149-07:002010-09-19T14:25:00.149-07:00I think it's a horrifying thing to happen to a...I think it's a horrifying thing to happen to a women. Men who commit such acts cease to be human.<br /><br />For those who don't like the subject, the solution is easy - just don't read it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-705477020830582022010-09-19T14:03:07.734-07:002010-09-19T14:03:07.734-07:00Thank you for speaking up about this. I've rea...Thank you for speaking up about this. I've read one book about rape (didn't happen to be this one), and one book is all it took to open my eyes to what millions of women are living with. I think the old statistic is that 1 in 3 girls are sexually molested by a certain age. That is horrific, and reading about it as a young teen not only helped me to understand what others may be going through that I couldn't see, but it also prepared me for the world, which is not always friendly to little girls. <br /><br />It helped me to understand, despite prejudices of others, that victims of rape are not to blame in any way. That's important information to a child who is susceptible to the opinions of those around her. So even though I am very protective of my own kids when it comes to sex in literature, I know this is something different--something important. It's not pornography. It's therapy. <br /><br />Parents should have an open discussion with their teens about the issues brought up in this book, including drug use and promiscuity, but especially rape--its ugliness. If parents did this, there would be fewer incidents of it in the world, because their sons and daughters wouldn't even think about doing this to another human being.<br /><br />Let them read Speak. They'll be better for it.Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.com