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owlectomyPeople who razor pages out of library books go to the Special Hell.
I've got to wonder, though-- accident? Anyone who takes an 800-page book out of the library ought to know how to treat a book, and it's a brand-new book with no other damage. That I see. On purpose, an act of censorship? There's so much juicy stuff in the (Young Adult, incidentally) book that (a) who would razor out only page 385/386 and no other? and (b) what could be so much worse about that page? Amazon doesn't even have the Search The Book thing, so I'm going to have to go all the way in to Borders to try to figure this out, because I am insatiably curious.
I've got to wonder, though-- accident? Anyone who takes an 800-page book out of the library ought to know how to treat a book, and it's a brand-new book with no other damage. That I see. On purpose, an act of censorship? There's so much juicy stuff in the (Young Adult, incidentally) book that (a) who would razor out only page 385/386 and no other? and (b) what could be so much worse about that page? Amazon doesn't even have the Search The Book thing, so I'm going to have to go all the way in to Borders to try to figure this out, because I am insatiably curious.
A special, special hell indeed.
11/1/07 17:17 (UTC)When I finally found another copy about ten years later, there was nothing on that page that I could see that might have driven someone to tear it out. Nothing offensive, nothing anti-religion, not even a perfect turn of phrase that someone may have wanted to pocket (instead of copying it out? whatever; people who tear out pages from books aren't thinking clearly in the first place, are they).
If I remember correctly, it was during the scene where Margaret talks on the phone with her grandparents.
What book is it? Now you've got me all curious, too.
Re: A special, special hell indeed.
11/1/07 17:18 (UTC)Re: A special, special hell indeed.
11/1/07 22:47 (UTC)If I remember correctly the sex scene in Judy Blume's "Forever" has some of the most frequently ripped-out pages, both by curious teens (Dude, the photocopier only costs ten cents!) and religious adults. Who, if they have any morals, should take the dignified way of removing a book from circulation, by "losing" it and paying the replacement fee.