# The SDMB book burning

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-book-burning/386200>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 31, 2006, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-book-burning/386200 "2006-12-31T10:01:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Evil\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@Evil\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Joe)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-book-burning/386200/161 "2007-02-06T04:35:53Z")

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Every book that has “for Dummies” in the title. I might be stupid but I’m not going to pay to be insulted.

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-book-burning/386200/162 "2007-02-06T05:01:53Z")

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I’ll second the nomination for _The Celestine Prophecy_. It seems like the most humane way to dispose of the thing.

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**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-book-burning/386200/163 "2007-02-06T14:46:37Z")

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I would add Philippa Gregory’s books to the pile, starting with _Wideacre_.

I like historical fiction, and I love the Tudor period, but to me, Gregory sours every character she touches. I’m bitter that her Anne Boleyn novel has been made into a movie (_The Other Boleyn Girl_). Anne’s story is fascinating and I really hate to see a movie about her that has Gregory’s horrid twist in it.

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**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-book-burning/386200/164 "2007-02-06T14:57:10Z")

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I’ll add _My Sister’s Keeper_ by Jodi Piccoult to the pile.  
Unrealistic characters, shoddy, cheating ending, sorry, soppy sentimentality. It may put out the fire!

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**Author:** ![Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boulter_s_Canary)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-book-burning/386200/165 "2007-02-10T21:48:44Z")

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The complete works of Piers Anthony.

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**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2007, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-book-burning/386200/166 "2007-02-11T13:26:46Z")

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[QUOTE=Boulter’s Canary]  
The complete works of Piers Anthony.  
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Ah, Piers Anthony. The guy who writes books for [child molesters.](http://www.marriedtothesea.com/013007/piers-anthony.gif)

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**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-book-burning/386200/167 "2007-04-14T20:23:25Z")

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Glad to see this thread survived the culling - and I’m back in business! 🙂

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