Books That Saved My Life

God you have to love Philip Pullman.  Although if you were God apparently you might not like him so much.  Today the Guardian reports that upon hearing that he had come in at #4 on the ALA’s list of banned books, Pullman was full of “glee.” It reminds me again of Douglas Lain’s comment about the joy of purposefully reading books that are considered subversive.  It is a clear testament to a book’s power to move people, whether to anger or joy, and if you can remember reading Farenheit 451 you’ll also remember its that very quality of being moved to passion that keeps us alive.  -MW