tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post116115211404626190..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Banned Book of the Daybibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161311375733644972006-10-20T10:29:00.000+08:002006-10-20T10:29:00.000+08:00Only 2 copies left - the US Harper Collins edition...Only 2 copies left - the US Harper Collins edition, and one of them is a tattered browsing copy, so best go quickly!Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161310118469515972006-10-20T10:08:00.000+08:002006-10-20T10:08:00.000+08:00haha! you are. but so might i be!haha! you are. but so might i be!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161302608628861652006-10-20T08:03:00.000+08:002006-10-20T08:03:00.000+08:00Bought Shantaram at Kino yesterday - I'm so weak-w...Bought Shantaram at Kino yesterday - I'm so weak-willed! :-)Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161301801409294042006-10-20T07:50:00.000+08:002006-10-20T07:50:00.000+08:00thanks so much krishna ... but for now am overwhel...thanks so much krishna ... but for now am overwhelmed with books and trying not to acquire any more until i read some of the ones i havebibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161257109707239212006-10-19T19:25:00.000+08:002006-10-19T19:25:00.000+08:00Sorry have to repost as somehow I can't seem to si...Sorry have to repost as somehow I can't seem to sign in as blogger or with a name.Got posted as anon.<BR/><BR/>Will be going to India next week with a list of books to buy.Shantaram just got added to it.<BR/>Let me know if there are any titles you want me to check out there girl! -KrishnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161257009084219252006-10-19T19:23:00.000+08:002006-10-19T19:23:00.000+08:00Will be going to India next week with a list of bo...Will be going to India next week with a list of books to buy.Shantaram just got added to it.<BR/>Let me know if there are any titles you want me to check out there girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161237336193890852006-10-19T13:55:00.000+08:002006-10-19T13:55:00.000+08:00assuming that on my calculations scale there exist...assuming that on my calculations scale there existed an end where banning books is acceptable, i wouldn't find shantaram very near it at all......<BR/><BR/>Nothing controversial that i recall. Who knows why this time. Maybe the anti-establishment feel that runs throughout the book.lainieyeohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195554155928295081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161230951420228272006-10-19T12:09:00.000+08:002006-10-19T12:09:00.000+08:00nice theory ...nice theory ...bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161230089788321542006-10-19T11:54:00.000+08:002006-10-19T11:54:00.000+08:00Sometines I wonder if the bookshops aren't in on t...Sometines I wonder if the bookshops aren't in on the game as well - hint hint to the authorities to ban certain books and induce in shoppers the sudden urge to buy those books!Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161228811775088762006-10-19T11:33:00.000+08:002006-10-19T11:33:00.000+08:00me too sympozium.me too sympozium.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161228156183013672006-10-19T11:22:00.000+08:002006-10-19T11:22:00.000+08:00Copies still available in Kino yesterday evening.....Copies still available in Kino yesterday evening...tempted to buy it.Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161225550343163562006-10-19T10:39:00.000+08:002006-10-19T10:39:00.000+08:00namra - hadn't thought of it that way ... but that...namra - hadn't thought of it that way ... but that's what it boils down to. if such books are deemed unsuitable. we must all be subversives and reading a dangerous activity!<BR/><BR/>sympozium - nice one!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161224896189719092006-10-19T10:28:00.000+08:002006-10-19T10:28:00.000+08:00Headline in local Malay Newspaper: "SHANTARAM KENA...Headline in local Malay Newspaper: "SHANTARAM KENA HANTAM!"Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161219874548304932006-10-19T09:04:00.000+08:002006-10-19T09:04:00.000+08:00and what's more, our country could be the first i...and what's more, our country could be the first in the world to claim facing social problems due to the masses likes reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161219797040391742006-10-19T09:03:00.000+08:002006-10-19T09:03:00.000+08:00jen - many thanks for spotting that. blog worthy ...jen - many thanks for spotting that. blog worthy indeed.<BR/><BR/>qaminante - you are probably q.right re. the reasons. but does reading about something make us go and do it? if i read shantaram today am i going to become a drug runner tomorrow? if i read dostoevsky's crime and punishment am i going to murder an old lady? fiction is about trying on lives that aren't our own.<BR/><BR/>deepika - many thanks for the link to your review. i do regret not buying it when i had the chance. 6,000 copies is amazing sales figures.<BR/><BR/>glenda - they would ahve to ban everything! let us all become zombified. i'll give the readings some thought and if it happens invite you over.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161219648954256882006-10-19T09:00:00.000+08:002006-10-19T09:00:00.000+08:00Another case "we're-doing-this-due-to-the-interest...Another case "we're-doing-this-due-to-the-interest-of -"rakyat"?" <BR/><BR/>This is the major subject film makers, script writers and others involved in the creative mediums often face trouble with - the absurdity of the guidelines - which I think no one have ever seen the book (is there a book?) or the document is written (A law must be written to consitute is a law, right) where the guidelines, often changes so much it would shun a chameleon.<BR/><BR/>In another perspective, the effect could be a reversal. Due to things such as this, more people starts to read. I mean, does it not make books appear interesting? As the reason that makes drugs and law breaking appealing to young people due to the rebellious ideal, the excitement, the thrill and the challenge it gives.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Exciting ideas I think, we could have "Pabiblio-escobar" - a reknowned banned books trafficker. Or a book reading guerilla movement, where reading is held in secret loactions in brief of time and then whoosh! Everyone is gone by the time the authority come knocking. LoL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161218491968888042006-10-19T08:41:00.000+08:002006-10-19T08:41:00.000+08:00EEK! Sharon you MUSTN'T give them ideas of more wo...EEK! Sharon you MUSTN'T give them ideas of more works to ban...<BR/><BR/>I think the reading of banned works sounds like a great idea - I'd go if I am in Semenanjung at the time.Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161196806384424152006-10-19T02:40:00.000+08:002006-10-19T02:40:00.000+08:00Gosh, I can think of better books that can be bann...Gosh, I can think of better books that can be banned. Shantaram is such an inspiring read and the prose so evocative, it can more than just stir your heart. <BR/><BR/>At last count (sometime in August this year), the book had sold 6000 copies in the Singapore and Malaysian markets. That's in a market where 500 copies can propel some not so noteworthy books to some lists. <BR/><BR/>Truth as they say, is often stranger than fiction. I still look at this bit of news in sheer disbelief.<BR/><BR/>Read the full review of one the many books that touched me here:<BR/>http://readatpeace.blogspot.com/2006/05/shantaram.htmlRead@Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13334742756571440932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161193039563802722006-10-19T01:37:00.000+08:002006-10-19T01:37:00.000+08:00I must be a snob because I didn't enjoy it much, a...I must be a snob because I didn't enjoy it much, apart from the colourful Indian background. I presume it was banned because the guy was a drug smuggler and (in what I found the dreariest part of the story) an arms dealer, whose escapades in India took place after he had escaped from prison in Australia, and I believe the Malaysian authorities take a dim view of such things - presumably they don't like the author/protagonist making himself out to be a bit of a hero, when engaged in criminal activities. Not a good enough reason for banning the book, obviously, but an explanation.qaminantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480202401626754981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161187558039918562006-10-19T00:05:00.000+08:002006-10-19T00:05:00.000+08:00Hi Sharon,This is unrelated to your post, but I th...Hi Sharon,<BR/>This is unrelated to your post, but I thought you might find it interesting :)<BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/books/18prize.html<BR/>-JenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161167961239162932006-10-18T18:39:00.000+08:002006-10-18T18:39:00.000+08:00animah - i don't think they do get tip-offs. i th...animah - i don't think they do get tip-offs. i think ted's theory is closer to the mark. it's the books they notice.<BR/><BR/>you could object to almost any work of fiction if you set your mind to it, couldn't you? and that's what's frightening ... where does it stop?<BR/><BR/>when i was talking to malini and daphne at the star yesterday the tern "farenheit 451" (from ray bradbury's famous novel about book burnings)<BR/>came up ... we're on the way<BR/><BR/>greenbottle - we have to make the banners look silly. that's easy. <BR/><BR/>but i agree about engagement. was talking to dina about this and we thought invite officers to a public forum to discuss our concerns.<BR/><BR/>i also think a public reading would be a good idea to raise awareness.<BR/><BR/>and the more this issue gets publicised in the press and on blogs - the better. i'm trying to keep a tally of which books get banned but we only know about the more obvious examples, there are very many more. i saw a whole file full when i visited a distributor. <BR/><BR/>i'm lucky in that i'm getting the info about this from friends, 3 booksellers and a distributor. but if you come across any more cases, let me know.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161167164344644472006-10-18T18:26:00.000+08:002006-10-18T18:26:00.000+08:00i think Sharon is doing a really great job highlig...i think Sharon is doing a really great job highlighting all these book banning caper by KDN.<BR/><BR/>May be it's not too bad if we to go a step further. since books can't walk and speak up for themselves i guess a group of concerned parties need to be formed, may be from members of bookshops but especially writers and book lovers.<BR/><BR/>i don't think kdn guys will get too pissed off if some representatives go to them and talk rationally with them...you may not win but you certainly can make them look stupid.Greenbottlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316111272589161400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161160401438008512006-10-18T16:33:00.000+08:002006-10-18T16:33:00.000+08:00Oh... well, that happens in the toilet. I think......Oh... well, that happens in the toilet. I think...Ted Mahsunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555225524434639998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161159258599460232006-10-18T16:14:00.000+08:002006-10-18T16:14:00.000+08:00You left out the Circle-Jerk-Off Sessions, Ted!You left out the Circle-Jerk-Off Sessions, Ted!Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1161156037975136892006-10-18T15:20:00.000+08:002006-10-18T15:20:00.000+08:00A day in the life of the KdN man...0800 - punch in...A day in the life of the KdN man...<BR/><BR/>0800 - punch in. chat with colleagues.<BR/>0900 - go out for drinks. (go out for chat if ramadan)<BR/>1300 - return to office. checks to-do list. sleep.<BR/>1400 - wake up. sees a bunch of books waiting to be brought in to Malaysia. Remembers restricted quota for the month not yet fulfilled. chats with colleagues.<BR/>1500 - realises boxes of books blocking path to toilet. decides to "restrict" some of them. Sex, drugs, alcohol and indians get top priority.<BR/>1515 - "restricting" completed. goes to toilet. chats with colleagues afterwards.<BR/>1730 - punches out and returns home.Ted Mahsunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555225524434639998noreply@blogger.com