[lakey]

#616 Re: Poking around in libraries - and our library certainly wouldn't have allowed anything dirty in it. LOL!

Reminds me of how many times my junior & senior high schools showed us the movie "The Good Earth" but checking Pearl Buck's book out of the public library was a no-no.

Naturally, that only intensified my curiosity & determination to read it, hiding it among other books during my frequent visits.

The "dirty" words were "concubine" and "small, firm breasts."

This was in Los Angeles, CA!

[varina davis]

"The Good Earth" but checking Pearl Buck's book out of the public library was a no-no.

Wonderful book! Did you also read "Peony" by Pearl Buck?

[Devil_Anse]

Naturally, that only intensified my curiosity and determination to read it, hiding it among other books on my frequent visits.

Exactly! When I was 12, a friend shoved a copy of "Reader's Digest" into my hand, pointing to the word "abortion," and snickering. I asked (out loud), "what's abortion?" My friend ran up, frantically trying to get me to whisper, but also laughing hysterically, b/c their parents were in the next room and might have heard us.

Any kid who reads a few things can usually find something out.