Neil Gaiman: 'my parents didn’t have any kind of rules about what I couldn’t read'

Neil Gaiman is no stranger to having his books banned. Here the author of Coraline and The Graveyard Book talks about controversial books in libraries, censorship threats to graphic novels and why freedom of speech is not the freedom to harassDo you remember reading any books as a child that were in some way disapproved of or forbidden? If yes, did they traumatise you for life, or did the subversive element make them more enjoyable?I was really lucky in that my parents definitely didn’t seem to have any kind of rules about what I couldn’t read. And that was wonderful, because it meant that whatever was on the shelves, if it was interesting, I could pick it up and I was allowed to read it. Related: Banned, burned, or simply life changing: what are the best dangerous books? Related: Welcome to our 'dangerous books' long weekend! Related: Why books are small but dangerous Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]

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