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Utah Begins 2026 by Banning Three Books at All Public Schools Statewide, Leads U.S. In Bans (bookriot.com)
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[–] 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Can't say I'm that surprised about Wicked. People get drawn to it by the musicals and stay for the porn. LOL.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Porn? I got about halfway through the book when it first came out, and never finished it. I don't recall much porn.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/book-wicked-gregory-maguire-explicit/

    In a 2014 interview, he commented, "I deliberately included a ribald, unappealing sex scene in the first 10 pages so people would know it was not for children."

    https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/63887-q-a-with-gregory-maguire.html

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