Ban This Book Club: Oryx and Crake

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Book Club

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Adults
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Join librarian Rebecca Harlow as we discuss Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood as a work of literature and an object of censorship.

This book has been banned or challenged in 6 states. In August 2024, it was one of 13 books banned statewide by Utah's state board of education, allegedly for its "objective sensitive material.

It was included in a BBC list of the 100 Most Inspiring Novels and The Guardian's list of 100 Best Novels of the 21st century. 

A novel of the future, Oryx & Crake "explores a world that has been devastated by ecological and scientific disasters."