Talk:Alice series

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[edit] ALA's list of most challenged books

The article states: "Because of its open and honest portrayal of life, the books have made the American Library Association's (ALA) list of most challenged books for several years, making it number one on the list in 2004 for their sexual content, where other books such as Harry Potter, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Catcher in the Rye have also made the list." First off, that sentence is way too long. However, my main problem is that I don't think the books are on the list because "of its open and honest portrayal of life." Even later in that sentence the entry's author revises this claim by stating it is number 1 for "sexual content." The phrasing of this article is misleading. It seems the entry's author is trying to make the reader see that it is ridiculous for these books to be challenged. I admit that I have not read the books, which is why I did not edit the article. I would like someone who has read them to look at this entry to determine if it seems biased. Copeland1013 20:02, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

One of the external links was to the ALA article where it actually says, "The Alice series drew complaints from parents and others concerned about the books' sexual content." I changed that to a reference and altered the sentence to be more NPOV. Ospinad (talk) 19:11, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Time frame?

What is the time frame that these books were published in? Something as simple as copyright dates would give the reader of this entry some social context. For example, the fact that the first three books are considered prequels hints that they were written after most (or all?) of the series, but that's an inference that the reader has to make.--24.6.198.12 (talk) 09:46, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

I added the release dates for all the books. I got them from here. You have to click each title to see the release date. For An Angel (talk) 02:21, 1 April 2008 (UTC)