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muriel_volestrangler

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4. According to one report, they even banned a Terry Pratchett book

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 08:16 AM

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This is GB News, which is right wing, but even they seem a bit gobsmacked at this:

Terry Pratchett's comedic fantasy Soul Music was flagged for "adult audience content" potentially including "sexual material, violence, abuse, substance misuse, or psychologically distressing themes".

I've never read a Pratchett book (and I have read Soul Music) that wouldn't be fine for anyone over 11. I don't think his "sexual material" goes beyond something like "they joyously spent the night together".

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