I read somewhere that Forbidden is to become required reading for high school students somewhere or other in Canada. 
 Really? 
 Well, in my day, (because I went to high school back when dinosaurs roamed the planet... 
 ... Ok, ok. Granted. I am a spry thing of only 26 but I work in the wedding industry which is a cesspool of embryos who tipe lyk ths and don't know who the Addams Family are, so you understand my attitude and why I feel like a geriatric after a day at the office). 
 So, as I was saying before I boorishly interrupted myself, in MY day there was certainly no talk of incest allowed within 50,000 feet of the sanctity of our precious education system. In fact, had anyone ever suggested a book with a plot based solely around the hot, developing romance between siblings as reading for my sociology class I am certain that person would have been beaten with a cafeteria chair and treated to an exorcism out behind the pool shed. 
 Therefore, what I would like to say is, BRAVO Canada. Bravo. If I ever get around to popping out a few rugrats I plan to ship them off to boarding school to party with the Canadians. Because I am POSITIVELY DELIGHTED by the idea that schools are preparing to give their kids a topic to think about and DEBATE that isn't related to war, religion, or fat kids trapped on an island. 
 Let me explain. 
 Forbidden has balls. Big ones. Its balls are so big that all the other smaller balls want to orbit them. 
 I can not begin to imagine what it would have been like for Suzuma to write this book. If I ever happen to run into her at Kmart I will ask her and let you know.