Banned Books

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This is a list of books that have been banned over the years by various institutions, from governments to school boards, for a host of usually ludicrous reasons. I think it is important to read these books, because an idea should never be banned, a book should never be burned, and no one has the right to tell me what is inappropriate. This is currently a work in progress, so the list is not in alphabetical order and there are some glaring oversights. If you know of a book that has been banned that is not on my list, please let me know.

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  1. 1.
    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain Library)
    by Mark Twain
  2. 2.
    ?
  3. 3.
    Andersonville
    by MacKinlay Kantor
  4. 4.
    Annie on My Mind
    by Nancy Garden
  5. 5.
    As I Lay Dying
    by William Faulkner
  6. 6.
    Banned from Public Radio
    by Michael Graham
  7. 7.
    The Book Your Church Doesn't Want You to Read
    by Tim C. Leedom
  8. 8.
    Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago
    by Mike Royko
  9. 9.
    Catch-22 (Everyman's Library Classics)
    by Joseph Heller
  10. 10.
    The Catcher in the Rye
    by J. D. Salinger
  11. 11.
    ?
    The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence
    by Victor and Marks, John D. Marchetti
  12. 12.
    The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
    by Anne Rice
  13. 13.
    Beauty's Punishment (Sleeping Beauty Trilogy)
    by A. N. Roquelaure
  15. 15.
    Daddy's Roommate (Alyson Wonderland)
    by Michael Willhoite
  16. 16.
    Deadly Deceits: My 25 Years in the CIA
    by Ralph McGehee
  17. 17.
    ?
  19. 19.
    Drowning of Stephan Jones, The
    by Bette Greene
  20. 20.
    The Education Of Harriet Hatfield
    by Sarton May
  21. 21.
    Maurice: A Novel
    by E. M. Forster
  22. 22.
    Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
    by Ray Bradbury
  23. 23.
    Families
    by Meredith Tax
  24. 24.
    Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger Series)
    by V.C. Andrews
  25. 25.
    Forever
    by Judy Blume
  26. 26.
    ?
    Freedom and Order: A Commentary on the American Political Scene
    by Henry Steele Commager
  27. 27.
    From Here to Eternity
    by James Jones
  28. 28.
    ?
    The Glass Teat
    by Harlan Ellison
  29. 29.
    The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)
    by John Steinbeck
  30. 30.
    Howl
    by Allen Ginsberg
  31. 31.
    The Last Mission (Laurel-Leaf Historical Fiction)
    by Harry Mazer
  32. 32.
    The Last of the Wine
    by Mary Renault
  34. 34.
    Lolita (Everyman's Library Classics)
    by Vladimir Nabokov
  35. 35.
    Lord of the Flies
    by William Golding
  36. 36.
    Lysistrata (Hackett Classics Series)
    by Aristophanes
  37. 37.
    ?
    All Quiet on the Western Front
    by Erich Maria Remarque
  39. 39.
    Portnoy's Complaint
    by Philip Roth
  40. 40.
    The Satanic Verses: A Novel (Bestselling Backlist)
    by Salman Rushdie
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    The Valachi Papers
    by Peter Maas
  43. 43.
    The Things Your Father Never Taught You
    by Robert Masello
  44. 44.
    Women on Top
    by Nancy Friday
  46. 46.
    The Anarchist Cookbook
    by William Powell
  47. 47.
    ?
  48. 48.
    Animal Farm: Centennial Edition
    by George Orwell
  49. 49.
    Another Country
    by James Baldwin
  50. 50.
    Appointment in Samarra: A Novel
    by John O'Hara

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Created by lockedinthedark on Aug 24, 2006.
 

Comments

MARK

booklist center — 5 years ago

i found the books i added on that website.

Apr 29, 10:11AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

pixiespassion

Go Ask Alice — 5 years ago

I believe has been banned from most public schools because of the intense controversial drug references.

Jan 28, 11:25AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

1onyx

Biography: Charles Manson — 5 years ago

Wondering why this worthy read, clearly banned from the U.S. market, hasn’t made the list. Yes, I would agree that the list is extremely brief.

Sep 18, 08:26PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

tassini

Lady Chatterley's Lover — 6 years ago

This one, by D.H. Lawrence was definitely banned for a time and may still be in some places!

Feb 22, 08:12AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

lockedinthedark

Untitled — 6 years ago

Actually, I’m not working solely from one list, I am going off of several. The reference to Black Beauty I got from Wikipedia. You are right, it was only banned in South Africa, and that was because of the word “black” in the title. There are many, many books that have been banned for similar ridiculous reasons, and eventually I would like to pare my list down, but at this point the goal is more to see what HAS been banned, rather than just what has been banned for political reasons. And the books on this list haven’t necessarily been banned in the U.S. – they could have been banned anywhere.

Oct 11, 06:44AM | 0 comments | Reply to this



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