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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    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain Library)
    by Mark Twain

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    Andersonville
    by MacKinlay Kantor

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    Annie on My Mind
    by Nancy Garden

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    As I Lay Dying
    by William Faulkner

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    Banned from Public Radio
    by Michael Graham

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    Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago
    by Mike Royko

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    Catch-22 (Everyman's Library Classics)
    by Joseph Heller

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    The Catcher in the Rye
    by J.D. Salinger

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    The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence
    by Victor and Marks, John D. Marchetti

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    The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
    by A. N. Roquelaure

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    Beauty's Punishment (Sleeping Beauty)
    by A. N. Roquelaure

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    Daddy's Roommate (Alyson Wonderland)
    by Michael Willhoite

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    Deadly Deceits: My 25 Years in the CIA
    by Ralph McGehee

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    Drowning of Stephan Jones, The
    by Bette Greene

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    The Education of Harriet Hatfield: A Novel
    by May Sarton

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    Maurice: A Novel
    by E. M. Forster

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    Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
    by Ray Bradbury

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    Families
    by Meredith Tax

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    Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger)
    by V.C. Andrews

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    Forever
    by Judy Blume

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    Freedom and Order: A Commentary on the American Political Scene
    by Henry Steele Commager

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    From Here to Eternity
    by James Jones

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    The Glass Teat
    by Harlan Ellison

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    The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)
    by John Steinbeck

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    Howl
    by Allen Ginsberg

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    The Last Mission (Laurel-Leaf Historical Fiction)
    by Harry Mazer

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    The Last of the Wine
    by Mary Renault

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    Lolita (Everyman's Library Classics)
    by Vladimir Nabokov

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    Lord of the Flies
    by William Golding

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    Lysistrata (Hackett Classics Series)
    by Aristophanes

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    All Quiet on the Western Front
    by Erich Maria Remarque

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    Portnoy's Complaint
    by Philip Roth

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    The Satanic Verses: A Novel (Bestselling Backlist)
    by Salman Rushdie

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    SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE

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    The Valachi Papers
    by Peter Maas

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    The Things Your Father Never Taught You
    by Robert Masello

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    Women on Top
    by Nancy Friday

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    The Kingdom of God Is Within You (Dover Value Editions)
    by Leo Tolstoy

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    The Anarchist Cookbook
    by William Powell

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    Animal Farm: Centennial Edition
    by George Orwell

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    Another Country
    by James Baldwin

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    Appointment in Samarra: A Novel
    by John O'Hara

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Created by lockedinthedark on Aug 24, 2006.
 

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Randolph

booklist center — 23 weeks ago

i found the books i added on that website.

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

pixiespassion
Virginia Beach

Go Ask Alice — 36 weeks 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 — 1 year 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 — 1 year 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
St. Paul

Untitled — 1 year 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