Banned Books

A banned book is one that has been removed from the shelves of a library, bookstore, or classroom because of its controversial content. In some cases, banned books of the past have been burned and/or refused publication. Possession of banned books has at times been regarded as an act of treason or heresy, which was punishable by death, torture, prison time, or other acts of retribution.

Since there is a large number of banned books, some publishers have specialized in them.

Books are still banned in the 2010s. Nowhere in the world can everything be published, although the prohibitions vary str
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Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future
The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature
Wake Now in the Fire: A Graphic Novel
One of the Boys
Ponyboy
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
The Story of My Anger
The Book: The Ultimate Guide To Rebuilding Civilization
Man o' War
Obie Is Man Enough
Green
'Twas the Night Before Pride
Banned Books: The World's Most Controversial Books, Past and Present
Answers in the Pages
Dear Manny (Dear Martin, #3)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1984
The Handmaid's Tale
Fahrenheit 451
The Catcher in the Rye
Animal Farm
The Bluest Eye
Brave New World
Of Mice and Men
Lord of the Flies
The Color Purple
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Giver (Giver, #1)
Beloved
The Kite Runner
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling1984 by George Orwell
Books that Should Not be Banned
48 books — 83 voters
When Harry Became Sally by Ryan T. AndersonCapitalism on a Ventilator by Lee Siu HinThe Courage to Face Covid-19 by John LeakeThe Wolf Tamers by David SinclairHub by Matt Shaw
Books Banned on Amazon
22 books — 25 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Livros Censurados ou Proibidos
33 books — 5 voters



Sherman Alexie
Let’s get one thing out of the way: Mexican immigration is an oxymoron. Mexicans are indigenous. So, in a strange way, I’m pleased that the racist folks of Arizona have officially declared, in banning me alongside Urrea, Baca, and Castillo, that their anti-immigration laws are also anti-Indian. I’m also strangely pleased that the folks of Arizona have officially announced their fear of an educated underclass. You give those brown kids some books about brown folks and what happens? Those brown ki ...more
Sherman Alexie

Steven Magee
Electricity should not be banned, it just needs much better government regulation and understanding by the medical profession of the full range of toxicity that it presents to the human.
Steven Magee

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