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
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

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueBambi by Felix SaltenThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Books Banned by Nazis
102 books — 30 voters
The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Controversial Books I Have Read
100 books — 25 voters



Art Spiegelman
Keep your nose in a book – and keep other people's noses out of which books you choose to stick your nose into! ...more
Art Spiegelman

John F. Kennedy
If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all—except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty. [Response to questionnaire in Sa ...more
John F. Kennedy

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