Controversial Books

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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 130 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.87 — 962,314 ratings — published 1955
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 57 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,554,672 ratings — published 2003
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And Tango Makes Three And Tango Makes Three (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.36 — 14,231 ratings — published 2005
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The Satanic Verses The Satanic Verses (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.71 — 72,713 ratings — published 1988
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,950,471 ratings — published 1951
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Forbidden Forbidden (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.95 — 76,506 ratings — published 2010
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The Secret Gospel of Jesus, AD 0-78 The Secret Gospel of Jesus, AD 0-78 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 32 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.66 — 68 ratings — published 2020
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.00 — 781,507 ratings — published 1962
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,608,155 ratings — published 1948
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All the Ugly and Wonderful Things All the Ugly and Wonderful Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.97 — 215,529 ratings — published 2016
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,033,658 ratings — published 1999
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,030,949 ratings — published 2007
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The Giving Tree The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,249,777 ratings — published 1964
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The God Delusion The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.90 — 285,777 ratings — published 2006
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.80 — 371,803 ratings — published 1991
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,896,260 ratings — published 2011
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,489,989 ratings — published 1985
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,673,672 ratings — published 1945
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Tampa Tampa (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 21 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.33 — 60,800 ratings — published 2013
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,113,682 ratings — published 1932
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I Hate My Bow! I Hate My Bow! (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as controversial)
avg rating 2.41 — 315 ratings — published 1996
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Mein Kampf: Adolf Hitler's Totalitarian Vision—Essential Lessons in Vigilance, Responsibility, and Opposing Evil Mein Kampf: Adolf Hitler's Totalitarian Vision—Essential Lessons in Vigilance, Responsibility, and Opposing Evil (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.18 — 43,892 ratings — published 1925
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Love You Forever Love You Forever (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.38 — 249,156 ratings — published 1986
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,998,283 ratings — published 1960
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Battersea Parker Battersea Parker (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.54 — 7,581 ratings — published
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.10 — 439,674 ratings — published 2020
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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.67 — 54,447 ratings — published 2011
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,910,710 ratings — published 1953
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.69 — 203,811 ratings — published 1848
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,253,773 ratings — published 1954
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American Dirt American Dirt (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.37 — 706,404 ratings — published 2020
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Battersea Parker 2 Battersea Parker 2 (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.59 — 4,414 ratings — published
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,027,313 ratings — published 2017
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Lady Chatterley’s Lover Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.50 — 140,066 ratings — published 1928
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,283,923 ratings — published 2004
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,889,586 ratings — published 1937
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The Lorax The Lorax (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.35 — 373,345 ratings — published 1971
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The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.14 — 311,079 ratings — published 1970
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.05 — 637,386 ratings — published 1999
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Go Ask Alice Go Ask Alice (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.73 — 294,254 ratings — published 1971
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.29 — 81,697 ratings — published 1995
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Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.86 — 242,239 ratings — published 1979
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Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.65 — 78,968 ratings — published 1934
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Walter the Farting Dog Walter the Farting Dog (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,873 ratings — published 2001
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,823,877 ratings — published 2012
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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.95 — 258,428 ratings — published 1970
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.06 — 596,877 ratings — published 1977
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,503,982 ratings — published 1969
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as controversial)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,724,112 ratings — published 2016
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Time to Pee! Time to Pee! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as controversial)
avg rating 3.75 — 1,568 ratings — published
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Israelmore Ayivor
“People who always want to be at convenient places won’t make a change at controversial places.”
Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Frontpage: Leadership Insights from 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Thoughts

Osamu Dazai
“...I was cursed by the unhappy peculiarity that the more I feared people the more I was liked, and the more I was liked the more I feared them - a process which eventually compelled me to run away from everybody.”
Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human

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