Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die discussion

Did y'all realize that a lot of the books on 1001 lists are actually banned books? Interesting!

http://www.banned-books.com/bblist.html
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy...

http://www.onlinecollegedegrees.org/2...

GREAT List, including many on the 1001 list!!!!

http://www.suprmchaos.com/bcEnt-banne...

A lot of kids' books on this list of banned books.

LOL Fahrenheit 451 was banned?!

... and Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. [Moves the book up 20 places on to-read list].

Some very fine list. Thanks for the links.

Jette wrote: "LOL Fahrenheit 451 was banned?!

Kind of ironic isn't it? lol

Writers tend to have ideas and ideas can be dangerous :)

It's banned book week this week in the US. In the first half of the '23-'24 school year, Pen America tracked over 4000 book bans in the US.

What are some of your favorite list books that have been banned?

Jennifer W wrote: "It's banned book week this week in the US. In the first half of the '23-'24 school year, Pen America tracked over 4000 book bans in the US.

What are some of your favorite list books that have bee..."

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a favorite banned book of mine.