Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Banned Books, Gotta Love Them

It is banned Book week, and the American Library association has complied a list of the 100 most frequently challenged books.

Funny thing, I have read a great many of these (over 40), and some are quite dear to me.I can not even begin to understand why some of these are challenged.

Just a quick sample of some of the books that some have tried to ban.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Of Mice and Men
Slaughterhouse-Five
The Handmaid's Tale
Pillars of the Earth
A Wrinkle in Time
Go Ask Alice
Lord of the Flies
To Kill a Mockingbird
Native Son
Brave New World

Thank to the Green Knight for the reminder.

2 comments:

Lynne said...

Wow, I have read and cherished most of these also.

So sad, the little minds in charge.

eric said...

i though harry potter was, like, number one on the list.

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