Banned Books

Godot · 09-09-2009, 03:19 AM

http://sshl.ucsd.edu/banned/books.html

Just a list of books that were challenged in different places around the world.
I'm sure many of you have read some of these and love/hate your personal
picks. I hope you'll reply with your favorites, even if they arent on the banned list;might be worth a look for us who havent read them.

My favs were
of Mice and Men

les Miserables

Grapes of Wrath (not on the list)

lots of others I liked but these stand out as particularly memorable to me.

I encourage the readers in the forum community to pick one you havent
read yet and enjoy.

VandaMan · 09-09-2009, 03:36 AM

Favs: 1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, LoTR, of Mice and Men

_dracus_ · 09-09-2009, 06:43 AM

/o\

Angel_de_Combate · 09-09-2009, 10:57 AM

Harry Potter is on the list... jeez

Id pick Alice's adventures in Wonderland..despite its references to masturbation(!)

Oh and the Diary of Anne Frank, i havent read it..but we did do some essay about it at high school..must read it one day.

-Edge- · 09-09-2009, 11:00 AM

Alice in Wonderland:

Banned by the Chinese Governor of Hunan Province on the ground that "Animals should not use human language, and that it was disastrous to put animals and human beings on the same level."

Fahrenheit 451:

Expurgated at the Venado Middle School in Irvine, Calif.. Students received copies of the book with scores of words -- mostly "hells" and "damns" -- blacked out. The novel is about book-burning and censorship. After receiving complaints from parents and being contacted by reporters, school officials said the censored copies would no longer be used.

O_o epic book, softcore pussies.

I can't believe some of the shit they banned, Huckleberry Finn? The Catcher in the Rye? Of Mice and Men? And what kind of American bans a Hemingway book?

Pizdzius · 09-09-2009, 11:35 AM

1984
Because Orwell's novel is "pro-communist and contained explicit sexual matter.

pro-communist?

lulz

And Brave New World? Banned, so the kids can't see that it's real today!

I am VERY surprised though that Lord of the Flies wasn't banned anywhere. I remember reading it when I was 10 and it had HUGE impact on me. I remember it to this day even if I've read it back then oO
Even reading One Hundred Years of Solitude didn't thrill me like that book did ;P

Saryad · 09-09-2009, 11:36 AM

The Culture books by Iain M. Banks are epic.

Gawyn_Trakkand · 09-09-2009, 12:28 PM

Why the hell is To kill a mocking bird there. That is a brilliant book imo loving how most of it is Texas, Alabama and Illinois challenging these books XD

_dracus_ · 09-09-2009, 01:35 PM

Brave New World -- Aldous Huxley (really enjoyed this one)
Of Mice and Men -- John Steinbeck (I'm astonished this one as been challenged)
Les Miserables -- Victor Hugo (Amazing books)
1984 -- George Orwell

backe · 09-09-2009, 02:31 PM

Further evidence of the absurd backward thinking some people display in the US...

I was really surprised to see a Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic and Nickel and Dimed in the list.

09-09-2009, 03:19 AM	#1
Godot Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 91	Banned Books http://sshl.ucsd.edu/banned/books.html Just a list of books that were challenged in different places around the world. I'm sure many of you have read some of these and love/hate your personal picks. I hope you'll reply with your favorites, even if they arent on the banned list;might be worth a look for us who havent read them. My favs were of Mice and Men les Miserables Grapes of Wrath (not on the list) lots of others I liked but these stand out as particularly memorable to me. I encourage the readers in the forum community to pick one you havent read yet and enjoy. __________________ There are 4 things you can never recover: The stone..after the throw. The word..after it's said. The occasion..after it's missed. The time..after it's gone.

09-09-2009, 06:43 AM	#3
_dracus_ Count Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toulouse Posts: 1,335	/o\ __________________ « Thanks all, you are right I'm great with the barbarian ... for killing mobs. » -- Athena Stillwater

09-09-2009, 11:00 AM	#5
-Edge- Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Łódż, Poland Posts: 1,506	Alice in Wonderland: Banned by the Chinese Governor of Hunan Province on the ground that "Animals should not use human language, and that it was disastrous to put animals and human beings on the same level." Fahrenheit 451: Expurgated at the Venado Middle School in Irvine, Calif.. Students received copies of the book with scores of words -- mostly "hells" and "damns" -- blacked out. The novel is about book-burning and censorship. After receiving complaints from parents and being contacted by reporters, school officials said the censored copies would no longer be used. O_o epic book, softcore pussies. I can't believe some of the shit they banned, Huckleberry Finn? The Catcher in the Rye? Of Mice and Men? And what kind of American bans a Hemingway book? Last edited by -Edge-; 09-09-2009 at 11:11 AM.

09-09-2009, 11:35 AM	#6
Pizdzius Baron Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Polish Side of RA Posts: 779	1984 Because Orwell's novel is "pro-communist and contained explicit sexual matter. pro-communist? lulz And Brave New World? Banned, so the kids can't see that it's real today! I am VERY surprised though that Lord of the Flies wasn't banned anywhere. I remember reading it when I was 10 and it had HUGE impact on me. I remember it to this day even if I've read it back then oO Even reading One Hundred Years of Solitude didn't thrill me like that book did ;P __________________ Pizdzius Swedzioszek Leader of CBA Regnum Comic <- my Regnum Comic , RSS version -> RSS (if you wish to contact me on my other realm character: Ignis - Josephine)

09-09-2009, 11:36 AM	#7
Saryad Initiate Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Posts: 199	The Culture books by Iain M. Banks are epic. __________________ Saint Saryad

09-09-2009, 03:36 AM	#2
VandaMan Baron Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 747	Favs: 1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, LoTR, of Mice and Men

09-09-2009, 10:57 AM	#4
Angel_de_Combate Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 440	Harry Potter is on the list... jeez Id pick Alice's adventures in Wonderland..despite its references to masturbation(!) Oh and the Diary of Anne Frank, i havent read it..but we did do some essay about it at high school..must read it one day.

09-09-2009, 12:28 PM	#8
Gawyn_Trakkand Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cheshire, England Posts: 219	Why the hell is To kill a mocking bird there. That is a brilliant book imo loving how most of it is Texas, Alabama and Illinois challenging these books XD

09-09-2009, 01:35 PM	#9
_dracus_ Count Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toulouse Posts: 1,335	Brave New World -- Aldous Huxley (really enjoyed this one) Of Mice and Men -- John Steinbeck (I'm astonished this one as been challenged) Les Miserables -- Victor Hugo (Amazing books) 1984 -- George Orwell __________________ « Thanks all, you are right I'm great with the barbarian ... for killing mobs. » -- Athena Stillwater

09-09-2009, 02:31 PM	#10
backe Initiate Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 222	Further evidence of the absurd backward thinking some people display in the US... I was really surprised to see a Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic and Nickel and Dimed in the list.