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BANNED books - how many have you read?

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HauntyMython · 23/10/2011 18:47

Some libraries, including the one I work in, recently had a Banned Books display - turns out it's a national thing and different councils do it each year or something?

here's the list

How many have you read? Any that are particularly good/bad?

I have read 15 of them I think - favourites being Brave New World, Handmaid's Tale and To Kill A Mockingbird.

Currently ploughing through LOTR - DH has read the trilogy 17 times Hmm so I thought I should try it (I loved the Hobbit).

Also (I have several books on the go) reading Tropic of Cancer but OMG it is absolutely vile, far more bodily functions, parasites etc than I feel comfortable with

Any thoughts on this list then? :)

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HauntyMython · 23/10/2011 18:55

On the list there are the reasons for each banning. Some were really obscure and only banned in one school, others are famous for being banned like origin of species/lady chatterly's lover etc.

Quite surprising ones on there like Harry Potter Confused

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bibbitybobbitybloodyaxe · 23/10/2011 18:54

I think the point is they were banned, historically, by different "bodies" at different times. Have read most of em.

Trills · 23/10/2011 18:52

Banned by who?

All of the books you listed sound fairly mainstream (apart from Tropic of Cancer which I haven't heard of).