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Let's all read a book...before it's banned
Banned Books Week is September 20 - 27, 2003.
Following is a list of the 100 most challenged books, as put forth by the American Library Association. I'm sure that as you read through the list, you will find numerous books that you have read before. You may even find yourself asking "Now why, in the world, would anyone want to ban [fill in the blank]?" The simple answer is that certain people want to control the way that you think by controlling the information that is accessible to you. What I propose is simple. Read through the list. Pick at least one, preferably more, but at least one book on the list that you have not read before and read it. Read it before September 20th. What better way to protest banning books than to actually read a book simply <b>because</b> the book was challenged? Hopefully, between all of us, we will be able to have read every book on the list. Remember, it has to be a book that you <b>haven't</b> read before. Any takers? 1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz 2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite 3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier 5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling 8. Forever by Judy Blume 9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman 12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier 13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 14. The Giver by Lois Lowry 15. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris 16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine 17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck 18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker 19. Sex by Madonna 20. Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel 21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson 22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle 23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous 24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers 25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak 26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard 27. The Witches by Roald Dahl 28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein 29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry 30. The Goats by Brock Cole 31. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane 32. Blubber by Judy Blume 33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan 34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam 35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier 36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry 37. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George 39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 40. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras 41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 42. Beloved by Toni Morrison 43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 2 44. The Pigman by Paul Zindel 45. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard 46. Deenie by Judy Blume 47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 48. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden 49. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar 50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz 51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein 52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice) 54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole 55. Cujo by Stephen King 56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell 58. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy 59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest 60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 61. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras 62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 63. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly 64. Athletic Sho rts by Chris Crutcher 65. Fade by Robert Cormier 66. Guess What? by Mem Fox 67. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende 68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney 69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding 71. Native Son by Richard Wright 72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday 73. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen 74. Jack by A.M. Homes 75. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya 76. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle 77. Carrie by Stephen King 78. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume 79. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer 80. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge 81. Family Secrets by Norma Klein 82. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole 83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King 84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 85. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 86. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez 87. Private Parts by Howard Stern 88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford 89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene 90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman 91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher 93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis 94. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene 95. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy 96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell 97. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts 98. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder 99. The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney 100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier |
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Yeah they should ban it... With all the mass hysteria it's creating. Makes the economy suffer! Everybody is going nuts over it :crazy: But seriously: I'll take you up on the offer (not that those books will be banned for me, but still) I'll take: 13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger |
Ban ignorant people, not books!
There are countries available for people who think that they have some right to decide what is best for everyone else. I say we buy em tickets to upper slobbovia and see how they like it! |
What the fuck? Some of those books are really good. I was required to read some of those books in high school, and I really enjoyed them. What's really amusing me is that I thought this association was against restricting internet access in areas of libraries where kids would use the computers. What is wrong with some people? :rolleyes:
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3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Sounds interesting. 4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier Sounds vaguely familiar. 5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Read part of it. 7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling Already read 'em. 13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Need to read this. 18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker 19. Sex by Madonna These two make me wonder if I should read them. 22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Read this LONG ago. Don't remember much about it. It's SF. 37. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood It's already on my "to read" pile. 40. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras Probably should be required reading for everyone, but I haven't read it yet. 41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Read it in 6th grade for class, IIRC. 47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes This is wonderful and I strongly recommend it. Has nothing to do with sex, and I can't imagine why they'd have a problem with it. 51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein They have a problem with Shel Silverstein??? 52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Of course they have a problem with this book. They don't want people knowing what they're doing. 54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole God-forbid anyone should understand that, I guess. 56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl They're insane. A kid shouldn't have a problem with being abused?? 61. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras See #40. 62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume I see a pattern here. 69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Read it long ago. Great stuff. 72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday Sounds like fun. Can't say anything since this is the first I've heard of it. 76. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle Again, God-forbid anything about human biology should actually be taught. :rolleyes: 82. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole Ibid. 84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain These people are totally insane. 87. Private Parts by Howard Stern Why stop there? Just ban the man himself. 93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis 95. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy Whatta shock that this is here. There are a bunch of books there I'm interested in, but I think I'll read the ones I've already got which I keep putting off: The Handmaid's Tale, and maybe Huck Finn. |
I feel kind of stupid right now. I didn't know we still banned books...
Where can I go to protest this? Is there a petition? If not I will start one. I guess I will start at the ALA. This really bothers me. |
I've never read The Bridge to Terabithia, so perhaps I'll start with that one. Thanks for spearheading the effort, Bill-O.
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I've read a lot of those books and while I don't think any thing should be banned I can see why people challenge them. It is like anything that provokes too much thought or presents a new idea is dangerous to society. That's just stupid!
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I guess I'm showing my un-educated nature here:
But everybody has heard of the quote that says something like: You can kill me, but my ideas will live on. You can ban the books, but the ideas in them will spread. (not that I can find anything wrong with that) |
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I see. I noticed that anyone can fill out a form and challenge a book.
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Bridge to Terabithia...I loved that book when I was a little kid, what else...Anarachists Cookbook, that's another good read =p Where’s Waldo? Ya, that ones a real killer...Scary stories I suppose I can see that one. Harry Potter I agree to. Lord of the Flies was kinda sketchy. I read at least 10 of those books while I was in school. Although some of them were boring, they were still good books.
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There's no better way to gain publicity for a book than to try to have it banned.
I've had 'Lord of The Flies' for years but never read it. It must be interesting if it offends some people. |
Okay, I pick Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
I've been meaning to read that one for ages. |
I think ill read Fallen Angels. I just looked it up on amazon and it looks pretty interesting.
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"There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them." - Joseph Brodsky
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I'll take TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. I've been meaning to read that book for a while anyway.
I'm a librarian and a member of the American Library Association, and I had the opportunity to see Judith Krug, head of their Office for Intellectual Freedom, speak at a Harry Potter symposium I attended this summer. She had a lot of great insights to book banning and what we can do about it. Know that when a book is banned, the library is not behind it. If anyone wants recommendations on books, I've read about 75% of what's on that list, and I'd be happy to rec you one based on your reading preferences. |
No "Naked Lunch"? These people are setting their sights too low!
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A couple of decades ago when I was a freshman in college, I had an interesting english class...All we read were banned books -- Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, Slaughterhouse-Five, The Martian Chronicles and Animal Farm.
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What's with banning sex ed books anyway? How else are you supposed to learn about that stuff?
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I have Madonna's Sex book... its quite... disturbing. My girlfriend at the time gave it to me for my birthday one year... just one problem... I think Madonna is ugly. :)
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I've read 15 of those. I guess I should do my part and go for # 16.
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This is really scary that the nation who are supposed to be the ideal when it comes to freedom of speech bans books siply because somone took offence to what was written in it.
Why don't somone sign a challenge against the Bible? It's full of war, gore, human and animal sacrifices, Racism (Jesus'es statements on the Farisees is agitation against an ethnic group just ot mention one example) so forth and so on. Let's see what they say now ehh.. :D |
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9. Bridge to Terabithia.................lurkette 13. The Catcher in the Rye .........Silvy 24. Fallen Angels ........................shalafi 37. The Handmaid’s Tale.............denim 41. To Kill a Mockingbird..............Cedar 69. Slaughterhouse-Five ............Macheath C'mon guys, there are 94 more books on that list. All I ask is that you read just one of 'em. |
What the fuck is going on here,
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine 41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 55. Cujo by Stephen King 56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell I just skimmed this list and found there, not one of these should be banned. Hell, a few of them I was FORCED to read in SCHOOL. I see somthing wrong with what was once used to teach me to now be banned. Corperates and Politics can kiss my ass. And as for what I'll read, I'm almost done with The Bourne Identity; so once thats done I'll go for: 83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King |
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52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett And even though someone else has picked it, I'll read it too. 69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut I can understand why some of those are on the list (Stephen King's stuff, Lord of the Flies, etc...) I don't agee with it, but I see where some people may have a problem with them. I hope parents don't look at lists like this and say "Little Johnny can't read any book on this list", but instead use it as a catlyst to research what the book is about and decide for yourself if Little Johnny is mature enough to handle the content. I would never deny anybody the chance to read Lord of the Flies as it is one of my favorite books, but it does present images and situations that some kids may not be ready to face. |
61. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by
Lynda Madaras No fucking way...I read that as a kid and I learned a lot from it. It didn't pervert me in any way that I remember...society did a good enough job of that. remember folks, Bookburning is Censorship in the 451st degree. |
I have read 14 books from that list. I must be a bad person :( Please don't ban me!
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Book banning is absolutely ridiculous. It is akin to prohibition when the do-gooders thought they would correct the moral compass of the nation. What happened was increased illegal trafficing of alcohol and many people killed for a piece of it. I have read many of the books on that list, and I can't recall anything in anyone of them that corrupted me more than I am already :)
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The first book on that list I read in fourth grade. It's a popular ELEMENTARY school book. That's ridiculous. Anyway, I'll read 60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis.
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well, if I haven't read everything on that list already, put me down for the whole damn thing. Hell, I'll read 'em twice. And then vomit on the people that want to ban them. We start banning books, then what next? Ideas, people, hell maybe free will while we're at it. Gd forbid we let people think for themselves. What would happen if we did THAT? Why, we might pull ourselves out of this intellectual black hole this country is turning into.
I think I should go lie down. |
It would be wrong to attribute book banning to those on the Right only. The Left is equally into this too-political correctness is the Left's calling card.
I'll read Mark Twain's classics as appearing on this list. |
At least 5 of those books i was required to read in high school, more if you count the possible book choices for essays.
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it's things like this that do nothing but annoy me. i'll try to get out to the library tommorrow and get The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Number 18
and for the record, i think some of these books should be made mandatory readings. i'd sign a form for that any day. rockogre has it right with " Ban ignorant people, not books!" absolutely. so put me down for that one, and i'll see if i can get any more in after. this is more of a "To-Read" list than anything else. |
Put me down for #100
Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier |
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Not bad...but still 86 to go. 5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn...JSD 9. Bridge to Terabithia............................lurkette 13. The Catcher in the Rye.....................Silvy 18. The Color Purple...............................sandeep 24. Fallen Angels ...................................shalafi 37. The Handmaid’s Tale........................denim 41. To Kill a Mockingbird.........................Cedar 52. Brave New World..............................TwistedFate 60. American Psycho...............................Jeff 69. Slaughterhouse-Five .......................Macheath 83. The Dead Zone.................................Destrox 84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer........JSD 91. Pillars of the Earth............................TwistedFate 100. Jump Ship to Freedom....................Darkblack |
read the giver every one
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Honestly, this list is stupid and unjust, thinking about this make me wonder what books i might have read and might have changed my life but have been banned becuase people thought that i shouldn't be influenced by them. Makes so so mad i could, well i could do something to deminstrate my anger! |
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling 13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 27. The Witches by Roald Dahl ROALD DAHL??? WHAT ON EARTH ? Who are these people that make up these lists... 50 years ago, we had a black list of banned books by the church as well. There was 1 book in there called "Pallieter". The sole reason why it was banned was the following sentence: "And then Pallieter went swimming in his bare parts (skinny-dipping) in the Nete (a local river)..." Apparently this stuff is still going on? Banning books because of ridiculous reasons... Just for the record: Roald Dahl writes children stories and is damn good at it too (or was anyway, he's dead) with a bit of an edge maybe, but it's over 10 years old... Why ban it now? 33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan This one is kind of morbid in a peerpressure way, but still... 52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Duh :) 6. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl MORE ROALD DAHL? Argl... Some people... 57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell Figures... Oh well, nothing that shocking that you can't find on the net anyway. 60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Lol, good one 84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Meh... Getting depressed 88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford Those books aren't available here, but from the net I can guess the content :) But then, if they ban Dahl, I'm not surprised. hmm, only 10 books, I need to work through that list some time... edit: it says "most challenged books". Is that the same as banned or not? |
I didn't read every post, so pardon me if this has been stated, but ALA does not advocate banning these books. This is just a list of books that Christian advocacy groups would like removed from school libraries.
Just trying to keep the air clear. I don't think there is any threat of these disappearing from book stores or anything like that. Yet. :) |
Are these being banned from schools or libraries in general?
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They aren't being banned anywhere.
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One * means I read it. Wo stars means my public school district required it and I read it. Anything else, I'll just give a short reason if I know why it was challenged/banned
2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite -Homosexuality 5.** The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain -Racist language 6. **Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck -Supposedly advocates communism 7.* Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling -Witchcraft is evil, right? Even the Pope gave this two thumbs up 9.** Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson -I'm guessing they don't like it because it involves death of a child. 11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman -You know gays are evil and God hates them, right? 12.** My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier -violence (Am. Revolution) 13.** The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger -At one point, The main character enters an elementary school, and sees the word "FUCK" in graffitti on the wall 14.** The Giver by Lois Lowry 16.* Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine -My guess would be the gross-out stuff that draws little kids to it 17.* A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck 19. Sex by Madonna -Sex is evil, right? 22.** A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle 23.** Go Ask Alice by Anonymous 24.* Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers -About Vietnam, even my school put a warning on the summer reading list that it has graphivc language. 25.*In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak -Maybe ti's the part where the kid goes swimming in a huge bottle of milk naked? 27.* The Witches by Roald Dahl -We all know why this is banned 28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein -Gays and sex, big taboo 31.*Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane -Racism, I think 35.*We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier 41.**To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee -Racist language used to show conditions that people had to live in is interpreted as Racist 43.** The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton -Violence, death of kids 47.** Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes -Either the tiny bit of sex, or the people who want teaching of evolution banned 51.* A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein 52.* Brave New World by Aldous Huxley -I guess it's just too much for closed minds to handle 53.* Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice) 56.* James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 57.* The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell -The only one on this list that I could even comprehend why someone wouldn't like it. It tells you how to make bombs and stuff 61.* What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras -Possibly the most informative book I've ever read on the human body and growing up 68.* The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney 69.** Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut -Concentration camp, sex, violence 70.** Lord of the Flies by William Golding -Kid died, supposedly hints at communism 77.* Carrie by Stephen King 83.* The Dead Zone by Stephen King 84.* The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain -Racist language typical of the time. 87.* Private Parts by Howard Stern -It's Howard Stern, what more is there to say? 88.** Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford -WTF? They gave us these to read in first grade! 89.** Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene 96.* How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell I've read 32 of them, 15 were required for school before college. My public school district has no banned book, even the bible, Koran, and other holy books are taught about and given out to read parts of. Nobody has ever successfully fought that freedom, although I wouldn't count on being able to bring in the Anarchist's Cookbook after the Columbine shooting. In some schools (yes, in the Bible Belt,) The Oxford English Dictionary is banned for profanity and indecency. |
Put me down for #12. I highly recomend #20. Granted its a series of 5 books, but its still one helluva a read, ive read the entire series three times over. Jean auel is a great discriptive author that brings the time an era alive.
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which one are you gonna do bill???
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Damn well I have read at least 16 of those and I'm no worse for wear..... go ahead and put me down for 59. Ordinary People....
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I've had to read several of those for school over the years, and I am currently reading #60, American Psycho.
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Holy Crap...I've already read a bunch of those books...nerd.
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I promise Iwill read "Annie on my mind" I totally forgot about how badly I wanted to read that in HS!!! They actually already banned it in a neighboring school district.. even burned copies of it... out of that list I have already read...
1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz 2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite 3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling (Seen the movies.. ?) 8. Forever by Judy Blume 13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine (Read every one, even the "pick your own ending" bull shit!) 18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker 19. Sex by Madonna (LOVED IT!) 22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle 26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard (Hilarious books, crappy movies!) 32. Blubber by Judy Blume 39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 42. Beloved by Toni Morrison (Fucking HATED THIS BOOK!) 43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 45. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard 46. Deenie by Judy Blume 47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein 52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 55. Cujo by Stephen King 56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell (Haven't read, but I have SEEN it, and I heard thats enough to get me on some sort of FBI list..) 59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest 60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding 74. Jack by A.M. Homes 77. Carrie by Stephen King 78. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume 83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King 84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 85. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 87. Private Parts by Howard Stern 88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford 89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene 96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell oddly enough, I read most of these for school, in my AP classes, or did book reports on them to piss of the teachers or my other English classes, or read them because I heard they were just oh so delightfully scandelous (there really is no other excuse for actually having flipped through Stern's "Private Parts," may god have mercy on my soul) So........... let me get this right.. is #88 Where's Waldo like the "find the guy in his red and white striped hat/shirt and jeans, and try to find his wizard friend and dog too" the Where's Waldo they are talking about!? If so, those morons should be shot.. or.. put in prison, and forced to find Waldo everyday... |
Where do you live that people actually burn books? That's insane.
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Southern part of Kansas City, KS.. which is basically fused with KCMO "In Kansas City, Missouri, a handful of protesters burned a copy of Annie on My Mind." <- Link to article
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You cannot ban expression! That's no way to live, and that's certainly not freedom.
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I'm always sad to see so many Judy Blume books on those sorts of lists. I received so much of my "other" education through those books...
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I got the first one of these coming in the mail to me, already. :D put me down! ;)
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<i>“On Sunday evening, members of the Harvest Assembly of God Church in Penn Township sing songs as they burn books, videos and CDs that they have judged offensive to their God.”</i> Published in the Butler Eagle, March 26, 2001. Courtesy of the Butler Eagle. From my own home state of Pennsylvania, no less. That just adds salt to an open wound. Also, to clarify, no...these books are <b>not</b> banned. They are being <b>challenged</b>. This means that there are certain groups of people, left <b>and</b> right wing (so no finger pointing), that <b>want</b> these books banned or removed from libraries and schools. Although they are rarely successful, they do have enough successes under their belts to be considered a danger to every man, woman and child that believes in intellectual freedom, and freedom of thought. 57 posts 394 views 18 commitals: 5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn...JSD 9. Bridge to Terabithia............................lurkette 12. My Brother Sam is Dead................... bparker805 13. The Catcher in the Rye.....................Silvy 18. The Color Purple...............................sandeep 24. Fallen Angels ...................................shalafi 37. The Handmaid’s Tale........................denim 41. To Kill a Mockingbird.........................Cedar 48. Annie on my Mind.............................BrinlyNoya 52. Brave New World..............................TwistedFate 53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy.....................cheerios 59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest.......Katyblu 60. American Psycho...............................Jeff 69. Slaughterhouse-Five .......................Macheath 83. The Dead Zone.................................Destrox 84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer........JSD 91. Pillars of the Earth............................TwistedFate 100. Jump Ship to Freedom....................Darkblack |
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I'll take this one. A friend of mine swears that this is the best book ever. She highly suggested that I read it. That was 5 years ago. I guess its never too late.
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier |
Just finishing 1984, good book, ill take
77. Carrie never read a Stephen King novel so ill see what all the fuss is about in more ways than one :) |
Blubber... fuckin Blubber... no way... I can't believe this. I read this in like 5thn fuckin grade... this is sick..
A light in the attic... I own two of these. My 4 year old has memorized poems out of this!!!! I'll read this: 35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier |
On the contrary, all they manage to do is create controversy. This actually works against them because it makes people run out and read the book, where before the book may have passed into obscurity.
They have a right to express themselves how they want. It's up to the schools -- who have a commitment to educating and remaining separate from the church -- to not give in to pressure of these Christian crusaders. |
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I've read 35 of them already. I couldn't believe there was a Mem Fox book on there - she's a terrific children's author, and around here we love her Australian stories. So, I'll take "Guess What?"
And since my older son bought Roald Dahl "The Witches" today at the library store I'll take that too. Just to let you all know where reading stands in our house, both boys were among the top ten readers in our library's summer reading program. We cashed in our reading tokens for a bunch of great books. And a few of the books they had there were on this list. But then again, I do live in "Live Free or Die" territory. |
No, I have to agree with the Censors on this one:
88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford The waldo books, all in the series are clearly firebrands. I mean it's one thing to have a book that corupts peoples minds with sexual content, but something that encourages perseptual skills like this is bound to lead to the downfall of humanity. I mean really. I am appauled that they not only allow this book to be published, but they also carry it in public librarys. This sort of text must be banned. NOW! |
I have read and enjoyed so many of these books that I refuse to acknowledge those who are for banning them.
Why don't they bad the Tolkein books next? Or any book by Hillary Clinton? God I hate stupid people. |
I suppose the best way to explain why they all are so ignorant as to what they support is because if they were read the books themselves they too would be instantly corrupted, thereby making themselves the enemy of the preachings they so willingly integrate into themselves.
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#41 To Kill A Mockingbird is such an incredible book. I'm rereading it now actually. Just because it uses the word Negro in it really doesn't mean it should be banned. It shows how the times then in the south were and I don't think that should be forgotten. We need to remember the past so that we don't repeat it ya know?
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Ive read prolly 20 of those books....Most of them some of the best pieces of literature I have ever read. That said, perhaps I will pick up catcher in the rye.
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13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - proud owner. Salinger told all literate nazis to fuck off
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - why would such a beautiful moral book be banned??? proud porud PROUD owner 43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton - wow, this book and movie touched me. even 'bad' and 'tough' guys have hearts 52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - y a w n i own and read it. boring. 57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell - i owned it. stolen copy off the net. beautiful, eh? 83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King - read it. liked it. own it. don't remember it! 84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (never read, got bored) i've always been very pro Free Speach so i intend to read more of these that are on the list. but it'll be awhile. |
I've read quite a few of those, but I'll commit to one more
73. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen |
Some of those I can see why some would want them to be banned. Not me though, just to be clear.
But others.... Getting a big Huh? outta me. I'll read 5 off that list, how bout that? ;) |
Either I have a very nasty anti-establishmentism streak or those other people have no free thought what so ever. I counted off at least 72 (that i can remember...probably more) books on that list that I have read. AND I enjoyed every one of them.
[rant] Thank you for flying handbasket airlines, please remain seated for the whole trip. Our nonstop flight to Hell will begin momentarily. Have a nice day. [\rant] Well, I'm up for Slaughterhouse Five, Fallen Angels, Flowers for Algernon, and probably a couple more by the time I get done. |
don't u just love living in a free society! can't understand why most of these books have been banned. don't know if these have been banned here in england, should hope not! although i can't see myself readin any of them,. its the principal of not being allowed to choose what i read.
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I thought book banning was ruled as unconstitutional?...
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I want to read Of mice and men, but i wont promise because im not sure i will have time to, its gettin busy pretty soon
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DISREGARD THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE!
I dont think any of these are truely being banned. Or at least not in mos librarys and book stores. More than half of these are standard high school reading and classic american novels. Theres no way in hell they are going to ban books that have been being read for over ten years. It doesnt make any sense, could you give some solid proof? |
I am embarrassed that I have only read 7 of them. Many of those where for school.
I can not tolerate the mindset that leads to the banning of books. That does not mean that schools should have certain books in their library. I can not imagine a high school library without Mark Twains's classics or some of the others on the list. On the other hand, if I was the librarian, I would not keep a copy of Anarchist cookbook for easy reference. About half of the people in my office believe that the Harry Potter series is about devil worship because that is what there preachers told them to think. Heaven forbid they should actually pick up one of the books and find out for themselves what all the fuss is about. The controversy is what made me read the first one; and now I can not wait for each book to come out. (I wonder what those co-workers would think about the TFP). |
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