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Books to Read 50 Banned Books: How Many Have You Read?

swimchick posted on Jan 20, 2010 at 08:47AM
So I added this link awhile ago entitled: 50 Banned Books that Everyone Should Read. I'm wondering how many of these books have you read. But rather than putting an x next to them, could people just delete the ones you haven't? Otherwise it gets long reading through the list again and again. Thanks!

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These books have all been at the heart of controversy over their appropriateness for children and youth to read.

50 Banned Books Everyone Should Read
1. Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger.
2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
3. Forever by Judy Blume.
4. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman.
5. Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
6. The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling.
7. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.
8. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
9. And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson.
10. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle.
11. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier.
12. The Giver by Lois Lowery.
13. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie.
14. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.
15. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
16. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe.
17. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.
18. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.
19. 1984 by George Orwell.
20. Animal Farm by George Orwell.
21. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.
22. Candide by Voltaire.
23. Lady Chatterley’s Lover by DH Lawrence.
24. Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller.
25. Fanny Hill by John Cleland.
26. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman.
27. The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald.
28. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
29. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
30. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.
31. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
32. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.
33. Rabbit, Run by John Updike.
34. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
35. Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov.
36. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
37. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.
38. The Color Purple by Alice Walker.
39. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.
40. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
41. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
42. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
43. Native Son by Richard Wright.
44. Beloved by Toni Morrison.
45. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
46. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey.
48. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
49. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
50. East of Eden by John Steinbeck.

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over a year ago webkinzluv said…
angry
James and the Giant Peach? Harry Potter? The Lorax? are you kidding me???? i don't see anything inappropriate or scary about those books! maybe Harry Potter is a tiny bit scary but still appropriate!
zanhar1 commented…
Right! WTF with some of these. over a year ago
over a year ago MusicOfTheNigt said…
2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
3. Forever by Judy Blume.
4. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman.
6. The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling.
7. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.
8. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
12. The Giver by Lois Lowery.
17. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.
18. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.
20. Animal Farm by George Orwell.
34. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
35. Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov.
36. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
37. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.
40. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

if i counted correctly that's 15
over a year ago MrsCharliePace said…
wink
8. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
10. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle.
12. The Giver by Lois Lowery.
16. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe.
17. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. -(I love this one!!)
20. Animal Farm by George Orwell.
21. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.
30. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.
34. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
36. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
39. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.
40. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
42. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
50. East of Eden by John Steinbeck.

14 banned books. ;)
over a year ago D_J267 said…
1. Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger.
2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
5. Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
6. The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling.
8. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
15. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
17. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.
18. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.
19. 1984 by George Orwell.
20. Animal Farm by George Orwell.
21. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.
23. Lady Chatterley’s Lover by DH Lawrence.
24. Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller.
27. The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald.
28. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
29. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
30. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.
32. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.
34. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
35. Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov.
36. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
37. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.
38. The Color Purple by Alice Walker.
40. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
41. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
42. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
46. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey.
48. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
49. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
50. East of Eden by John Steinbeck.

If I counted right I've read 30 of them.
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over a year ago dragonsmemory said…
I've read quite a few. I'm surprised that Harry Potter was banned. I'm actually reading The Da Vinci Code right now
over a year ago KatieWordweaver said…
Why are these banned? I've read some of these when I was 10… I know, I'm so advanced. JK JK

2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
5. Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
6. The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling.
7. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.
10. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle.
16. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe.
17. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.
18. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.
21. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.
34. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
36. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
37. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.

Assuming I counted correctly that's 13 books. O_o I'm a criminal AH~(BTW ~ is something you use to hold the word out. I I actually wrote it it would be like AHHHHHHHHHHHH)
over a year ago maiden4ever said…
I really need to get out more...
4. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman.
6. The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling.
7. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.
8. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
10. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle.
12. The Giver by Lois Lowery.
17. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.
18. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
34. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
36. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
40. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

only 11...
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over a year ago TotalDramaFan60 said…
17 and 2 of 6
over a year ago SweetHoneyBunny said…
Woot woot!

2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
4. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman.
5. Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
6. The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling.
7. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.
15. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
17. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.
19. 1984 by George Orwell.
20. Animal Farm by George Orwell.
21. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.
27. The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald.
28. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
36. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
37. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.

over a year ago SherlockStark said…
mischievous
6. The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling.
7. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.
8. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
10. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle.
12. The Giver by Lois Lowery.
16. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe.
17. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.
20. Animal Farm by George Orwell.
21. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. .
34. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
36. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
39. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.
40. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
42. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

14 books; most of these are on my reading list though ;)
over a year ago Makeupdiva said…
I don't get how these books are banned, it's not like they are rated R movies. But whatever.

6. Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
36. To kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee (actually I am in the middle of it, I haven't finished yet.)
37. Of mice and men by John Steinbeck

I really need to pick up on my reading.
over a year ago zanhar1 said…
1. Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger.
2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
4. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. (I love this one so much.) ♥
5. Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
6. The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. (I love this one even more!) ♥♥
7. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. (Teacher read it aloud to the class in 5th grade.)
8. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
10. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. (This one I read in 3rd grade! Barely understood it though.)
12. The Giver by Lois Lowery.
15. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
17. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. (Okay, why was this banned?)
20. Animal Farm by George Orwell.
27. The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald.
31. The Awakening by Kate Chopin. (One of the better books I read for school.)
34. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
35. Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov.
36. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
37. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.
over a year ago wanderingchild7 said…
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Candide by Voltaire
Madama Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

That's all so far. I was surprised that many of the books on my "to read list" are banned. :P
over a year ago teambuilding24 said…
let's just say...not many.
over a year ago DarkSarcasm said…
Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger.
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman.
The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling.
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.
1984 by George Orwell.
Animal Farm by George Orwell.
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

13, but a few of these are on my 'read me, dammit' list. I'll get there eventually.
over a year ago Pinnipedi said…
6) Harry Potter (HOW COULD ANYONE BAN HARRY POTTER!!!)
7) Bridge to Terabithia
8) James and the Giant Peach
17)The Lorax
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