Banned Books Week 2014

Description
What's your favorite banned or challenged book? Vote for your favorites here, if you don't see it add it! These are books that have been banned by the ALA in the U.S., and can also include banned or challenged books from around the world.
Based on tag
banned or challenged books
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Watership Down
by Richard Adams
25,038 members
473 reviews
4.2
13 Members
hailelib, TalecArashi, inge87, manywydhan, Morganadrache, gmapcs, Dilara86, nisgolsand, LadyoftheLodge, MareF, ahef1963, S.CuAnam_Policar, martingayle
Explanations
TalecArashi: I first read this book when I was 6 and it remains one of my top favorite novels.
26
The Two Towers
by J. R. R. Tolkien
48,744 members
310 reviews
½ 4.4
13 Members
Awfki, manywydhan, cbl_tn, gmapcs, nisgolsand, LadyoftheLodge, cej1027, MareF, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, Jane1551, S.CuAnam_Policar, ryaSilvia
34
The Return of the King
by J. R. R. Tolkien
47,124 members
285 reviews
½ 4.5
12 Members
Awfki, manywydhan, cbl_tn, gmapcs, LadyoftheLodge, cej1027, MareF, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, Jane1551, S.CuAnam_Policar, ryaSilvia
38
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
20,972 members
687 reviews
4
10 Members
dara85, hookedonbookz, terran, gmapcs, susan0316, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, cecile.sune, Dinajc, jendchen
39
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
39,784 members
963 reviews
4
11 Members
terran, cej1027, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, lorannen, kara.shamy, S.CuAnam_Policar, Alleighkat, johnsonc, jenniferw88, steller0707
42
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
12,278 members
116 reviews
½ 3.6
10 Members
manywydhan, aulsmith, laughingcarol, gmapcs, Dilara86, nisgolsand, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, AlkaF, S.CuAnam_Policar
43
Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton
9,437 members
183 reviews
4
9 Members
hailelib, inge87, aulsmith, gmapcs, Dilara86, susan0316, ahef1963, kara.shamy, steller0707
44
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak
11,494 members
152 reviews
3.9
10 Members
hookedonbookz, laughingcarol, gmapcs, Tess_W, John_Vaughan, susan0316, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, martingayle, johnsonc, jenniferw88
45
The Lottery
by Shirley Jackson
1,178 members
43 reviews
4
10 Members
aulsmith, susan0316, sparemethecensor, MareF, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, Jane1551, S.CuAnam_Policar, jenniferw88, steller0707
46
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
31,855 members
565 reviews
4.1
9 Members
hookedonbookz, amanda4242, laughingcarol, nisgolsand, John_Vaughan, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, kara.shamy, jenniferw88, steller0707
47
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller
40,196 members
529 reviews
4.1
10 Members
hookedonbookz, aulsmith, laughingcarol, nisgolsand, John_Vaughan, AlkaF, lorannen, S.CuAnam_Policar, johnsonc, jenniferw88
48
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
44,235 members
709 reviews
4.1
8 Members
amanda4242, Dilara86, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, AlkaF, martingayle, tstamatoski, steller0707
49
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
26,364 members
390 reviews
½ 3.7
9 Members
hookedonbookz, Dilara86, nisgolsand, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, kara.shamy, cecile.sune, Rchlwtsn, steller0707
50
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Ken Kesey
24,272 members
298 reviews
4.1
9 Members
hookedonbookz, terran, nisgolsand, susan0316, Jane1551, AlkaF, S.CuAnam_Policar, martingayle, steller0707
51
Northern Lights
by Philip Pullman
36,390 members
744 reviews
4.1
8 Members
hailelib, manywydhan, Morganadrache, gmapcs, Dilara86, ahef1963, S.CuAnam_Policar, jenniferw88
52
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
19,908 members
363 reviews
3.9
8 Members
manywydhan, cej1027, MareF, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, lorannen, S.CuAnam_Policar, ryaSilvia
53
A Time to Kill
by John Grisham
12,239 members
154 reviews
3.8
8 Members
laughingcarol, susan0316, kykim, AlkaF, S.CuAnam_Policar, Alleighkat, johnsonc, steller0707
54
On the Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin
14,455 members
120 reviews
4.1
5 Members
aulsmith, John_Vaughan, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, dmg111, kristilabrie
55
In the Night Kitchen
by Maurice Sendak
2,860 members
118 reviews
3.9
7 Members
hailelib, Dilara86, LadyoftheLodge, cej1027, MareF, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963
56
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
15,917 members
383 reviews
4.1
8 Members
hailelib, manywydhan, susan0316, cej1027, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, S.CuAnam_Policar, johnsonc
57
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
21,985 members
611 reviews
4
7 Members
manywydhan, cej1027, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, S.CuAnam_Policar, johnsonc, kristilabrie
58
Carrie
by Stephen King
14,707 members
292 reviews
½ 3.7
7 Members
susan0316, kykim, kara.shamy, S.CuAnam_Policar, cecile.sune, Dinajc, Alleighkat
59
Sophie's Choice
by William Styron
6,021 members
87 reviews
4.1
7 Members
hookedonbookz, manywydhan, gmapcs, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, S.CuAnam_Policar, johnsonc, steller0707
60
Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson
12,987 members
190 reviews
3.8
7 Members
manywydhan, gmapcs, ahef1963, riakdb, martingayle, cecile.sune, steller0707
61
Go Ask Alice
by Anonymous
8,690 members
217 reviews
½ 3.4
6 Members
dara85, hookedonbookz, sparemethecensor, MareF, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963
62
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
23,886 members
467 reviews
4.1
7 Members
laughingcarol, Jane1551, AlkaF, martingayle, johnsonc, jenniferw88, steller0707
63
Ulysses
by James Joyce
24,234 members
379 reviews
4
6 Members
manywydhan, aulsmith, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, kara.shamy, jenniferw88
64
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
28,290 members
505 reviews
4
7 Members
hookedonbookz, gmapcs, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, BadCursive, jenniferw88, steller0707
65
Cujo
by Stephen King
9,931 members
139 reviews
½ 3.4
6 Members
susan0316, kara.shamy, S.CuAnam_Policar, martingayle, Dinajc, Alleighkat
66
The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
13,569 members
241 reviews
3.9
6 Members
Dilara86, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, lorannen, kara.shamy, jenniferw88, steller0707
67
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
27,403 members
755 reviews
4.2
7 Members
hookedonbookz, amanda4242, John_Vaughan, AlkaF, kara.shamy, jenniferw88, steller0707
68
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin
9,236 members
179 reviews
½ 3.6
6 Members
Dilara86, sparemethecensor, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, kara.shamy, steller0707
69
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
19,263 members
348 reviews
4
6 Members
susan0316, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, lorannen, kara.shamy, steller0707
70
Candide
by Voltaire
20,677 members
310 reviews
3.8
6 Members
manywydhan, amanda4242, sparemethecensor, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, kara.shamy
71
The Bean Trees
by Barbara Kingsolver
9,902 members
184 reviews
4
5 Members
terran, sparemethecensor, kara.shamy, martingayle, vickybagnall
72
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
by Judy Blume
7,745 members
241 reviews
3.8
6 Members
hookedonbookz, gmapcs, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, S.CuAnam_Policar, cecile.sune
73
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis
13,997 members
290 reviews
½ 3.7
5 Members
SqueakyChu, hookedonbookz, amanda4242, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, martingayle
74
Brideshead Revisited
by Evelyn Waugh
12,639 members
265 reviews
4
6 Members
hookedonbookz, aulsmith, amanda4242, AlkaF, jenniferw88, steller0707
75
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman
23,715 members
409 reviews
4
5 Members
hailelib, manywydhan, Morganadrache, Dilara86, ahef1963
76
The Clan of the Cave Bear
by Jean M. Auel
12,821 members
287 reviews
3.9
5 Members
hookedonbookz, AlkaF, S.CuAnam_Policar, Alleighkat, jendchen
77
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
40,471 members
1,590 reviews
4.2
5 Members
dara85, cej1027, Jane1551, S.CuAnam_Policar, steller0707
78
Lysistrata
by Aristophanes
2,927 members
41 reviews
3.8
5 Members
amanda4242, LadyoftheLodge, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, lorannen
79
Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison
10,919 members
124 reviews
4
5 Members
hookedonbookz, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, kara.shamy, jenniferw88, steller0707
80
Rabbit, Run
by John Updike
6,164 members
111 reviews
½ 3.6
4 Members
hookedonbookz, susan0316, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ryaSilvia
81
The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair
11,730 members
129 reviews
3.8
5 Members
laughingcarol, John_Vaughan, sparemethecensor, johnsonc, steller0707
82
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
23,032 members
409 reviews
3.9
5 Members
hookedonbookz, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, kara.shamy, jenniferw88, steller0707
84
And Tango Makes Three
by Justin Richardson
2,545 members
311 reviews
½ 4.5
4 Members
dara85, aulsmith, sparemethecensor, MareF
85
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
19,280 members
753 reviews
4.1
4 Members
sparemethecensor, kara.shamy, vickybagnall, johnsonc
86
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
22,547 members
245 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
amanda4242, susan0316, AlkaF, Alleighkat
87
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
10,925 members
212 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
hookedonbookz, aulsmith, cej1027, kara.shamy
88
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
26,005 members
389 reviews
4
4 Members
John_Vaughan, Jane1551, AlkaF, S.CuAnam_Policar
89
The Satanic Verses
by Salman Rushdie
12,116 members
140 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, lorannen, steller0707
90
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
23,056 members
339 reviews
3.8
4 Members
amanda4242, susan0316, AlkaF, jenniferw88
91
Christine
by Stephen King
8,952 members
92 reviews
½ 3.6
4 Members
susan0316, kara.shamy, S.CuAnam_Policar, Alleighkat
92
The Chocolate War
by Robert Cormier
4,979 members
197 reviews
½ 3.5
4 Members
amanda4242, LadyoftheLodge, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963
93
The Outsiders
by S. E. Hinton
21,225 members
680 reviews
4
4 Members
cej1027, S.CuAnam_Policar, Alleighkat, steller0707
94
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
16,277 members
212 reviews
4
3 Members
sparemethecensor, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, kara.shamy
95
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
22,425 members
301 reviews
4.1
4 Members
manywydhan, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, AlkaF
96
The Invisible Man
by H. G. Wells
10,992 members
255 reviews
½ 3.5
4 Members
manywydhan, laughingcarol, susan0316, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney
97
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
25,022 members
355 reviews
4.1
3 Members
hailelib, Morganadrache, Dilara86
98
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
20,567 members
798 reviews
4.2
3 Members
dara85, terran, johnsonc
99
For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway
19,067 members
186 reviews
3.9
4 Members
hookedonbookz, John_Vaughan, AlkaF, steller0707
100
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
11,767 members
798 reviews
½ 4.3
4 Members
LadyoftheLodge, ahef1963, cecile.sune, jenniferw88