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
28,015 members
515 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
56,486 members
357 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
54,846 members
337 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
22,737 members
714 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
45,526 members
1,039 reviews
4
11 Members
terran, cej1027, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, lorannen, kara.shamy, S.CuAnam_Policar, Alleighkat, johnsonc, jenniferw88, steller0707
40
Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell
21,445 members
233 reviews
3.9
10 Members
TalecArashi, hookedonbookz, laughingcarol, susan0316, MareF, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, S.CuAnam_Policar, martingayle, ryaSilvia
42
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
14,301 members
139 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
10,599 members
193 reviews
4
9 Members
hailelib, inge87, aulsmith, gmapcs, Dilara86, susan0316, ahef1963, kara.shamy, steller0707
44
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak
13,012 members
172 reviews
3.8
10 Members
hookedonbookz, laughingcarol, gmapcs, Tess_W, John_Vaughan, susan0316, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, martingayle, johnsonc, jenniferw88
46
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
35,374 members
636 reviews
4.1
9 Members
hookedonbookz, amanda4242, laughingcarol, nisgolsand, John_Vaughan, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, kara.shamy, jenniferw88, steller0707
47
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller
44,447 members
579 reviews
4.1
10 Members
hookedonbookz, aulsmith, laughingcarol, nisgolsand, John_Vaughan, AlkaF, lorannen, S.CuAnam_Policar, johnsonc, jenniferw88
48
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
49,272 members
779 reviews
4.1
8 Members
amanda4242, Dilara86, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, AlkaF, martingayle, tstamatoski, steller0707
49
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
29,889 members
428 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
26,784 members
320 reviews
4.1
9 Members
hookedonbookz, terran, nisgolsand, susan0316, Jane1551, AlkaF, S.CuAnam_Policar, martingayle, steller0707
51
Northern Lights
by Philip Pullman
40,191 members
793 reviews
4.1
8 Members
hailelib, manywydhan, Morganadrache, gmapcs, Dilara86, ahef1963, S.CuAnam_Policar, jenniferw88
52
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
23,733 members
386 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
13,400 members
161 reviews
3.8
8 Members
laughingcarol, susan0316, kykim, AlkaF, S.CuAnam_Policar, Alleighkat, johnsonc, steller0707
54
The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin
16,651 members
133 reviews
4.1
5 Members
aulsmith, John_Vaughan, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, dmg111, kristilabrie
55
In the Night Kitchen
by Maurice Sendak
3,182 members
124 reviews
3.9
7 Members
hailelib, Dilara86, LadyoftheLodge, cej1027, MareF, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963
56
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
26,430 members
654 reviews
4
7 Members
manywydhan, cej1027, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, S.CuAnam_Policar, johnsonc, kristilabrie
57
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
18,710 members
438 reviews
4.1
8 Members
hailelib, manywydhan, susan0316, cej1027, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, S.CuAnam_Policar, johnsonc
58
Carrie
by Stephen King
17,301 members
342 reviews
½ 3.7
7 Members
susan0316, kykim, kara.shamy, S.CuAnam_Policar, cecile.sune, Dinajc, Alleighkat
59
Sophie's Choice
by William Styron
6,581 members
91 reviews
4.1
7 Members
hookedonbookz, manywydhan, gmapcs, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, S.CuAnam_Policar, johnsonc, steller0707
60
Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson
13,916 members
198 reviews
3.8
7 Members
manywydhan, gmapcs, ahef1963, riakdb, martingayle, cecile.sune, steller0707
61
Go Ask Alice
by Beatrice Sparks
9,694 members
237 reviews
½ 3.4
6 Members
dara85, hookedonbookz, sparemethecensor, MareF, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963
62
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
26,946 members
518 reviews
4.1
7 Members
laughingcarol, Jane1551, AlkaF, martingayle, johnsonc, jenniferw88, steller0707
63
Ulysses
by James Joyce
27,519 members
377 reviews
4
6 Members
manywydhan, aulsmith, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, kara.shamy, jenniferw88
64
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
32,778 members
560 reviews
4
7 Members
hookedonbookz, gmapcs, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, BadCursive, jenniferw88, steller0707
65
Cujo
by Stephen King
11,626 members
161 reviews
½ 3.5
6 Members
susan0316, kara.shamy, S.CuAnam_Policar, martingayle, Dinajc, Alleighkat
66
The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
15,981 members
271 reviews
3.9
6 Members
Dilara86, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, lorannen, kara.shamy, jenniferw88, steller0707
67
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
30,454 members
808 reviews
4.2
7 Members
hookedonbookz, amanda4242, John_Vaughan, AlkaF, kara.shamy, jenniferw88, steller0707
68
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin
10,271 members
208 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
22,389 members
389 reviews
4
6 Members
susan0316, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, lorannen, kara.shamy, steller0707
70
Candide
by Voltaire
23,184 members
344 reviews
3.8
6 Members
manywydhan, amanda4242, sparemethecensor, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, kara.shamy
71
The Bean Trees
by Barbara Kingsolver
10,761 members
193 reviews
4
5 Members
terran, sparemethecensor, kara.shamy, martingayle, vickybagnall
72
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
by Judy Blume
8,914 members
260 reviews
3.8
6 Members
hookedonbookz, gmapcs, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, S.CuAnam_Policar, cecile.sune
73
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis
16,186 members
337 reviews
½ 3.7
5 Members
SqueakyChu, hookedonbookz, amanda4242, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, martingayle
74
Brideshead Revisited
by Evelyn Waugh
14,149 members
286 reviews
4
6 Members
hookedonbookz, aulsmith, amanda4242, AlkaF, jenniferw88, steller0707
75
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman
26,085 members
428 reviews
4
5 Members
hailelib, manywydhan, Morganadrache, Dilara86, ahef1963
76
The Clan of the Cave Bear
by Jean M. Auel
13,896 members
300 reviews
3.9
5 Members
hookedonbookz, AlkaF, S.CuAnam_Policar, Alleighkat, jendchen
77
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
46,771 members
1,685 reviews
4.1
5 Members
dara85, cej1027, Jane1551, S.CuAnam_Policar, steller0707
78
Lysistrata
by Aristophanes
3,226 members
47 reviews
3.8
5 Members
amanda4242, LadyoftheLodge, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, lorannen
79
Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison
12,602 members
138 reviews
4
5 Members
hookedonbookz, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, kara.shamy, jenniferw88, steller0707
80
Rabbit, Run
by John Updike
6,677 members
124 reviews
½ 3.6
4 Members
hookedonbookz, susan0316, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ryaSilvia
81
The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair
13,335 members
146 reviews
3.8
5 Members
laughingcarol, John_Vaughan, sparemethecensor, johnsonc, steller0707
82
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
26,637 members
448 reviews
3.9
5 Members
hookedonbookz, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, kara.shamy, jenniferw88, steller0707
84
And Tango Makes Three
by Justin Richardson
3,016 members
323 reviews
½ 4.5
4 Members
dara85, aulsmith, sparemethecensor, MareF
85
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
22,959 members
802 reviews
4
4 Members
sparemethecensor, kara.shamy, vickybagnall, johnsonc
86
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
25,739 members
282 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
amanda4242, susan0316, AlkaF, Alleighkat
87
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
11,775 members
231 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
hookedonbookz, aulsmith, cej1027, kara.shamy
88
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
28,736 members
416 reviews
4
4 Members
John_Vaughan, Jane1551, AlkaF, S.CuAnam_Policar
89
The Satanic Verses
by Salman Rushdie
13,547 members
153 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, lorannen, steller0707
90
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
25,761 members
374 reviews
3.8
4 Members
amanda4242, susan0316, AlkaF, jenniferw88
91
Christine
by Stephen King
10,324 members
108 reviews
½ 3.6
4 Members
susan0316, kara.shamy, S.CuAnam_Policar, Alleighkat
92
The Chocolate War
by Robert Cormier
5,409 members
206 reviews
½ 3.5
4 Members
amanda4242, LadyoftheLodge, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963
93
The Outsiders
by S. E. Hinton
26,014 members
740 reviews
4
4 Members
cej1027, S.CuAnam_Policar, Alleighkat, steller0707
94
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
18,448 members
232 reviews
4
3 Members
sparemethecensor, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, kara.shamy
95
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
24,943 members
349 reviews
4.1
4 Members
manywydhan, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney, ahef1963, AlkaF
96
The Invisible Man
by H. G. Wells
12,761 members
290 reviews
½ 3.5
4 Members
manywydhan, laughingcarol, susan0316, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney
97
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
27,336 members
376 reviews
4.1
3 Members
hailelib, Morganadrache, Dilara86
98
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
23,144 members
847 reviews
4.2
3 Members
dara85, terran, johnsonc
99
For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway
21,618 members
223 reviews
3.9
4 Members
hookedonbookz, John_Vaughan, AlkaF, steller0707
100
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
13,253 members
826 reviews
½ 4.3
4 Members
LadyoftheLodge, ahef1963, cecile.sune, jenniferw88