Banning books is one of those things I usually ignore to the best of my ability in order for it to not raise my blood pressure. This conservative undertaking is like watching Fox news or hearing finger nails on a chalkboard. Since today is the kick off the week long celebration of those books that have been banned I thought I’d do a post on some of my favorites that have been frequently banned within the last few years. All books are pulled from ALA Frequently banned list and if I’ve reviewed it a link to the review.
2010- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins- Why this book is banned is beyond me. This book is about striving to take care of ones family even if that means death. About questioning a corrupt government and about what it means to be a friend. How any of these are things that you wouldn’t want your children to exhibit is beside me.
2009- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee- This book was one that was required reading within my school, but it is another one that has a great message behind it. How judgments, not only about race, can create travesties that would not happen otherwise.
2008- Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky- I haven’t read any of the books on the list for this year, but this one is a book I must read after Ginger at G-reads review and constant love of this book.
2007- The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman- This one has a label of being atheist fiction, since the author is atheist and the structure of the schooling is much like the Catholic church. First of all how can something be pulled on religious rights? I’m pretty sure we have religious freedom in this country. But other than that how can a book that portrays undying friendship and the sacrifices one must make in order to protect those friends be seen as anything other than good?
What books have been banned that you don’t think should have been? Which book is your favorite from the banned book list?
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I've read all of these novels and the fact that "To Kill a Mockingbird" was banned absolutely disgusts me - how can a book about not succumbing to racism and prejudice possibly be bad enough to ban? And I agree 100% with your Hunger Games comment - those books are great have nothing 'ban-worthy' in them!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite banned/challenged book is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, I can understand why it may need parental advisory because of the themes of molestation. But other books like Hunger Games and Twilight...eh not at all. I loved Hunger Games and let all my teenagers read it and they loved it. They also loved Twilight. So I can see some and others I think are just a waste of effort in trying to get banned.
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love hunger games! funny how to kill a mockingbird is on this list and "required" reading in most parts of the country.
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