Question of the Week
Celebrating Banned Books
In honor of Banned Books Week (this week), DailyLit has just created a special "Banned Books" category which includes books DailyLit carries that have been banned through the ages. For this week's question, I was wondering what your favorite banned book is or if there's a particular banned book you've been meaning to read. You can find DailyLit's banned books here. You can also find other lists of banned books here and here
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I also wanted to thank DailyLit readers minocris and G Muge Ucar for suggesting that we create a special "Banned Books" category.
by susandanziger (admin) -
I would pick one of Henry Miller's. This choice is driven only because I read a story from one of his books to my 3 small children -- the story was, I believe, Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. In this story Goldilocks get cut into pieces and fried in a pan, then later appears restored.
Bob Berman (berman@uclalumni.net)Sep 27, 2010 11:47 pm
by curiousbob -
Since so MANY books are challenged and banned, I used to the ALA Banned Books Week website that lists the top 100 banned books of the decade to choose my favorite from that list. http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedbydecade/2000_2009/index.cfm I think the thing that strikes me the most is that I've read most of those books and so many of them are favorites - but then I guess that makes sense since the more popular a book is the more likely it is to be noticed and banned. So anyway, of all those books listed, I'd have to say that the Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison is my favorite banned book. I read it nearly 20 years ago and the story continues to stay with me. It was my first introduction to Morrison and I've since read everything she has written.
Sep 28, 2010 10:36 am
by paroof -
Thanks for the new category! I see many familiar titles there, because I make it a point to celebrate Banned Books Week by reading at least one of them every year. I also have a button badge that says "I read banned books." I think many banned books are/were challenged because they make people think, or take them outside of their comfort zone.
Oct 3, 2010 9:47 am
by Xena13 -
@paroof: thanks for the recommendation to the ALA Banned Books Week website; unfortunately the address you referred to didn't work, but this should get you there: http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged.
by susandanziger (admin) -
@Xena13: glad you like the new category. Love the idea of a banned book badge.
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