1.
Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Banned in many Muslim Countries, it is 'Blasphemous to the prophet Mohammed'
70 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
2.
1984 by George Orwell
70 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
3.
Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Banned because of adult sexual situation and foul language
21 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
4.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
2 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
5.
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest hemingway
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
6.
One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
7.
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
8.
Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
9.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
10.
Lord of the Flies, William Golding
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
11.
Ulysses by James Joyce
This book was burned in the United States in 1918. I admit the book was boring but, that's a bit much.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
12.
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
13.
the Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
Parents in Ohio said this book was 'anti-white'
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
14.
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
-2 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
15.
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Banned because it talked about masturbation.
-2 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
16.
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
-2 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
17.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
-7 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
18.
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
-14 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
19.
The Color Purple
-14 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
20.
Beloved by Toni Morrison
-23 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
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