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banned books

50 Banned Books: Tropic of Cancer

September 24, 2005

Title: Tropic of Cancer Author: Henry Miller Status: Tropic of Cancer is now considered to be an American Classic. Published in 1934 in Paris, the book was banned for 30 years as obscene in the United States and Great Britain. It is considered to be one of the most challenged and banned books in American [...]

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So, It Starts

September 24, 2005

Do you know what today is? It’s the first day of the ALA’s Banned Books Week. To celebrate BBW, I have made a promise to myself. Everyday this week, I will post something that relates to Banned or Challenged books. So, keep checking for reviews, essays, and articles all this week. I will start by [...]

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50 Banned Books: The Harry Potter Review

August 14, 2005

Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Author: J.K. Rowling Status: According to the the American Library Association, The entire Harry Potter Series has been challenged or banned across the country for their depictions of “magic, sorcery, wizardry, witchcraft, Satanism, occult, and sheer evil”. Violence has also been added to the list of reasons for [...]

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Read a Banned Book/The 50 Books Challenge

May 6, 2005

Many of you may have heard of the 50 Books Challenge. It has been passed along the internet with growing popularity for at least a couple of years. The basic idea is that you would read 50 books in a year. In most cases, people set up blogs and discuss the books and the challenge [...]

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