Normally I don't fall into these "blog meme" things, but I found this one too interesting to pass up. The American Library Association released its list of the most "challenged" books for 1990-2000. The question seems to be "which ones have you read?" My list is as follows:
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
32. Blubber by Judy Blume
47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
55. Cujo by Stephen King
56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
87. Private Parts by Howard Stern
88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
The Anarchist Cookbook is so Challenged, even the author challenges it!
WHERE'S WALDO???!!!WTF?
Harry Potter?
MARK FREAKIN' TWAIN??!!
I seem to recall Mark Twain being required reading in school
Maybe I'm stupid but I don't quite understand the functionality behind this study
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
8. Forever by Judy Blume
11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
19. Sex by Madonna
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
32. Blubber by Judy Blume
39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
42. Beloved by Toni Morrison
43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
77. Carrie by Stephen King
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Twain is always being complained about due to the use of "nigger" in his writings.
Oh my god--is this some sort of conspiracy against Judy Blume and Stephen King? I've read books 3, 8, 18, 22, 23, 33, 33, 43, 46, 55, 62, 77, 78, and 96!
Challenged books? What is a "challenged" book? Is this some sort of "I don't like this book, so nobody should read it"-type of thing? And what happens once somebody challenges a book - is it locked away?