Most challenged books

[IcarusAngel]

This is always interesting:

1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
2. Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
8. Forever by Judy Blume
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek...tfrequently.htm (http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htm)

With the exception of Slaughter House 5, Anarchist Cookbook, etc., most of them are just books that PC, crybaby conservatives get upset about and liberals seek to defend. I always wonder why Scary Stories seems to top the list because I was reading those book when I was in grade school, and they were sold in the public school. I imagine it has a lot to do with the "South" here in the US.

[Dr Mindbender]

I'm surprised that the Q'uaran, the Bible and the communist manifesto didnt make it into the top slots.

[luxemburg89]

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou


Brilliant book.


Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling

Quite frankly an insult to the former that it has to appear on the same list :D

[blackstone]

Originally posted by Ulster [email protected] 29, 2007 11:36 pm
I'm surprised that the Q'uaran, the Bible and the communist manifesto didnt make it into the top slots.
Why would they be?

[Dr Mindbender]

Originally posted by blackstone+October 03, 2007 07:34 pm--> (blackstone @ October 03, 2007 07:34 pm)
Ulster [email protected] 29, 2007 11:36 pm
I'm surprised that the Q'uaran, the Bible and the communist manifesto didnt make it into the top slots.
Why would they be? [/b]
do i even need to answer that? :blink:

[blackstone]

Originally posted by Ulster Socialist+October 03, 2007 07:54 pm--> (Ulster Socialist @ October 03, 2007 07:54 pm)
Originally posted by [email protected] 03, 2007 07:34 pm

Ulster [email protected] 29, 2007 11:36 pm
I'm surprised that the Q'uaran, the Bible and the communist manifesto didnt make it into the top slots.
Why would they be?
do i even need to answer that? :blink: [/b]
I'd like to see you try.

[Dr Mindbender]

Originally posted by blackstone+October 03, 2007 08:09 pm--> (blackstone @ October 03, 2007 08:09 pm)
Originally posted by Ulster [email protected] 03, 2007 07:54 pm

Originally posted by [email protected] 03, 2007 07:34 pm

Ulster [email protected] 29, 2007 11:36 pm
I'm surprised that the Q'uaran, the Bible and the communist manifesto didnt make it into the top slots.
Why would they be?
do i even need to answer that? :blink:
I'd like to see you try. [/b]
the fact that the christians and muslims have been hacking each other to pieces for the last 1 1/2 thousand years isnt grounds enough for you?

[blackstone]

Originally posted by Ulster Socialist+October 03, 2007 08:11 pm--> (Ulster Socialist @ October 03, 2007 08:11 pm)
Originally posted by [email protected] 03, 2007 08:09 pm

Originally posted by Ulster [email protected] 03, 2007 07:54 pm

Originally posted by [email protected] 03, 2007 07:34 pm

Ulster [email protected] 29, 2007 11:36 pm
I'm surprised that the Q'uaran, the Bible and the communist manifesto didnt make it into the top slots.
Why would they be?
do i even need to answer that? :blink:
I'd like to see you try.
the fact that the christians and muslims have been hacking each other to pieces for the last 1 1/2 thousand years isnt grounds enough for you? [/b]
Whether they hacked each other up or others really doesn't matter. Your comment is like saying you your surprised the Quran didn't make it in the most challenged books in Iran.

Factors are what is the majority of this country, and who created the list, and what purposes do it serve? Once you know these answers, then you wouldn't be surprised that the Bible and Quran aren't on the list.

[luxemburg89]

Factors are what is the majority of this country, and who created the list, and what purposes do it serve?

Does that not make this list specific? The list is 'The most challenged books of all time' surely? In which case Ulster Socialist is right. If this list is specific to one ideology, e.g. 'The most challenged books of all time from a Feminist/Marxist/Post-Colonialist point of view' or whether this book was culturally specific - then you really should have made that clear.

[RedCommieBear]

Wow, there are some very strange entries on that list...


#88. Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford

How could anyone be upset by that?

Wait.. Nevermind


Originally posted by Wikipedia
According to the American Library Association Where's Waldo has ranked 88 out of a 100 of the most banned and objected to books in the USA. The most common reason this book has been banned because in one picture, there are tiny cartoon breasts being wantonly flashed

Edit: Found out why it was banned

[My Heart is a Molotov]

http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper304/stills/h14n3835.jpg

[Raúl Duke]

#88. Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford

That's what happens when a few people look for other things than just Waldo...

The "flash" doesn't seem to be a big deal...I have a German textbook (from Germany) which also have cartoons flashing towards the reader.

[blackstone]

Originally posted by [email protected] 03, 2007 10:18 pm

Factors are what is the majority of this country, and who created the list, and what purposes do it serve?

Does that not make this list specific? The list is 'The most challenged books of all time' surely? In which case Ulster Socialist is right. If this list is specific to one ideology, e.g. 'The most challenged books of all time from a Feminist/Marxist/Post-Colonialist point of view' or whether this book was culturally specific - then you really should have made that clear.
Why should i have made it clear? I didn't post this topic. In fact, the person who posted this topic alluded to the fact.

If the Chinese Communist Party put a list of Most Challenged Books or Banned books, would you say, "Hmm, I wonder why Maos little red book or the communist manifesto isn't on there?"

No because you know the background and history of said organization. So what's stopping you from being critical and learning who made this list, of most challenged books?If you did that and knew what the organization represents, you wouldn't be surprised. Just as you wouldn't be surprised if the little red book wasn't on the Chinese Communist Party's Banned Books list.

[luxemburg89]

Originally posted by blackstone+October 04, 2007 01:43 pm--> (blackstone @ October 04, 2007 01:43 pm)
[email protected] 03, 2007 10:18 pm

Factors are what is the majority of this country, and who created the list, and what purposes do it serve?

Does that not make this list specific? The list is 'The most challenged books of all time' surely? In which case Ulster Socialist is right. If this list is specific to one ideology, e.g. 'The most challenged books of all time from a Feminist/Marxist/Post-Colonialist point of view' or whether this book was culturally specific - then you really should have made that clear.
Why should i have made it clear? I didn't post this topic. In fact, the person who posted this topic alluded to the fact.

If the Chinese Communist Party put a list of Most Challenged Books or Banned books, would you say, "Hmm, I wonder why Maos little red book or the communist manifesto isn't on there?"

No because you know the background and history of said organization. So what's stopping you from being critical and learning who made this list, of most challenged books?If you did that and knew what the organization represents, you wouldn't be surprised. Just as you wouldn't be surprised if the little red book wasn't on the Chinese Communist Party's Banned Books list. [/b]
Shit sorry mate! I thought you'd started the thread. My most humble apologies *bows* :P .

[blackstone]

Originally posted by luxemburg89+October 04, 2007 07:28 pm--> (luxemburg89 @ October 04, 2007 07:28 pm)
Originally posted by [email protected] 04, 2007 01:43 pm

[email protected] 03, 2007 10:18 pm

Factors are what is the majority of this country, and who created the list, and what purposes do it serve?

Does that not make this list specific? The list is 'The most challenged books of all time' surely? In which case Ulster Socialist is right. If this list is specific to one ideology, e.g. 'The most challenged books of all time from a Feminist/Marxist/Post-Colonialist point of view' or whether this book was culturally specific - then you really should have made that clear.
Why should i have made it clear? I didn't post this topic. In fact, the person who posted this topic alluded to the fact.

If the Chinese Communist Party put a list of Most Challenged Books or Banned books, would you say, "Hmm, I wonder why Maos little red book or the communist manifesto isn't on there?"

No because you know the background and history of said organization. So what's stopping you from being critical and learning who made this list, of most challenged books?If you did that and knew what the organization represents, you wouldn't be surprised. Just as you wouldn't be surprised if the little red book wasn't on the Chinese Communist Party's Banned Books list.
Shit sorry mate! I thought you'd started the thread. My most humble apologies *bows* :P . [/b]
It's all good homie. :D

[Comrade Nadezhda]

Originally posted by Ulster [email protected] 29, 2007 06:36 pm
I'm surprised that the Q'uaran, the Bible and the communist manifesto didnt make it into the top slots.
I should mention that all the local bookstores I've been to (and national) NONE of them carry anything by Lenin, the one in eastside milwaukee doesnt have a single book by Marx, there are more books bashing marxism, leninism and the such and i am always really pissed to see that there is a whole fucking bookshelf for harry potter and no marx, lenin, trotsky, the list goes on. if there's one book on the soviet union it will be of a ringwing perspective with irrelevant complaints. there are more books written by nazis than there are books regarding marxism and the such. i was so pissed last time i went to barnes and noble and they had a whole shelf of hillary clinton biographies and a whole section on books promoting capitalism and the whole stupid pointless capitalist vs. capitalist debate bullshit. its the same fucking thing people! pisses me off. not to mention how angry i got when i saw they make room for books that are anti-jew and promote neo-nazism. honestly i dont understand whats with all the fascist books lately and why its more important to sell those than the communist manifesto and the such.

[Le People]

I did a project on book banning in middle school, and this list looks familiar. I know it only applies for the last ten years or so in the United States according to a national organization of librains or something.

[Edgar]

Originally posted by [email protected] 29, 2007 09:02 pm
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Can someone explain to me what people would object to about that one?