The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
--Walt Whitman
The American Library Association's annual Banned Books Week (September 24, 2011 through October 1, 2011) has passed, but deserves extended attention. Support freedom of expression by reading a banned book or two! To learn more, click on banned books.
A few of my favorite banned or burned books:
- Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut.
- Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
- The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck.
- Animal Farm, by George Orwell.
- For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway.
- Catch-22, by Joseph Heller.
Feel free to add your suggestions.