Read 10 Banned Books

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Overview

In times of censorship in the US, reading is just one of many ways of rebelling against the ignorant bigots who run the government .

These are just some of the most banned books in the US, feel free to add more and share!

Challenge Books

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

11 hours, 29 minutes • audio • 1955

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

12 hours, 18 minutes • audio • 1949

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Native Son by Richard Wright

Native Son

Richard Wright

504 pages • paperback • 1940

fiction classics race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

275 pages • paperback • 1969

fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein

321 pages • hardcover • 2008

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Erika L. Sánchez

344 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction contemporary young adult emotional medium-paced
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Eleanor and Park

Rainbow Rowell

336 pages • digital • 2012

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional sad medium-paced
Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

287 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

385 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced