Banned Books

[Odds]

Book Riot

This year’s top five banned books are:

• A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, banned in 23 school districts
• Breathless by Jennifer Niven, banned in 20 districts
• Sold by Patricia McCormick, banned in 20 districts
• Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo, banned in 19 districts
• A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas, banned in 18 districts.

 

[Odds]

Book bans affected 2,308 authors, 243 illustrators and 38 translators in the 2024-2025 school year. This year’s most banned authors–those who have seen multiple titles banned in schools nationwide–are different from those in previous reports. The top five most banned authors this year are:

• Stephen King, with 206 instances of his books being banned
• Ellen Hopkins, with 167 instances of her books being banned
• Sarah J. Maas, with 162 instances of her books being banned
• Jodi Picoult, at 62 instances of her books being banned
• Yusei Matsui, with 54 instances of his books being banned.

 

[Odds]

Florida; Texas and Tennessee are the top three states responsible for this fascist ideal - what next: bonfires?
The slide into fascism is picking up speed.

 

[Koolpc]

Woof?

 

[Odds]

indeed.

 

[noseall]

Florida; Texas and Tennessee are the top three states responsible for this fascist ideal - what next

Kristallnacht. Brownshirts with arm held aloft.

 

[bernardgreen]

Big bad book banned

Utah primary schools ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence'

The ban followed a parental complaint that the book has content unsuitable for children.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Odds]

Big bad book banned

Utah primary schools ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence'

The ban followed a parental complaint that the book has content unsuitable for children.

www.bbc.co.uk

They place more faith in the Book of Mormon, i'd say.
You should read the highlights some day; it's hilarious.

 

[Koolpc]

The devil is having his way in Utah...

 

[ReganAndCarter]

There's one obvious book that should be banned in previously civilised western societies.

 

[algas]

There's one obvious book that should be banned in previously civilised western societies.

Yes but what would one do when tou run out of arse wipe

 

[Notch7]

Schools should teach how to avoid getting brainwashed by right wing populism.

It’s too late for the likes of Algas and Filly, but angry gammon is suffering natural attrition so that’ll sort itself out

 

[Odds]

Yes but what would one do when tou run out of arse wipe

Use a 'reform' manifesto.

 

[Knave of Hearts]

Use a 'reform' manifesto.

Too slippy and too small.

 

[Odds]

Too slippy and too small.

Yeah, but I wouldn't wipe my ars with Farage.