What is a book that was banned for a good reason?

Question

not Hogg or Flowers in the attic

Answer 1

There are no good reasons to ban books. If you committ a murder just because you read a book about it then there is something wrong with you not the book.

Does reading a cookbook make you a great chef? There is plenty of violence and murder in many 'acceptable' books. You can be repulsed by a book and share that revulsion with others but thats still not a reason to ban it.

In any case it doesn't work. Most times once you ban a book interest goes up. Its better to just expose the objectionable subject matter and discuss it openly.

Answer 2

I don't approve of censorship, because it is often done for reasons that are downright ludicrous. Neither 'To Kill A Mockingbird' nor 'The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn' is racist, but that is usually the reason given for banning them.

There are books I do not approve of, which promote views and ideas that I find distasteful or even repulsive. But once you begin censoring any ideas, it becomes too easy to censor all.

Answer 3

I'm not sure I agree that book banning is ever right, but I can understand the reasoning which resulted in the banning of books on bomb making and child pornography.

Answer 4

Hitman by Rex Farell
Because it describes step by step how to commit a contract killing. It was banned after a few people followed the advice. Just a bad idea for a book. (i've read it, it's pretty sick)

Answer 5

THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM by The Marque de Sade

This book was banned and for very good misanthropic reasons.

Answer 6

both the above books may of been banned at some point but both are available from amazon now

the only one i can think of is the anarchist's cookbook

but lady Chatterley's lover was also banned then the ban was lifted

Answer 7

A lot of schools have banned Huckleberry Finn because of it's racist connotations and the use of the N word.