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26 Books That Parents Read Back in School That They Feel Their Own Children Should Never Read

"If you're anything like us, dear Pandas, then you're simply obsessed with reading. We devour books one after the other, speed-read chapters during our coffee breaks, and may or may not literally be reading 8 books at the same time. Physical, digital, imaginary—we don't care about the format. Even though we personally enjoy experimenting with various weird works of writing, things are a bit different when you're a parent. Case in point, some grownups spilled the tea in a r/AskReddit thread about what books they read back in school that they'd never, ever want their own children to read. Bored Panda reached out to redditor u/masterbuildera, the author of the viral thread, and they were kind enough to share their thoughts with us." - boredpanda.com
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Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (L. Ron Hubbard)
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
1
L. Ron Hubbard
Shakespeare's Works (Should Be Watched Not Read) (William Shakespeare)
Shakespeare's Works (Should Be Watched Not Read)
2
William Shakespeare
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
3
V.C. Andrews
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
4
J.D. Salinger
Survivor Type (Stephen King)
Survivor Type
5
Stephen King
Jay's Journal (Anonymous)
Jay's Journal
6
Anonymous
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called "It"
7
Dave Pelzer
Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac
8
Edmond Rostand
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
9
Toni Morrison
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
10
George Orwell
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
11
Wilson Rawls
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
12
William Golding
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
13
Margaret Mitchell
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
14
Khaled Hosseini
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
15
Shel Silverstein
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
16
John Steinbeck
Arthur the King (Allan Massie)
Arthur the King
17
Allan Massie
A Day No Pigs Would Die (Robert Newton Peck)
A Day No Pigs Would Die
18
Robert Newton Peck
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
19
Stephen Crane
The Scarlett Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorn)
The Scarlett Letter
20
Nathaniel Hawthorn
A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
A Million Little Pieces
21
James Frey
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
22
Victor Hugo
Night John (Gary Paulson)
Night John
23
Gary Paulson
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
24
Joseph Conrad
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
25
Tim O'Brien
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
26
Bret Easton Ellis
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