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Watchmojo's Top 20 Books That Were Banned

'These literary classics were not always regarded as such. For this list, we're looking at books that have been banned for sale and distribution at some point for a wide variety of reasons."
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
1
J.D. Salinger
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
2
Aldous Huxley
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
3
Vladimir Nabokov
Mein Kampf (Adolf Hitler)
Mein Kampf
4
Adolf Hitler
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
5
Salman Rushdie
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
6
Bret Easton Ellis
And Tango Makes Three (Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson)
And Tango Makes Three
7
Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
8
George Orwell
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
9
Mark Twain
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
10
Anthony Burgess
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
11
James Joyce
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
12
Alice Walker
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
13
Oscar Wilde
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
14
Harper Lee
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
15
William Golding
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D. H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
16
D. H. Lawrence
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
17
John Steinbeck
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
18
Ernest Hemingway
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
19
Anne Frank
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
20
Ray Bradbury
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
21
E.L. James
The Anarchist Cookbook (William Powell)
The Anarchist Cookbook
22
William Powell
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
23
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Captain Underpants Series (Dav Pilkey)
Captain Underpants Series
24
Dav Pilkey
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
25
J. K. Rowling
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
26
Dan Brown
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
27
Erich Maria Remarque
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
28
George Orwell
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
29
Judy Blume
In the Night Kitchen (Maurice Sendak)
In the Night Kitchen
30
Maurice Sendak
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
31
Lois Lowry
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
32
Sherman Alexie
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
33
Katherine Paterson
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
34
Henry Miller
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
35
Mark Haddon
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
36
Philip Pullman
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
37
Trevor Noah
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
38
Madeleine L'engle
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
39
Margaret Atwood
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
40
Toni Morrison
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