• November 2, 2017

Top 10 Books That Were Banned For Ridiculous Reasons

Top 10 Books That Were Banned For Ridiculous Reasons
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There are books that have been forbidden for good reasons, but the reasons behind these book bans are just absurd. From “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”, to “Slaughterhouse-Five”, to “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” these famous banned books and the reasons why are bizarre. WatchMojo counts down ten books that were banned for ridiculous reasons.

Top 10 Books That Have Been Banned:

#10: “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (1970)
#9: “Slaughterhouse-Five” (1969)
#8: “Harriet the Spy” (1964)
#7: “The Diary of a Young Girl” (1947)
#6: “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1865)
#5: “Lord of the Flies” (1954)
#4: “Nineteen Eighty-Four” (1949)
#3, #2 & #1???

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10 thoughts on “Top 10 Books That Were Banned For Ridiculous Reasons

  1. I have read all oh these. Harriet The Spy was a favorite of mine in 3 rd grade. WHY can’t they ban “The Jungle” or “Jude The obscure” those books were well written but they grosed me out.

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