Banned Books Week 2024: Adult Fiction | Loutit District Library

A Clockwork Orange

by Burgess, Anthony

Book - 1988

Banned for "objectionable" language. Banned for "objectionable" language. Show less

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The Kite Runner

by Hosseini, Khaled

Book - 2013

Banned for depictions of homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoints, violence, and being sexually explicit; feared to “promote Islam.” Banned for depictions of homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoints, violence, and being sexually explicit; feared to “promote Islam.” Show less

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A Farewell to Arms

by Hemingway, Ernest

Book - 1997

Banned/Challenged for being a "sex novel"; Crude language, sexual content, violence. Banned/Challenged for being a "sex novel"; Crude language, sexual content, violence. Show less

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Bless Me, Ultima

by Anaya, Rudolfo A.

Book - 1994

Banned/Challenged for mature content, being profane and anti-Catholic. Banned/Challenged for mature content, being profane and anti-Catholic. Show less

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The Fellowship of the Ring

Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings

by Tolkien, J. R. R.

Book - 2001

Burned in Alamagordo, NM (2001) outside Christ Community Church along with other Tolkien novels as satanic. Burned in Alamagordo, NM (2001) outside Christ Community Church along with other Tolkien novels as satanic. Show less

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The Naked and the Dead

by Mailer, Norman

Book - 1948

Banned in Canada (1949) and Australia (1949). Banned in Canada (1949) and Australia (1949). Show less

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Christine

by King, Stephen

Book - 1983

Banned for "unacceptable language"; "offensive passages", violence, and explicit sex. Banned for "unacceptable language"; "offensive passages", violence, and explicit sex. Show less

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Fair and Tender Ladies

by Smith, Lee

Book - 1988

Challenged for crude words; too graphic for teens. Challenged for crude words; too graphic for teens. Show less

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Nineteen Eighty-four

A Novel

by Orwell, George

Book - 2003

Challenged as "pro-communist and contained explicit sexual matter." Challenged as "pro-communist and contained explicit sexual matter." Show less

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Neverwhere

by Gaiman, Neil

Book - 1997

Banned for strong language and sexual content making it "inappropriate" and "rated-R". Banned for strong language and sexual content making it "inappropriate" and "rated-R". Show less

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My Sister's Keeper

A Novel

by Picoult, Jodi

Book - 2004

Banned/Challenged for drugs, suicide, violence, sexism, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, offensive language, being sexually explicit and unsuited to age group. Banned/Challenged for drugs, suicide, violence, sexism, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, offensive language, being sexually explicit and unsuited to age group. Show less

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Lawn Boy

A Novel

by Evison, Jonathan

Book - 2018

Banned/Challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to be sexually explicit. Banned/Challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to be sexually explicit. Show less

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The Clan of the Cave Bear

A Novel

by Auel, Jean M.

Book - 1980

Banned for being sexually explicit. Banned for being sexually explicit. Show less

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Cracking India

A Novel

by Sidhwa, Bapsi

Book - 1991

Challenged for "pornographic material." Challenged for "pornographic material." Show less

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City of Thieves

A Novel

by Benioff, David

Book - 2008

Challenged for vulgar and sexually violent language. Challenged for vulgar and sexually violent language. Show less

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A Time to Kill

by Grisham, John

Book - 1993

Challenged/Banned for violence, rape, and racism. Challenged/Banned for violence, rape, and racism. Show less

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Fifty Shades of Grey

by James, E. L.

Book - 2011

Banned/Challenged for nudity, offensive language, religious viewpoint, being sexually explicit, and being unsuited to certain age groups. Banned/Challenged for nudity, offensive language, religious viewpoint, being sexually explicit, and being unsuited to certain age groups. Show less

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As I Lay Dying

by Faulkner, William

Book - 1930

Banned/Challenged for "offensive and obscene passages referring to abortion and using God's name in vain"; profanity, and questioning the existence of God. Banned/Challenged for "offensive and obscene passages referring to abortion and using God's name in vain"; profanity, and questioning the existence of God. Show less

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In the Time of the Butterflies

by Alvarez, Julia

Book - 1994

Banned/Challenged because of a drawing of a homemade bomb. Banned/Challenged because of a drawing of a homemade bomb. Show less

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Lolita

by Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich

Book - 1992

Banned/Challenged for addressing the themes of pedophilia and incest. Banned/Challenged for addressing the themes of pedophilia and incest. Show less

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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

by Foer, Jonathan Safran

Book - 2005

Banned/Challenged for “several passages that were ‘extremely’ vulgar detailing sexual acts.” Banned/Challenged for “several passages that were ‘extremely’ vulgar detailing sexual acts.” Show less

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Novels & Stories 1963-1973

by Vonnegut, Kurt

Book - 2011

Cat's Cradle. Banned with no stated reasoning; described as "completely sick" and "garbage." Cat's Cradle. Banned with no stated reasoning; described as "completely sick" and "garbage." Show less

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Heart of Darkness

And, The Secret Agent

by Conrad, Joseph

Book - 1997

Banned for violent content and racial slurs. Banned for violent content and racial slurs. Show less

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

A Novel

by Kesey, Ken

Book - 2007

Banned/Challenged because it "glorifies criminal activity, has a tendency to corrupt juveniles and contains descriptions of bestiality, bizarre viole...Show more Banned/Challenged because it "glorifies criminal activity, has a tendency to corrupt juveniles and contains descriptions of bestiality, bizarre violence, and torture, dismemberment, death, and human elimination."; promotes "secular humanism." Show less

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Habibi

by Thompson, Craig

Graphic Novel - 2011

Challenged for nudity, being sexually explicit, and unsuited for certain age groups. Challenged for nudity, being sexually explicit, and unsuited for certain age groups. Show less

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