Read any good banned books lately?

This week seems like a great time to celebrate freedom in light of the 5th anniversary observed on Monday. Google has just posted an excellent list of banned books. It’s so good that I’m making it the Website of the Week (yeah, I’m trying to resurrect the tradition).

You may be wondering how many of these banned books I’ve read. OK, you’re probably not wondering that, but humor me anyway. Truth be told, I’ve read fourteen of the 42 books listed (one-third of the list). Many of them I read during rain storms in Malawi while I was a Peace Corps Volunteer while others were assigned in high school or college English classes. The list even includes five of my favorite books of all-time:

So if you look at that list and your total is zero out of 42, make some time to read a few of them. You won’t be sorry… especially if you read Catch-22. Yossarian is waiting…

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September 13, 2006 | Filed Under Africa, Website of the Week 

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One Response to “Read any good banned books lately?”

  1. Craig Heinke on January 4th, 2007 5:24 pm

    Ooh, I’ve read 16 of the 42 listed. But not Catch-22, which I’ve been meaning to read for quite a while. The Color Purple and To Kill a Mockingbird are some of Rachel’s and my favorites.