Comments on: What do Laura Ingalls Wilder, Bram Stoker, and Sigmund Freud all have in common?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:31:27 +0000

I am proud to say that I have read 44 of the 110 banned books that you mention. The list reads like the curriculum for Saint John’s college. The criteria for banning the books seems to be that they are well known classics that are beautifully written and contain powerful messages about the state of mankind – portraying the difficulties, conflicts, and sometimes painful realities of human life. The list has been an inspiration for me to read the remaining 60+ books that I haven’t gotten to yet.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:00:22 +0000

I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

By: Uppity

Uppity — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:53:02 +0000

Whereever they were banned, it probably wasn’t the public library system. Librarians are famous for being stalwart champions of the freedom of speech.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 31 May 2008 21:40:29 +0000

Little House on the Prairie? The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes? WTF? Banned from where? Book store or libraries?

Good grief.

By: Yo

Yo — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:54:08 +0000

what could possibly be offensive about Laura, Mary, Ma and Pa?? Gee whiz!

And…you simply MUST read Don Quixote…all 800 pages or so. It’s one of the best books ever written, and you will never look at windmills the same way again.

By: Lachlan

Lachlan — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:46:29 +0000

I’ve seen this list many times, and I believe the sources of banning come from various times and places.

By: Uppity

Uppity — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:51:25 +0000

Hey Jo, I dunno! What the source is, that is. I didn’t ask. Bet you could google it, though. I’m just lazy. Might be the Library people.

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:30:50 +0000

Whoa! Too many questions! Banned by whom? Where are Harry Potter and The Last Temptation of Christ? And others…..

What about organizations like the R.C. Church and the LDS church, who didn’t ban books, but limited their adherents to a list of books they approved. Imprimatur, anyone?

What is the source of this list? Other than another blog, which is not a reliable source.

Not even “Banned in Boston.”