I’m fond of the Harry Potter Series.
But my previous cuddle name was “Holden Caulfield” so you know I’m partial to ****A catcher in the Rye**** as well.
What’s your favorite?
"Banned prose", I see what you did there, LOL.
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I love Mark Twain's works, but some of them are unsuitable for some modern audiences. Or at the least, they need to be prefaced with some sort of disclaimer, the way Disney did with Dumbo
That was a lulu, Lemon!
I’ve got a few favorites that were originally (or still are) controversial.
Call of the wild, Jack London Anything by Mark Twain Anything by Robert Heinlein 1984 by George Orwell Brave new world by Aldous Huxley Gulliver’s travels by Jonathan Swift Lord of the flies by William Golding
There’s more but that’s enough for now.
Pete Rose was a banned pro.
@lovingspoonfull y'know, I do believe that the Admiral would be happy if he knew that at least some of his work is controversial to this day. It means that hes still making readers think about the issues in the stories. 👍
It just occurred to me… @Jubal Harshaw? Love it!
Maybe I should change mine to Woodrow Wilson Smith? 😎
I envision him as a cantankerous conscientious visionary. Like most of his protagonists.
He would gruffly pretend not to be pleased I think. 😂
Thank you - I do try to consciously model some aspects of my life from the character's ideals.
WW Smith would be good, but it occurs to me that an appropriate name for this board might be Elizabeth Andrew Jackson Slipstick Libby Long
The graphic novel Maus is one of my favorites. Banned by Tennessee board of education.
Can’t believe the obvious one hasn’t been mentioned:
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Can’t believe the obvious one hasn’t been mentioned: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Had to Google that one. Oof. I dont think that I could read that.
@Jubal Stanley Kubrick of Spartacus, Clockwork Orange and 2001 A Space Odyssey fame directed the movie version of it. The book is actually considered one of the greatest works of American Literature. The narrator is unreliable and the use of language and literary tricks is breathtaking.
Among the most important of banned prose, there are 7 particularly naughty words one must never say on television.
Finding out what these “7 Dirty Words” are is an exercise left to the reader. 😎
Or left to George Carlin
Maus and Lolita and Carlin’s 7 are all great examples.
I think Carlin’s point was more about the arbitrary nature of FCC regulation (and with most rules on the whole).
He didn’t believe any (of these) words were particularly naughty or “bad”.
But they are certainly banned.
Thanks for sharing.
@TheFunCartel @Jubal Lolita was part of my high school senior English class required reading. We had to write a paper on it. Can’t get away with that anymore for sure.
Little House on the Prarie is banned in certain schools
chuck palahniuk
@DaveLaughs palahniuk definitely has a way with words. When I read fight club I actually gagged at a couple of his descriptions.
Didn’t know it had been banned anywhere but yes, his writing is provocative and engaging.
Ooh. Howl
@lovingspoonfull I enjoy listening to his interviews. He has an awkward way of speaking that draws me in
Also from what I remember, Fight Club is banned in prisons
And it was interesting to hear him give his own take on what that book was actually about: men coming together to connect with one another
@MonkeyNeedsAHug I remember reading The Catcher in The Rye in high school (along with, BNW, 1984, Animal Farm) I think the teacher had mentioned something about the author marrying a young girl and keeping a low profile
I had written a “pastiche” for class in the voice of Holden Caulfield—everything was phony
Ah there is one piece of work I found interesting at the time (and still do) that’s not quite banned everywhere but I can’t mention it here without borderline-breaking any rules (and no, it isn’t Mein Kampf.)