13
Aug
Truth be told, this post is for my sister Kathy. She teaches high school English. If that isn’t enough, she occasionally points out my grammatical errors. We both love the idea that there are people who believe in banning books or other forms of censorship. How ridiculous!
In the spirit of pointing out our mistakes in the last century, I give Kathy and most likely her students a list of “must read” books for the upcoming school year.
The top ten banned books of the 20th century
- The Grapes of Wrath [1939] John Steinbeck
- Lady Chatterley’s Lover [1928] D. H. Lawrence
- Slaughterhouse-Five [1969] Kurt Vonnegut
- To Kill a Mockingbird [1960] Harper Lee
- Fahrenheit 451 [1953] Ray Bradbury
- The Catcher in the Rye [1951] J.D. Salinger
- Tropic of Cancer [1934] Henry Miller
- Naked Lunch [1959] William S. Burroughs
- Ulysses [1922] James Joyce
- 1984 [1949] George Orwell
Librarians have had the corner of the market when dispensing advice on what books might be enjoyable or interesting based on what we have liked in the past. This soon may change. Booklamp is trying to do for books, what many web sites have done for music, offer suggestions based on your previous favorites. According to their web site, the service matches books based on writing style. Looks interesting.
