It's Banned Books Week! Celebrate your right to read - or in this case, watch! The following list contains movies adapted from frequently challenged or banned books.
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower: The novel was challenged for depictions of drugs, alcohol, and sex.
- The Great Gatsby: The classic novel was challenged for language and sexual references.
- Naked Lunch: On its release in the US, Burroughs' book was banned for violating obscenity laws during the McCarthy era.
- American Psycho: Ellis' thriller has been challenged for its depictions of extreme violence.
- Lolita: This book by Vladimir Nabokov has been banned in many countries for obscenity. Also check out the memoir, Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi.
- Sophie's Choice: Styron's novel has been banned in some US high schools due to sexual content.
- The Hunger Games: This popular series has been challenged many times with varied complaints: that it is anti-ethnic, anti-family, contains violence and offensive language or satanic content.
- Lord of the Flies: William Golding's classic novel has been banned frequently for its depictions of violence and profanity.
- To Kill a Mockingbird: Those who challenge this acclaimed novel argue that its themes of racial tension and sexuality are inappropriate for younger readers.
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: The novel has been challenged many times for obscenity and its depictions of violence.
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