Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,051 ratings
2.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,624 ratings
3.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,485 ratings
4.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,514 ratings
5.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,973 ratings
6.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,222 ratings
7.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,532 ratings
8.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 4,009,543 ratings
9.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,160 ratings
10.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,717 ratings
11.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,224 ratings
12.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,677,730 ratings
13.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,595 ratings
14.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,650 ratings
15.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,349,366 ratings
16.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,514 ratings
17.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 3,691,157 ratings
18.
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,392 ratings
19.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 3,563,478 ratings
20.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,930 ratings
21.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,917 ratings
22.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,884 ratings
23.
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 579,984 ratings
24.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,599 ratings
25.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,244 ratings
26.
The Origin of Species
The Origin of Species 4.01 avg rating — 120,188 ratings
27.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,024 ratings
28.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,620 ratings
29.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,216 ratings
30.
Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,333,033 ratings
31.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 3.94 avg rating — 252,114 ratings
32.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,654 ratings
33.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,693 ratings
34.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,924 ratings
35.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,372 ratings
36.
The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree 4.38 avg rating — 1,209,774 ratings
37.
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) 4.29 avg rating — 166,699 ratings
38.
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach 4.03 avg rating — 505,742 ratings
39.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,337 ratings
40.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 4.10 avg rating — 42,714 ratings
41.
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,011,916 ratings
42.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,307 ratings
43.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,956 ratings
44.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,227 ratings
45.
A Light in the Attic
A Light in the Attic 4.36 avg rating — 470,721 ratings
46.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,055 ratings
47.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,998 ratings
48.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 293,946 ratings
49.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,762 ratings
50.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales 3.52 avg rating — 234,625 ratings
51.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,157 ratings
52.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends 4.35 avg rating — 1,482,999 ratings
53.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,277 ratings
54.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,266 ratings
55.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,716,047 ratings
56.
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,593,755 ratings
57.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,712 ratings
58.
The Holy Bible: King James Version
The Holy Bible: King James Version
by: Anonymous
4.44 avg rating — 308,857 ratings
59.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,059 ratings
60.
Candide
Candide
by: Voltaire
3.76 avg rating — 294,528 ratings
61.
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice 3.78 avg rating — 199,206 ratings
62.
Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice 3.74 avg rating — 288,665 ratings
63.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,439 ratings
64.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 911,977 ratings
65.
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman 3.58 avg rating — 252,762 ratings
66.
The Lottery and Other Stories
The Lottery and Other Stories 4.02 avg rating — 82,493 ratings
67.
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays 4.06 avg rating — 17,587 ratings
68.
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 232,270 ratings
69.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,344 ratings
70.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,431 ratings
71.
And Tango Makes Three
And Tango Makes Three 4.35 avg rating — 13,837 ratings
72.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 4.06 avg rating — 281,440 ratings
73.
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover 3.50 avg rating — 134,619 ratings
74.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating — 452,167 ratings
75.
The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses 3.71 avg rating — 70,303 ratings
76.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,188 ratings
77.
Lysistrata
Lysistrata 3.87 avg rating — 52,371 ratings
78.
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago 4.01 avg rating — 101,113 ratings
79.
Forever...
Forever... 3.62 avg rating — 66,279 ratings
80.
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
by: Dr. Seuss
4.31 avg rating — 830,156 ratings
81.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,051,066 ratings
82.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 4.03 avg rating — 395,720 ratings
83.
Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution 4.32 avg rating — 6,865 ratings
84.
Howl and Other Poems
Howl and Other Poems 4.13 avg rating — 117,398 ratings
85.
How to Eat Fried Worms
How to Eat Fried Worms 3.75 avg rating — 48,388 ratings
86.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,473 ratings
87.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,525 ratings
88.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating — 152,236 ratings
89.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,345 ratings
90.
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary 3.71 avg rating — 363,664 ratings
91.
In the Night Kitchen
In the Night Kitchen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18,743 ratings
92.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,483 ratings
93.
Christine
Christine 3.86 avg rating — 258,471 ratings
94.
The Age of Reason
The Age of Reason 4.12 avg rating — 9,299 ratings
95.
The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7; Diogenes, #3)
The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7; Diogenes, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 39,114 ratings
96.
Black Fox: An Indigenous Horror Novel
Black Fox: An Indigenous Horror Novel 4.02 avg rating — 559 ratings
97.
Mean Spirited
Mean Spirited 4.28 avg rating — 5,615 ratings
98.
The Standoff (Jack Widow, #12)
The Standoff (Jack Widow, #12) 4.41 avg rating — 2,307 ratings
99.
Blubber
Blubber 3.79 avg rating — 37,074 ratings
100.
Heather Has Two Mommies
Heather Has Two Mommies 3.95 avg rating — 1,988 ratings
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