50 Banned Books From Recent History

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that books are have the power to uplift, motivate and inspire you, but for some, that power is seen as dangerous. What one person reads as vivid, poignant and moving, another sees as violent, perverse or politically dubious. Thus, book banning has existed from the beginning of time and a quick flick through any well-stocked bookshelf will reveal titles that, at one point or another, have been subject to censorship.