{"id":3522,"date":"2005-10-02T14:53:10","date_gmt":"2005-10-02T21:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/02\/bad-books-reading-list\/"},"modified":"2022-03-07T09:50:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T17:50:19","slug":"bad-books-reading-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/02\/bad-books-reading-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Books Reading List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via Terrance<\/a>: How many of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990-2000<\/a> have you read? The ones I’ve read are in bold<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

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  1. Scary Stories<\/a> (Series) by Alvin Schwartz<\/li>\n
  2. Daddy\u2019s Roommate<\/a> by Michael Willhoite<\/li>\n
  3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings<\/a> by Maya Angelou<\/li>\n
  4. The Chocolate War<\/a> by Robert Cormier<\/li>\n
  5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn<\/a> by Mark Twain<\/strong> (It’s been years, and I need to re-read it.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. Of Mice and Men<\/a> by John Steinbeck<\/strong> (Again, been too long, need to re-read.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  7. Harry Potter<\/a> (Series) by J.K. Rowling<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. Forever<\/a> by Judy Blume (I know I read some number of Judy Blume books when I was younger, but it’s been so long that I can’t remember which ones, so none of them are marked on this list.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  9. Bridge to Terabithia<\/a> by Katherine Paterson<\/strong> (Made me cry every time I read it, and probably would if I read it again.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  10. Alice<\/a> (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor<\/li>\n
  11. Heather Has Two Mommies<\/a> by Leslea Newman<\/li>\n
  12. My Brother Sam is Dead<\/a> by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier<\/li>\n
  13. The Catcher in the Rye<\/a> by J.D. Salinger<\/strong> (As with earlier books, need to re-read.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  14. The Giver<\/a> by Lois Lowry<\/li>\n
  15. It\u2019s Perfectly Normal<\/a> by Robie Harris<\/li>\n
  16. Goosebumps<\/a> (Series) by R.L. Stine<\/li>\n
  17. A Day No Pigs Would Die<\/a> by Robert Newton Peck<\/li>\n
  18. The Color Purple<\/a> by Alice Walker (I’ve been wanting to read this one for years…or even see the movie, for that matter.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  19. Sex<\/a> by Madonna (Since I don’t think downloading the scanned images that hit the ‘net soon after the books release counts as reading it….)<\/em><\/li>\n
  20. Earth\u2019s Children<\/a> (Series) by Jean M. Auel<\/strong> (I only read the first three, I think, before it turned into bad stone-age romance novel porn and I got bored.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  21. The Great Gilly Hopkins<\/a> by Katherine Paterson<\/li>\n
  22. A Wrinkle in Time<\/a> by Madeleine L\u2019Engle<\/strong> (Probably one of the many books that first got me interested in sci-fi.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  23. Go Ask Alice<\/a> by Anonymous<\/li>\n
  24. Fallen Angels<\/a> by Walter Dean Myers<\/li>\n
  25. In the Night Kitchen<\/a> by Maurice Sendak (I may have read this, but the only thing Sendak ever puts in my brain is Where the Wild Things Are<\/a>, so I’m not entirely sure.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  26. The Stupids<\/a> (Series) by Harry Allard<\/li>\n
  27. The Witches<\/a> by Roald Dahl<\/strong> (I love Roald Dahl’s writing!)<\/em><\/li>\n
  28. The New Joy of Gay Sex<\/a> by Charles Silverstein<\/li>\n
  29. Anastasia Krupnik<\/a> (Series) by Lois Lowry<\/li>\n
  30. The Goats<\/a> by Brock Cole<\/li>\n
  31. Kaffir Boy<\/a> by Mark Mathabane<\/li>\n
  32. Blubber<\/a> by Judy Blume<\/li>\n
  33. Killing Mr. Griffin<\/a> by Lois Duncan<\/li>\n
  34. Halloween ABC<\/a> by Eve Merriam<\/li>\n
  35. We All Fall Down<\/a> by Robert Cormier<\/li>\n
  36. Final Exit<\/a> by Derek Humphry<\/li>\n
  37. The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/a> by Margaret Atwood (This one’s been on my “must read” list for years. I know there’s a copy around the house somewhere….)<\/em><\/li>\n
  38. Julie of the Wolves<\/a> by Jean Craighead George<\/li>\n
  39. The Bluest Eye<\/a> by Toni Morrison<\/li>\n
  40. What\u2019s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters<\/a> by Lynda Madaras<\/li>\n
  41. To Kill a Mockingbird<\/a> by Harper Lee<\/strong> (One again: been ages, need to re-read.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  42. Beloved<\/a> by Toni Morrison<\/li>\n
  43. The Outsiders<\/a> by S.E. Hinton (I may have read this back in high school, but I’m not sure.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  44. The Pigman<\/a> by Paul Zindel (Another that I may have read, but I’m not sure enough to mark it.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  45. Bumps in the Night<\/a> by Harry Allard<\/li>\n
  46. Deenie<\/a> by Judy Blume<\/li>\n
  47. Flowers for Algernon<\/a> by Daniel Keyes<\/strong><\/li>\n
  48. Annie on my Mind<\/a> by Nancy Garden<\/li>\n
  49. The Boy Who Lost His Face<\/a> by Louis Sachar<\/li>\n
  50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat<\/a> by Alvin Schwartz<\/li>\n
  51. A Light in the Attic<\/a> by Shel Silverstein<\/strong><\/li>\n
  52. Brave New World<\/a> by Aldous Huxley<\/strong><\/li>\n
  53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy<\/a> by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)<\/strong> (Actually, I read the first, thought it was incredibly boring, badly-written porn trying to masquerade as erotica, and never bothered with the rest.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up<\/a> by Joanna Cole<\/li>\n
  55. Cujo<\/a> by Stephen King<\/strong> (I’m not so much surprised that King is on the list, as that he has so few on the list. Why Cujo, Carrie, and The Dead Zone specifically?)<\/em><\/li>\n
  56. James and the Giant Peach<\/a> by Roald Dahl<\/strong><\/li>\n
  57. The Anarchist Cookbook<\/a> by William Powell<\/strong> (Heh…old, out-of-date, potentially dangerously inaccurate in spots, and disowned by the author<\/a>…but still popular among teenage malcontents.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  58. Boys and Sex<\/a> by Wardell Pomeroy<\/li>\n
  59. Ordinary People<\/a> by Judith Guest<\/li>\n
  60. American Psycho<\/a> by Bret Easton Ellis (Saw the movie…it was entertaining, but not enough so to make me search out the original book.)<\/em><\/li>\n
  61. What\u2019s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons<\/a> by Lynda Madaras<\/li>\n
  62. Are You There, God? It\u2019s Me, Margaret<\/a> by Judy Blume<\/li>\n
  63. Crazy Lady<\/a> by Jane Conly<\/li>\n
  64. Athletic Shorts<\/a> by Chris Crutcher<\/li>\n
  65. Fade<\/a> by Robert Cormier<\/li>\n
  66. Guess What?<\/a> by Mem Fox<\/li>\n
  67. The House of Spirits<\/a> by Isabel Allende<\/li>\n
  68. The Face on the Milk Carton<\/a> by Caroline Cooney<\/li>\n
  69. Slaughterhouse-Five<\/a> by Kurt Vonnegut<\/strong><\/li>\n
  70. Lord of the Flies<\/a> by William Golding<\/strong><\/li>\n
  71. Native Son<\/a> by Richard Wright<\/li>\n
  72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women\u2019s Fantasies<\/a> by Nancy Friday<\/li>\n
  73. Curses, Hexes and Spells<\/a> by Daniel Cohen<\/li>\n
  74. Jack<\/a> by A.M. Homes<\/li>\n
  75. Bless Me, Ultima<\/a> by Rudolfo A. Anaya<\/li>\n
  76. Where Did I Come From?<\/a> by Peter Mayle<\/li>\n
  77. Carrie<\/a> by Stephen King<\/strong><\/li>\n
  78. Tiger Eyes<\/a> by Judy Blume<\/li>\n
  79. On My Honor<\/a> by Marion Dane Bauer<\/li>\n
  80. Arizona Kid<\/a> by Ron Koertge<\/li>\n
  81. Family Secrets<\/a> by Norma Klein<\/li>\n
  82. Mommy Laid An Egg<\/a> by Babette Cole<\/li>\n
  83. The Dead Zone<\/a> by Stephen King<\/li>\n
  84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer<\/a> by Mark Twain<\/strong><\/li>\n
  85. Song of Solomon<\/a> by Toni Morrison<\/li>\n
  86. Always Running<\/a> by Luis Rodriguez<\/li>\n
  87. Private Parts<\/a> by Howard Stern<\/li>\n
  88. Where\u2019s Waldo?<\/a> by Martin Hanford<\/strong> (Um…what? Why in the world is this on here? Would someone please explain this to me?)<\/em><\/li>\n
  89. Summer of My German Soldier<\/a> by Bette Greene<\/li>\n
  90. Little Black Sambo<\/a> by Helen Bannerman<\/li>\n
  91. Pillars of the Earth<\/a> by Ken Follett<\/li>\n
  92. Running Loose<\/a> by Chris Crutcher<\/li>\n
  93. Sex Education<\/a> by Jenny Davis<\/li>\n
  94. The Drowning of Stephan Jones<\/a> by Bette Greene<\/li>\n
  95. Girls and Sex<\/a> by Wardell Pomeroy<\/li>\n
  96. How to Eat Fried Worms<\/a> by Thomas Rockwell<\/strong><\/li>\n
  97. View from the Cherry Tree<\/a> by Willo Davis Roberts<\/li>\n
  98. The Headless Cupid<\/a> by Zilpha Keatley Snyder<\/li>\n
  99. The Terrorist<\/a> by Caroline Cooney<\/li>\n
  100. Jump Ship to Freedom<\/a> by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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