Banned

70s Banned Books

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

    Banned for abortion, alcoholism, domestic violence, incest, and homosexuality.
  • Catch-22

    Catch-22

    Language was viewed as indecent
  • The Scarlet Letter

    Banned for being pornographic and obscene
  • Last Exit to Brooklyn

    Last Exit to Brooklyn

    Banned for violence, rape, drug use, and homosexuality
  • Naked Lunch

    Naked Lunch

    Banned for drug use, sex, and language
  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

    Banned for being polemical
  • Catcher in the Rye

    Catcher in the Rye

    Banned pretty much since its release for obscenity and vulgarity