After coming across the controversy here today http://www.hbook.com/ , wherein I suggest any readers only take in the letters/articles, and don't look at too many of the comments because people are so full of rage and indignation that it practically saturates through the page and reaches out to give you a headache (I now have a headache), I was thinking about how this was still Banned Books Week.
I wondered...are there any lists of books that have never been banned?
I found lots of lists of banned books, with some spectacular recommendations:
https://www.hypable.com/banned-books-week-2017-popular/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/well/family/the-banned-books-your-child-should-read.html?mcubz=0
http://www.readbrightly.com/authors-on-banned-books-theyll-never-forget/
I found a few books that people seemed to think weren't too controversial. But I couldn't find a list (and perhaps it only because my google-powers are less than intimidating) of books that have not ever been challenged. It makes me wonder, why are humans so darn intent on keeping others from exploring, from learning to think for themselves? Because it is a means of control, I think is at least one major answer. So, it follows on, that the groups working to do the banning must be given the side-eye of alarm.
Keep thinking for yourself. Keep questioning. Keep researching. Keep on.
May your library card never fail you.
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