Counted 64 banned authors on my shelf last night

I was rearranging my books after moving to a new apartment in Portland and decided to tally up how many were written by people who had their work banned somewhere. Ended up at 64, which shocked me since I never set out to collect those. Mostly stuff like Vonnegut and Morrison, but I had no idea how many countries still ban certain books today. Anyone else ever count their shelf and get surprised by the number?

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jesse7732d ago

Wait, does my signed copy of Infinite Jest get me banned from finishing it?

brookerobinson2d ago

Heard someone say once that DFW specifically made the book hard to finish on purpose, so maybe a signed copy is just extra motivation. Definitely not a ban though, just a challenge.