There’s something particularly offensive about banning a book; that’s not to say that there aren’t limits to what can and can’t be expressed, and all of that is defined by the good conscience of the writer at hand, but for whatever reason it seems as though books (and in this case, novels in particular) have always remained a bastion for freedom of creative expression, in all of its forms. With that idea in mind, we here at Goliath have taken a look at some of the most controversial texts we could think of and done some research into why these classic texts were banned in the first place. Of course, with 50 Shades of Grey spending a significant amount of time on the New York Times Bestseller List, some might argue we’re past the point of banning books…
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