Controversial Books

Why Is 'Portnoy's Complaint' Such An Enduring Novel?

Bernard Avishai | Posted 05.31.2012

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Philip Roth's Portnoy's Complaint was a prodigy's most sensational fiction, not coincidentally about a prodigiously articulate hero.

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Most Controversial Judy Blume Books

| Posted 02.12.2012

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By Margaret Bristol for Bookish: Way before Katniss fought for her life in "The Hunger Games" and Edward met Bella in "Twilight," before "Sweet Val...

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The Most Dangerous Novels Of All Time

| Posted 01.30.2012

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By Emily Temple for Flavorwire: The decades-old controversy over Salman Rushdie’s "The Satanic Verses" has been in the news again recently follow...

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Is 9/11 Coloring Book Anti-Muslim?

Posted 11.01.2011

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A 36-page "graphic novel coloring book" created by a St. Louis, Mo., publisher is attracting international attention -- and has reportedly sold out of...

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