8 Infamous Banned Books You Should Read Once In Your Life

While all banned booksare worth reading, these eight provide unique perspectives and valuable insights into history and culture, making them must-reads. Book banning is nothing new, but it has become a more hot-button issue in the past few decades. Banned books have been deemed “infamous” and controversial by people in power and folks who disagree with their messages. As such, many book challenges adopt a "think of the children" mentality, ignoring educational value and the realities of modern-day adolescence. It's a form of control. Unfortunately, book banning often brings out the prejudices that plague society.