I must profess that the Top 10 Most Controversial Books of all time list that I found on 712educators.com actually cited "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" as the most controversial book on American library shelves, but I thought this image of Huckleberry Hound, the '60s cartoon that one can watch on Boomerang, would be more hip.
The idea, of course, stems from the proposed Koran book-burning crusade that the radical Rev. Terry Jones considered carrying out until virtually the last minute. He supposedly got a sign from God, or his doctor gave him a perscription to Prozac.
Alas, arch conservative Virginia governor Bob McDonnell (R), who is perhaps just 'slightly to the left' of Rev. Jones, will probably go through with the execution of a mentally ill woman from Pittsylvania County (near Danville) on Sept. 23. Perhaps, he will get a sign from God too.
"Huck Finn: was, of course, written by the great American writer Mark Twain. On Sept. 24, The Mark Twain House, which is in Hartford, Conn., (this surprises from Europeans since much of Twain's novels take place around his native Missouri), will be hosting a lecture from ghost-investigating legend Lorraine Warren. Yes, I know the "Ghostbusters" theme is probably going through your mind right now too!
It should be mentioned that the frequent use of the 'n' word is the prime reason for concerns about Twain's novel even though it illustrated the evils of slavery.
Here is the complete Top Ten List of controversial books:
1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
2. The Cathcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
3. To Kill a Mockinghbird by Harper Lee
4. Bridge to Terabithia by Katerine Paterson (this was a surprise!)
5. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
8. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
9. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
10. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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