"Dark" literature seems to be the most often challenged. Why this is, I'm not sure. Crutcher examines this notion with a blog on the Huffington Post titled "How They Do It." I think that you will find this article interesting and also appalling to realize that this type of censorship continues. There are countless stories of books (Crutcher's and others) being challenged and eventually banned. (Some of you may recall my story about Barbara Ehrenreich's non-fiction work Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America while I was student teaching.)
Amongst a great deal of readers out there (and specifically English teachers and librarians), there is a pride in reading banned books. So much so that there is a week set aside each year to celebrate these banned books, along with merchandise to support the cause.
Why do we read banned books? What purpose do they serve? Why are they banned to begin with?
Think about Crutcher's Deadline, his most oft challenged book. Why might this be so? Why, then, is it beneficial to read such a book? Remember to respond with at least three hundred words and good writing conventions.
Oh, and here's Chris Crutcher reading a passage from Deadline for 2011's Banned Books Week.
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