Banned Book Week is September 30th to October 6th, and since I am participating in Donna's event to help bring awareness to this ridiculousness that some dork began, oh, I don't know ages ago I'll post one challenged book everyday in no particular order until the event ends.
The Hunger Games (trilogy) by Suzanne Collins
Reasons: Challenged for 'anti-ethnic; anti-family; insensitivity; offensive language; occult/satanic; violence.'
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the other districts in line by forcing them to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight-to-the-death on live TV.
One boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and sixteen are selected by lottery to play. The winner brings riches and favor tohis or her district. But that is nothing compared to what the Capitol wins: one more year of fearful compliance with its rule. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her impoverished district in the Games.
But Katniss has been close to dead before - and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
A book where the story revolves around children finding it acceptable to murder other children for fame and fortune. Um something is wrong in general with the morality of the whole precept of the book. Although the writing is incredible and well laid out, I got sick to my stomach when I watched the movie and read the parts where they kids murder each other.
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