Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds by Dawn B. Sofa

 

Publisher: Facts of File
Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 9780816082292

Like the first title in this series (Social Grounds), which I already reviewed, this one was also very interesting book. With the rather cloistered outlook that a large portion of the United States has towards sex it is sort of understandable that these books would be challenged. However, it also gives the reader/researcher a rather disturbing insight into what people can be offended by (remember this was written 11 years ago too). Once again I found most of the objections quite narrow-minded and in some cases just plain silly.

A total of 128 books are examined in this book. A short summary of the contents of each book is given, and then the censorship history is examined. Many of the objections seemed to come from parents who were offended when their children were assigned books to read, and a large portion from religious leaders, and school boards as well.

There are two more books in this series that deal with Political, and religious censorship and I am looking forward to reading those as well. They were all written in 2011, and I believe it is time to update them with new editions.