Various Controversial & 'Banned' Classic Novels: 2 for £1 @ Poundland

poundland do not care about the police. thats just the way that they roll.

Crowman

I doubt if there is an article that details the books being banned here, … I doubt if there is an article that details the books being banned here, as they never were.This sounds like the popular belief that the film `A Clockwork Orange` was banned in the UK. It wasn`t, it was withdrawn at Kubrick`s request.All issues aside, though, this is a great price for these books. Read lessRead more

Lady Chatterley Lover and Spycatcher were banned here in the UK.

Always counterproductive as it just generates more demand.

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Now we have the opposite. Everything is allowed. Can't find the wood for the trees lol.

Crowman

I doubt if there is an article that details the books being banned here, … I doubt if there is an article that details the books being banned here, as they never were.This sounds like the popular belief that the film `A Clockwork Orange` was banned in the UK. It wasn`t, it was withdrawn at Kubrick`s request.All issues aside, though, this is a great price for these books. Read lessRead more

Yeah it is a dreadful film, very dated, of its era. The book as usual is far better than the film. I love 2001: A Space Odyssey another of Kubrick's films which is almost timeless.

Just because they're referred to as 'banned' books does not mean they were banned in the UK, or within our life times. Many books are challenged, for whatever reason, and it only takes one school or library to decide they're not going to allow it for it to be, technically, a 'banned' book. Also consider that they were mostly written decades ago, when standards/beliefs/ways of thinking were different - a book might have been banned 50 years ago for containing swear words that we see/use all the time now.

Most of the time this makes these books interesting - first of all, because they're often banned for containing unconventional ideas, or encouraging people to question authority or challenge the system, or being satirical, but secondly because it's interesting to put them in their historical context and see just what was considered controversial, and why, at different times.

Of course this year 50 Shades of Grey has been banned in a bunch of schools and libraries. No surprise there - it's because of the sexual content, but I don't think it'll ever be interesting! I do wonder, though, if kids in those schools are allowed to read A Clockwork Orange instead...

Whether banned or not - a significant improvement over their usual fare -'proper' books for grown-ups. heat added.

drew872

poundland do not care about the police. thats just the way that they roll.

That's class.

bobcsg

Can't find the original article in the Independent. … Can't find the original article in the Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/banned-books-you-could-have-been-jailed-for-reading-1876200.html?action=gallery&ino=1Read lessRead more

I doubt if there is an article that details the books being banned here, as they never were.

This sounds like the popular belief that the film `A Clockwork Orange` was banned in the UK. It wasn`t, it was withdrawn at Kubrick`s request.

All issues aside, though, this is a great price for these books.

Here's what I found on my local poundland:
Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
All Quiet On The Western Front by Eric Maria Remarque

Originally there should be 25 books in these so called "Banned Books" series, but that's all I could find on my poundland. Still a good catch as the books are really good and will be good for Christmas presents as wells.

Good prices, but where were these banned?

They appeared in Canterbury PL last weekend and sold out very quickly.

Crowman

Good prices, but where were these banned?

Can't find the original article in the Independent.

independent.co.uk/art…o=1

poundland do not care about the police. thats just the way that they roll.

hahahahaha

brave new world was one of my gcse study books in english lit so can't have been banned for long

StN

Here's what I found on my local poundland:Borstal Boy by Brendan … Here's what I found on my local poundland:Borstal Boy by Brendan BehanLolita by Vladimir NabokovBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyA Farewell To Arms by Ernest HemingwayCry, The Beloved Country by Alan PatonA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAll Quiet On The Western Front by Eric Maria RemarqueRead lessRead more

Almost the same in the Redditch store.
No "A Farewell To Arms" but copies of Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis". Was hoping to get a copy of Leonard Cohen's "Beautiful Losers".

Deanc1966

Almost the same in the Redditch store.No "A Farewell To Arms" but copies … Almost the same in the Redditch store.No "A Farewell To Arms" but copies of Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis". Was hoping to get a copy of Leonard Cohen's "Beautiful Losers".Read lessRead more

Had the pleasure of studying 'Metamorphosis' for my German A-level (Die Verwandlung) - don't think I could handle the memories if I tried to read it in English oO

might be store or area specific, as still not seen any of these in scotland

ceejay12

might be store or area specific, as still not seen any of these in … might be store or area specific, as still not seen any of these in scotlandRead lessRead more

Redditch, Canterbury and Stockport (as mentioned above) are in completely different regions of England. Maybe Scotland is excluded or your store sold out.

Had loads of copies of 'A Clockwork Orange', a few 'Farewell To Arms' and a couple of 'Lolita' in the one at the Merry Hill Centre today if that helps anyone.

Was hoping they'd have the tale of scrotie mcboogerballs.