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Books banned for offensive language

512 titles have been banned or restricted for offensive language across 4 countries — one of eleven stated grounds tracked across the censorship record.

Titles
512
Countries
4
Reason
Offensive language

Most-banned for offensive language

Ranked by the number of distinct countries that banned or restricted the title citing this reason.

TitleAuthorYearCountries
The Catcher in the RyeJ.D. Salinger19512
Zero DayDavid Baldacci20111
You're NextKylie Schachte20201
You Killed Wesley PayneSean Beaudoin20111
yoloLauren Myracle20141
Yo No Soy Tu Perfecta Hija MexicanaErika L. Sánchez20171
Yes PleaseAmy Poehler20141
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your AssMeg Medina20131
Wolves of the CallaStephen King20031
Without MeritColleen Hoover20171
Wise Young FoolSean Beaudoin20131
Winter's BoneDaniel Woodrell20061
Will Grayson, Will GraysonDavid Levithan20091
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific CoastCheryl Strayed20121
Why We Broke UpDaniel Handler20111
White Zombie La Sexorcisto Devil Music Vol.1White Zombie—1
When Mr. Dog BitesBrian Conaghan20141
When I Was the GreatestJason Reynolds20141
When I Am Through with YouStephanie Kuehn20171
Whatever.: or how junior year became totally f$@kedS. J. Goslee20241
Whale TalkChris Crutcher20011
Water for ElephantsSara Gruen20061
Walk Two MoonsSharon Creech19941
W.A.S.P. First Blood Last CutsW.A.S.P—1
UnforgettableCecily von Ziegesar20071
Under the DomeStephen King20091
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black BoyEmmanuel Acho20211
Ugly LoveColleen Hoover20141
Two for the DoughJanet Evanovich19961
TwistedLaurie Halse Anderson20071
Twilight EyesDean R. Koontz19851
ttylLauren Myracle20041
Truly Tasteless Jokes IvBlanche Knott19841
TremorPatrick Carman20141
TracePatricia Cornwell20041
Tokyo GhoulSui Ishida20111
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee19601
TiltEllen Hopkins20121
Tiger EyesJudy Blume19811
This One SummerMariko Tamaki20141
Thirteen Reasons WhyJay Asher20071
ThinnerStephen King19841
There Is No DogMeg Rosoff20111
The Wind-Up Bird ChronicleHaruki Murakami19941
The Waste LandsStephen King19921
The Vampire LestatAnne Rice19861
The Umbrella Academy: DallasGerard Way20081
The Truth About Alice: A NovelJennifer Mathieu20141
The TommyknockersStephen King19851
The Things They CarriedTim O'Brien19901

Where offensive language is most cited

CountryTitles
United States507
Malaysia3
Canada2
Ireland1
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