Books That Were Banned in the Past Century

4. Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

Author: Ray Bradbury

Ironically enough, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is actually a critique towards the state-sponsored censorship of the 20^th century. But in the oppressive times of the early 60’s it was almost to be expected that such a forward thinking novel, with an even more enticing book cover art, would be banned in several states for use of offensive language and content. If anything, the censorship only proved the author’s point: that independent thought is not tolerated.