8 Books That Were Banned For Insane Reasons

8. Roald Dahl – The Witches

For many, their formative memories of Roald Dahl's The Witches – Roald Dahl's writing in general, really – probably took place during Primary or Elementary School. Despite penning a huge variety of material, Dahl is primarily known for his children's novels, The Witches being one of the more famous.

The Witches was published in 1983 and tells the story of a seven year old boy who goes live with his Norwegian grandmother after his parents are killed in a car accident. There, his grandmother tells him stories about horrific witches and how to recognise them in the real world.

Despite being considered a Dahl classic, The Witches was actually banned in schools and libraries in multiple territories for supposed promotion of misogyny. Some critics suggest that it teaches young males to grow up hating women. The issue was further aggregated by Dahl's preface, which states “I do not wish to speak badly about women. Most women are lovely. But the fact remains that all witches are women”.