The Unemployed Philosophers Guild Banned Book Coffee Mug - Colorfully Lists 24 Famously Banned Books, Comes in a Fun Gift Box, 12 oz

Another reviewer has correctly pointed out that "Lady Chatterley's Lover" is misspelled on this mug as "Lady Chatterly's Lover." I've not read the book in question (perhaps the person who put the name on the mug hadn't, either), but from what I've heard it's not a book that gets read for its spelling, so I can rock with it. I'd rather it was spelled correctly, and you need to know that the misspelling is not a "one mug aberration." It seems to be on all of them. But the colors are nice against the black of the mug, and there's a lot of dramatic interest in the way they twist around the surface of it. I gave this as a gift to an artsy friend, so those last two things were important to me. Nice quality mug, heavy and large, suitable for soup, cocoa, hot milk, or hot buttered rum. I don't think it's dishwasher safe, but coffee mugs aren't hard to wash, are they?

It's a very sturdy mug. The colors and the printing being of different sizes makes it make it very attractive. The topic is a fin one too because when you read the titles of what books have been banned you will wonder why because a voracious reader you have read if not all at least most of them! this is for a raffle basket I am putting together for a benefit and it will be the centrpiece since it is so attractive.

Gave this to my niece's boyfriend who is getting his Ph.D. in history; added a note "May your books be radical enough to be banned someday." Very cool moment when he opened it. It's a great mug, well made, durable, with an excellent variety of book titles that have been banned in the past -- classics, masterpieces, works of art. Great gift.

Loved the look and exploring the list for books not read already. It's my office mug. Went to get tea. It exploded. Fortunately, I wasn't holding it.

I needed a gift for a book lover getting her doctorate in the library sciences who also happens to have an obsession with tea and coffee. This was perfect it is so nice looking in person, and she LOVED that it had the banned book titles all over it.

I'm a huge reader, and a BIG proponent of making people aware of just how ridiculous banning books is. So when I saw this cup, I immediately knew that I wanted it (I also collect tea cups for my tea collection :) ) I ordered it and was able to use it three times before it cracked down the side on the fourth time I put hot water in it. Thankfully, Amazon has a fabulous return policy. However, I really liked the cup, so I thought I would try it again. So far, this cup has been used several times with no problems, so I may have just gotten a cup from a bad batch. I love the cup and get lots of comments on it, even with the misspelling of "Chatterly". I can live with it, as sadly, most aren't even aware of it.

This is the second time I've purchased the banned book mug. I dropped the first one and cracked the handle right off. I have mourned this mug ever since. I am a writer and while I know the misspelled title has irked others, I'm more than willing to overlook it for the broader message. When I get to explain why I children's book or a book of poetry is considered so offensive it needs purged from society and how censorship is used as a tool to control us--well that's just worth the price of a typo. In my humble opinion anyway. The mug is also a good reminder that none of those writers were aiming to please the public. They weren't following market trends and they sure as hell didn't bend under pressure. And if you're going to write something, then dammit, write something honest and gritty and worthy ending up on someone's "BANNED" list. I love this mug. Enough to buy a replacement.

My parents thought that it was ridiculous for the price honestly I LOVE this mug so much maybe a little bit too much 😅 I dont give a crap about the price if it broke I'd but it again, thank you guys for a great product.

Bought this as a gift for a student. She loved it!

Some great titles on this mug! It was fun to count how many I've read :) Smaller than I expected. The words "banned books" are slightly raised and the titles are very colourful.

Excellent humourous gift for an avid reader

after a while won't clean completely

This is a perfect gift for a book lover.