ðə nˈɑːvəl ɹᵻsˈiːvd vˈɛɹiəs bˈʊk ɐwˈɔːɹdz ænd nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃənz fɹʌmðə nˈæʃənəl bˈʊk faʊndˈeɪʃən ænd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈaɪbɹɛɹi ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən, bˌʌt wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈæŋkt ɪn ˌeɪˌɛlˈeɪz "mˈoʊst fɹˈiːkwəntli tʃˈælɪndʒd bˈʊks" ænd "bˈænd slˈæʃ tʃˈælɪndʒd bˈʊks" fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn.
The novel received various book awards and nominations from the National Book Foundation and American Library Association, but was later ranked in ALA's "Most Frequently Challenged Books" and "Banned/Challenged Books" from 1990 to 2000 and 2000 to 2009.