Russell Brand's second autobiography 'Booky Wook 2' is among the list of books that have been deemed inappropriate for inmates at the Guantanamo Bay prison.
Shaker Aamer, a Saudi national, said that his lawyer amuses himself by seeing the kind of reading material censors let through, the Daily Star reported.
Aamer added that as the military is solicitous of his sensitive nature, they want to protect him from swear words in the book by banning it from the prison.
The 44-year-old is one of 162 detainees still being held at Guantanamo despite Barack Obama's long-stated ambition to close the prison.
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