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1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,779,648 ratings — published 1949
Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,822,339 ratings — published 1945
The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,567,778 ratings — published 1985
Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,998,906 ratings — published 1963
Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,158,180 ratings — published 1932
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.30 — 5,019,892 ratings — published 1813
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.52 — 120,625 ratings — published 2010
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,134,274 ratings — published 1960
Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.40 — 376,828 ratings — published 2015
Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,419,262 ratings — published 1847
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,153,463 ratings — published 1925
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by (shelved 14 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.66 — 196,911 ratings — published 2001
Great Expectations (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.80 — 896,390 ratings — published 1861
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.75 — 207,041 ratings — published 2001
Oliver Twist (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.88 — 438,393 ratings — published 1838
The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,044,925 ratings — published 2017
A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.22 — 282,940 ratings — published 1929
The Jungle (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.79 — 158,236 ratings — published 1906
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.17 — 41,758 ratings — published 1985
Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.85 — 916,782 ratings — published 2005
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,297,063 ratings — published 2008
Hard Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.55 — 76,586 ratings — published 1854
The Grapes of Wrath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,029,878 ratings — published 1939
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.18 — 665,271 ratings — published 1996
The Fire Next Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.55 — 130,652 ratings — published 1963
A Tale of Two Cities (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,035,474 ratings — published 1859
The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.70 — 210,399 ratings — published 1848
The House of Mirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.98 — 109,500 ratings — published 1905
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 274,522 ratings — published 1980
A Christmas Carol (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 964,608 ratings — published 1843
No Logo (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.90 — 33,352 ratings — published 2000
Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,175,157 ratings — published 2023
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.37 — 102,321 ratings — published 2017
21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.15 — 182,689 ratings — published 2018
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.28 — 113,664 ratings — published 2017
The Importance of Being Earnest (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.17 — 416,447 ratings — published 1895
We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.39 — 342,277 ratings — published 2012
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.23 — 25,696 ratings — published 1988
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,342,820 ratings — published 2009
Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.19 — 69,416 ratings — published 2012
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.92 — 247,390 ratings — published 1852
The Giver (Giver, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,908,556 ratings — published 1993
Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.95 — 6,182 ratings — published 2009
Stranger in a Strange Land (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.92 — 331,054 ratings — published 1961
The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,566,953 ratings — published 1915
Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.77 — 481,433 ratings — published 2017
Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.12 — 546,812 ratings — published 2022
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.01 — 37,180 ratings — published 2018
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 3.65 — 57,824 ratings — published 2019
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as social-criticism)
avg rating 4.02 — 80,021 ratings — published 2019
“Often it is from the critical outsider that we really get a sight of ourselves. And this outsider must be from somewhere beyond the western pattern, and yet not irritatingly certain that his methods are perfect... We could do with friendly eyes on us, the warm friendly eyes that can see the awkwrd joins and threadbare places in our fabric of society.”
― Other People's Worlds: Impressions of Ghana and Nigeria
― Other People's Worlds: Impressions of Ghana and Nigeria
“Mental health became a luxury.
Pain became ‘drama.’
And emotional collapse?
It became a trend — dressed up as a lifestyle.”
― Emotional Roller Coaster: Confessions of a soul reborn from the ashes
Pain became ‘drama.’
And emotional collapse?
It became a trend — dressed up as a lifestyle.”
― Emotional Roller Coaster: Confessions of a soul reborn from the ashes
