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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Top Ten Tuesday: Social Issues


Today over at The Broke and the Bookish we are listing books that highlight tough issues. Wow, there's a TON that fit this category! Here the first ten that popped into my mind:

1. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (rape)
2. This Is What I Did: by Ann Dee Ellis (witnessing a crime)
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini (conditions in Afghanistan)
4. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (racial issues)
5. No Going Back by Jonathan Langford (on being gay)
6. The Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr (depression, among other things)
7. any Jodi Picoult book... you choose!
8. North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley (self esteem, abuse)
9. Room by Emma Donoghue (rape, abuse, depression)
10. 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher (teen suicide) I really need to read this one!

It that list could go on and on and on and I'm sure I've forgotten some really very obvious ones. Feel free to point them out!


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13 comments:

  1. BookGalJuly 26, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    I almost put Room on my list - great book.

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  2. LisaJuly 26, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Great list. I've read a couple books on your list but I can't bring myself to read A Thousand Splendid Suns. I had such a hard time (emotionally) reading The Kite Runner I'm scared to read his second novel.

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  3. Jenni ElyseJuly 26, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Great list. I've read Speak and most of the others on my TBR list.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 26, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    You listed some great books! I think The Help is an especially good choice, and one that I would not have thought of!

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  5. MarceJuly 26, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    Any Jodi P, lol, true :-)

    My Top Ten

    http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2011/07/top-ten-books-that-tackle-tough-issues.html

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  6. JennyJuly 26, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    I didn't even attempt this list today. I had to laugh at your Picoult mention, though. The only one I read (Second Glance) didn't seem to have some issue to learn.

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  7. SidneJuly 26, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    stopping by to read your top ten book list. speak and Room has made a few bloggers list.
    http://sidnebkclubreviewz.blogspot.com

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  8. KristinCanReadJuly 26, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    I want to read Room but a friends that have read it said it is really sad. MyTeaser Tuesday!

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  9. MeganJuly 26, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    Can you believe I forgot Jodi Picoult entirely when I made my list? Where was my head?? LOL!

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  10. Lark AndreaJuly 26, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    Great list! We included Speak, The Help, and Story of a Girl on our list.

    Reading Lark's Top 10

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  11. AnonymousJuly 26, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    We have a couple similar books on our list! :) I thought about A Thousand Splendid Suns but didn't end up including it.. lol.. "any Jodi Picoult book" is pretty accurate! haha

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  12. KailanaJuly 27, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    I actually just started The Help yesterday. I was waiting for the hype to die down a bit, but now they are making a movie and I want to see it!

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  13. gautami tripathyJuly 29, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    You listed some very tough reads. A few of those are on my tbr list...

    Here is my Top Ten post!

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