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Thought Provoking Books & Books That Have Important Voices! Pt. 14

131. There There by Tommy Orange (Contemporary Literary Fiction/Urban Native Identity/Generational Trauma/Historical Trauma/Storytelling/Interconnectedness/Addiction/Mental Health Struggles/Identity & Authenticity)

132. Night by Elie Wiesel (Halocaust Literature/Loss of Faith in Face of Suffering/Dehumanization/Family Bonds/Survival Instinct)

132. The Shack by William P. Young (Fiction/Love/Relationships/Grief/The Nature of God/Forgiveness/Eternal Life)

133. Rules For Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell (YA/Coming of Age/Feminism/Sexism/Sexual Harrassment/Double Standards/Internalized Misogyny)

134. The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo (Romance/Fiction/Contemporary/Chick Lit/Adult)

135. The Satanic Bible by Anton LaVey (Philosophical & Religious/Satan as a Symbol/Critique of Established Religion/Individualism/Rationalism & Science/Self-Indulgance)

136. The Circuit by Francisco Jiménez (Autobiographical Fiction/Coming of Age/Immigrant Struggles/Descrimination/Family Unity/Childhood Immigration Impact/The "Circuit" Concept)

137. The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan (Dystopian Novel/Contemporary American Society/Expectations of Mothers/Intersectionality/"Perfect" Parenting Perils/Surveillance State)

138. Rule by Secrecy by Jim Marrs (Journalism/Conspiracy/Insight to Hidden History/Controversial)

139. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz & Janet Mills (Toltec Wisdom/Transformative/Advice & Positivity/Personal Growth)

140. October Mourning by Lesléa Newman (Novel in Verse/Historical Fiction/Hate Crime/Loss/Impact of Violence/Compassion)

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Can y'all see why I love Rafael Casal? His pithy remarks are so life-affirming and spot-on.

If this is any of y'all*, he told ya, let. that. man. GOOO

*no need to tell

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Thought Provoking Books & Books That Have Important Voices! Pt. 13

121. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (Literary Fiction/Colonialism/Post-Colonialism/Identity Loss/Immagration/Globalization Impact/Social Difference/Class/Political Unrest/Gorkhaland Movement)

122. Valdemar: Heralds of Valdemar trilogy by Mercedes Lackey (YA/Epic Fantasy/Magic/Intruige/Conspiracy/Adventure/Strong Character Voices)

123. The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin (Science Fiction/Human Survival/Scientific Progress/Historical Fiction/Geoploitical Uncertainty)

124. We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson (Non-Fiction/Historical Analysis/Beyond the binary of Nonviolence/Black Women Experiences/Power Dynamics)

125. Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks & Ted Caplan (YA/Fiction/LGBT/Topics of Abortion/Contemporary/Humor)

126. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention of the Economy by Jenny Odell (Philosophical Critique of Contemporary Culture/Social Commentary/Anti-Capitalist Perspective/Art and Nature Connection)

127. Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss (Children's Picture Book/Greed/Fairness/Political Rights/Humility/Equality)

128. Warriors, Witches, Women: Mythology's Fiercest Females by Kate Hodges (Mythology/Feminism/Non-Fiction/History)

129. Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon (YA/Romance/LGBT/Historical Fiction/Contemporary/Mental Health)

130. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Gothic Horror/Aestheticism/Individualism/Hedonism/Art v Life/Appearance v Reality)

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Thought Provoking Books & Books That Have Important Voices! Pt. 4

31. Portable Magic: A History of Books and Their Readers by Emma Smith (Literary Non-Fiction/History of Books and Reading Culture/Social and Cultural Impact of Books/History of Print)

32. Invincible comics by Robert Kirkman (Comics/Identity/Morality/Social Issues/Family Issues/Consequences of Violence/Teenage Angst/Heroism/Coming-of-Age)

33. If Women Rose Rooted: The Power of Celtic Women by Sharon Blackie (Non-Fiction/Feminism/Spirituality/Nature/Memoir/Self-Help/Celtic Culture/Self-Empowerment)

34. Mirrors in the Earth: Reflections on Self-Healing from the Living World by Asia Suler (Nature Writing/Personal and Ecological Healing/Connection/Empathny/Personal Transformation)

35. Gay Girl Prayers by Emily R. Austin (Poetry/Catholic Prayer and Biblical Passages/Empowerment of Girls, Women, and LGBTQA+/Religion)

36. God's Dog: Conversations with Coyote by Webster Kitchell (Religion/Poetic/Humor/Spirituality/Life and Death Cycle)

37. Animal Farm by George Orwell (Fiction/Dystopian/Literature/Political/Societal Issues)

38. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson (Memoir-Manifesto/Black Voice/LGBTQ+/Embracing Identity/Sexuality/Gender/Themes of Race)

39. The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl (Memoir and Nature Documentary/Life and Death Cycle/Effect of Humans on the Enviornment/Importance of Public Green Places)

40. Starfish by Lisa Fipps (Novel-In-Verse/Take on Anti-Fat Bias/Bullying/Self-Acceptance/Middle School Lead)

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Thought Provoking Books & Books That Have Important Voices! Pt. 3

21. Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum (Coming-of-Age Novel/Life/Death/Carpe Diem/Poetry/Self-Expression/Power of Writing/Education/Rebellion against Conformity/Suicide)

22. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Fiction/Short Story/Gothic Fiction/Feminist Literature/Horror/Mental Illness/Gender Roles/Self-Expression/Treatment of Women in Medicine)

23. Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao (Magical Realism Fantasy/Regret/Power of Personal Agency/Japanese Cultural Influence/Coming-of-Age/Japanese Mythology)

24. Persephone Rises, 1860-1927: Mythology, Gender, and the Creation of a New Spirituality by Margot K. Lois (Literary Criticism/Greek Myth of Persephone Reinterpreted in Victorian Age to explore Contemporary Societal Issues related to Gender, Power Dynamics, the Female Experience/Gender Study/Cycle of Life and Death/Spiritual Perspective)

25. Cackle by Rachel Harrison (Horror/Dark Comedy/Self-Discovery/Societal Fear of Feminine Power/Societal Issues)

26. On Censorship: A Public Librarian Examines Cancel Culture in the U.S. by James LaRue (Complex Look at Censorship/Importance and Role of Libraries/Book Banning/Library Perspective)

27. Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask by Anton Truer (Non-Fiction/Native American History, Culture, Identity/Indigenous Voice/Young Readers/Politics/Gender Roles/Tribal Enrollment/Terminology, Religion, and Societal Issues and Activism/Informative)

28. Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World by Brandon Keim (Science Book/Animal Lives and Human Relation to Them/Animal Rights/Empathy)

29. How to Protect Bookstores and Why: The Present and Future of Bookselling by Danny Caine (Non-Fiction/Books About Books/Politics/Business/Roles of Bookstores/Community Gathering/Source of New Ideas/Power of Small and Local Business)

30. Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatahil (Essays/Memoir/Relationship Between Food, Memory, Identity/Heritage/Nature/Personal Reflection/Botanical Facts)

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Thought Provoking Books & Books That Have Important Voices! Pt. 7

61. Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati (Greek Tragedy Retelling/Vengeance/Power/Nature of Fate/Powerful Woman Lead/Feminism/Fantasy/History/Historical Fiction/Adult)

62. Love is a Dog From Hell by Charles Bukowski (Poetry/Dark/Pain and Heartbreak/Author's Attitude Towards Women)

63. Favorite Folktales From Around the World by Jane Yolen (Folklore/Mythology/Enchantment and Mythical Beings/Anthology/Social Science and Fiction)

64. Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth by Natalie Haynes (Folklore and Mythology/Feminism/Power and Complexity/History/Greek)

65. Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly (Contemporary Fiction/Queer/LGBTQ+/Unconventional Family/Multiracial Identity/Romance/Adult/Drama/New Zealand)

66. And the Trees Talked Back by Frederick J. Burns (Children's Novel/Fantasy/Individuality/Respect/Good v Evil/Acceptance)

67. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (Novel/Women's Social Expectations/Identity/Mental Health/Purity v Impurity/Body v Mind/Ambition/1950s)

68. The Women by Kristin Hannah (Historical Fiction/War Literature/Vietnam 1960s/Friendship/Division/Coming of Age/Trauma/Patriotism)

69. We Shall Be Monsters by Alyssa Wees (Lyrical Dark Fantasy/Mother daughter Bond/Fae/Adult/Romantasy)

70. Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel (Fiction/Motherhood/Friendship/Political Unrest/Feminism/Sexuality/Economic Desparity/Disability/Freedom)

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Thought Provoking Books & Books That Have Important Voices! Pt. 6

51. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterfly (Biographical Drama and Autobiography/Racism/Discrimination/Civil Rights Movement/Relationship Between Scientific Progress and Social Progress/Space Race)

52. The Mires by Tina Makereti (Contemporary Fiction/Nature/Power of Neighborhood/New Zealand Voice)

53. The Spider and Her Demons by Sydney Khoo (YA Urban Fantasy/Self Discovery/Body-Image/Acceptance/LGBTQ+/Intergenerational Trauma)

54. Study for Obediance by Sarah Bernstein (Dark Novel/Identity/Xenophobia/Guilt/Survival/Antisemitism)

55. How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann (Fantasy/Fiction/Adult/Exploration of Trauma and Healing/Classic Fairytale Characters as Modern Women/Dark/Magical Realism/Feminism)

56. The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa (Literary Fiction/Short Stories/Relationship Between Cats and Their Owners/Cycle of Life/Family/Love/Grief)

57. The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection/Scientific Literature/Controversey and Social Implications/Natural Processes)

58. The Holy Bible by Anonymous (Biblical Literature/Theology/God's Nature/God's Covenant/Works of Creation/Fall/Redemption/Consumation)

59. Maus by Art Speigelman (Mix of Genres/Memoir/Biography/History/Graphic Novel/The Halocaust/Family/Identity)

60. Pagans and Christians by Robin Lane Fox (Scholarly Work/Paganism and Christianity in Roman Empire/Transition and Comparison/Constantine/Late Classical Religion/Religion)