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Goodreads Best Page-Turners With Redeeming Social Value: Summer 2020 X4 Update - Page 3

This list on Goodreads is inspired by Nicholas D. Kristof's "Action! Romance! Social Justice!" list, which I published as a challenge recently. The Goodreads version is much longer than Kristof's and is intended to include great works of fiction with a social justice angle, as voted by users.
Specifically this is an updated and 4 times longer version of putzberger's 2014 challenge available at "https://www.listchallenges.com/page-turners-with-redeeming-social-value". It contains many works published since 2014, so you can see if you are keeping up with trends.
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War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
81
Leo Tolstoy
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
82
Arundhati Roy
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
83
Alex Haley
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
84
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
85
Suzanne Collins
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
86
Jean Auel
The Zombie Room (R.D Ronald)
The Zombie Room
87
R.D Ronald
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
88
Gustave Flaubert
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
89
Stieg Larsson
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
90
Charles Dickens
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
91
Diana Gabaldon
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
92
J.K. Rowling
The Elephant Tree (R. D. Ronald)
The Elephant Tree
93
R. D. Ronald
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
94
Lisa See
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
95
John Knowles
World Without End (Ken Follett)
World Without End
96
Ken Follett
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
97
Robert A. Heinlein
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
98
Garth Stein
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
99
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
100
Kurt Vonnegut
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
101
Pearl S. Buck
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
102
Sherman Alexie
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
103
J.R.R. Tolkien
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
104
Thomas Hardy
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
105
John Irving
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
106
Toni Morrison
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
107
Louis Sachar
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
108
Tim O'Brien
What Is the What (Dave Eggers)
What Is the What
109
Dave Eggers
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
110
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
111
J.K. Rowling
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
112
Charles Dickens
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
113
John Steinbeck
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
114
Laurie Halse Anderson
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers
115
Dean Koontz
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
116
Joseph Heller
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
117
Margaret Atwood
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
118
Rohinton Mistry
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
119
J.K. Rowling
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
120
Maya Angelou
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