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Books That Critique Society

Books can alter the way you look at the world. It's important to stay critical and read in order to learn more about society other than your experience, or to get a better understanding of your societal position. There are many more books ofcourse, but this list is a great start.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
90s Bitch (Allison Yarrow)
90s Bitch
2
Allison Yarrow
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
3
Sherman Alexie
Against White Feminism (Rafia Zakaria)
Against White Feminism
4
Rafia Zakaria
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (Shoshana Zuboff)
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
5
Shoshana Zuboff
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
6
Bell Hooks
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
7
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
8
George Orwell
Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain (Abby Norman)
Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain
9
Abby Norman
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
10
Kate Chopin
Babel (R. F. Kuang)
Babel
11
R. F. Kuang
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
12
Roxane Gay
Bad Gays: A Homosexual History (Huw Lemmey)
Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
13
Huw Lemmey
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
14
Toni Morrison
Black Skin, White Masks (Frantz Fanon)
Black Skin, White Masks
15
Frantz Fanon
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
16
Toni Morrison
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
17
Trevor Noah
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs
18
Mieko Kawakami
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
19
Junot Díaz
Bright Young Women (Jessica Knoll)
Bright Young Women
20
Jessica Knoll
Brown Girl Like Me (Jaspreet Kaur)
Brown Girl Like Me
21
Jaspreet Kaur
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
22
Joseph Heller
Chain-Gang All-Stars (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Chain-Gang All-Stars
23
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
The Children of Men (P. D. James)
The Children of Men
24
P. D. James
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
25
Anthony Burgess
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
26
Alice Walker
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
27
Sayaka Murata
Cultish (Amanda Montell)
Cultish
28
Amanda Montell
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
29
Barbara Kingsolver
Discipline and Punish (Michel Foucault)
Discipline and Punish
30
Michel Foucault
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
31
J. M. Coetzee
Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny (Kate Manne)
Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny
32
Kate Manne
Eichmann in Jerusalem (Hannah Arendt)
Eichmann in Jerusalem
33
Hannah Arendt
Everyday Sexism (Laura Bates)
Everyday Sexism
34
Laura Bates
Fast Food Nation (Eric Schlosser)
Fast Food Nation
35
Eric Schlosser
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
36
Betty Friedan
Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F Word Means to Them (Scarlett Curtis)
Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F Word Means to Them
37
Scarlett Curtis
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
38
Chuck Palahniuk
Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture (Kyle Chayka)
Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture
39
Kyle Chayka
Flow (Elissa Stein)
Flow
40
Elissa Stein
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