Travel Movies Books Food Other
Sign In
Trending
New
Popular
type to search

Important Books for Troubling Times

Reading is a great escape, but some novels provide cautionary tales or satirical perspectives of complex issues. The books in this list address a range of issues that we as a world are facing at this time. They include:
* the threat of autocracy and dictatorship (thus the importance of democracy)
* the growing social and political divide in nations such as the US and the UK
* continuing racism, sexism and homophobia and the resurgence of antisemitism
* over-correcting the above and 'woke' policies
* military conflicts and the threat posed by anti-democratic nations
* the role of social media in destroying the social fabric
* mental health issues stemming from this fast-paced world and technology
* the rapid developments in technology, including AI
* climate change and environmental crises
* the trauma of and ongoing threat of pandemics
The list, unfortunately, could go on. Let's hope that more people read these books to inform us of how to handle these troubled times.
626 users · 2,130 views
 
made by The Bibliophile
avg. score: 20 of 120 (17%)
required scores: 1, 10, 15, 22, 31 

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 3
1
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
2
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
3
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
4
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
5
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
6
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
7
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
8
Andersonville (MacKinlay Kantor)
Andersonville (MacKinlay Kantor)
9
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
10
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
11
The Atrocity Exhibition (J. G. Ballard)
The Atrocity Exhibition (J. G. Ballard)
12
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
13
The Boat People (Sharon Bala)
The Boat People (Sharon Bala)
14
Boy Erased (Garrad Conley)
Boy Erased (Garrad Conley)
15
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
16
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
17
Cancer Ward (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
Cancer Ward (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
18
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide (Voltaire)
19
Catch and Kill (Ronan Farrow)
Catch and Kill (Ronan Farrow)
20
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
21
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
22
The Children of Men (P. D. James)
The Children of Men (P. D. James)
23
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
24
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
25
The Clay Machine-Gun (Victor Pelevin)
The Clay Machine-Gun (Victor Pelevin)
26
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
27
Cost (Roxana Robinson)
Cost (Roxana Robinson)
28
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
29
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
30
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
31
Dispatches (Michael Herr)
Dispatches (Michael Herr)
32
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
33
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
34
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune (Frank Herbert)
35
The Echo Chamber (John Boyne)
The Echo Chamber (John Boyne)
36
Eleven (Tom Rogers)
Eleven (Tom Rogers)
37
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
38
Everything Is Illuminated (Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated (Safran Foer)
39
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus (Leon Uris)
40
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Page 1 of 3
Click books you've read
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2024 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN