Powell's 50 Books 50 Years

1.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating β€” 986,378 ratings
2.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 4.52 avg rating β€” 115,044 ratings
3.
American Fictionary
American Fictionary 3.84 avg rating β€” 346 ratings
4.
American War
American War 3.80 avg rating β€” 41,114 ratings
5.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating β€” 737,200 ratings
6.
Erosion: Essays of Undoing
Erosion: Essays of Undoing 4.25 avg rating β€” 2,125 ratings
7.
Exit West
Exit West 3.74 avg rating β€” 148,013 ratings
8.
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street 3.69 avg rating β€” 222,951 ratings
9.
Interpreter of Maladies
Interpreter of Maladies 4.18 avg rating β€” 203,037 ratings
10.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating β€” 936,550 ratings
11.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating β€” 582,656 ratings
12.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating β€” 344,065 ratings
13.
America: The Farewell Tour
America: The Farewell Tour 4.23 avg rating β€” 2,664 ratings
14.
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic 4.39 avg rating β€” 28,867 ratings
15.
Arctic Dreams
Arctic Dreams 4.23 avg rating β€” 8,799 ratings
16.
Assata: An Autobiography
Assata: An Autobiography 4.59 avg rating β€” 29,691 ratings
17.
Autobiography of Red
Autobiography of Red 4.26 avg rating β€” 34,582 ratings
18.
Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor
Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor 4.18 avg rating β€” 786 ratings
19.
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation 4.14 avg rating β€” 5,536 ratings
20.
Ceremony
Ceremony 3.84 avg rating β€” 25,793 ratings
21.
Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes 4.40 avg rating β€” 11,839 ratings
22.
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury 4.65 avg rating β€” 122,983 ratings
23.
Housekeeping
Housekeeping 3.81 avg rating β€” 57,348 ratings
24.
How Long 'til Black Future Month?
How Long 'til Black Future Month? 4.27 avg rating β€” 17,830 ratings
25.
Jesus’ Son
Jesus’ Son 4.13 avg rating β€” 39,235 ratings
26.
Know My Name
Know My Name 4.69 avg rating β€” 243,482 ratings
27.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating β€” 222,350 ratings
28.
Make It Scream, Make It Burn
Make It Scream, Make It Burn 3.92 avg rating β€” 3,061 ratings
29.
The Ministry for the Future
The Ministry for the Future 3.87 avg rating β€” 39,956 ratings
30.
The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1) 4.08 avg rating β€” 28,455 ratings
31.
Naked
Naked 4.10 avg rating β€” 271,051 ratings
32.
No One Is Talking About This
No One Is Talking About This 3.55 avg rating β€” 53,355 ratings
33.
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century 4.27 avg rating β€” 89,908 ratings
34.
The One-Straw Revolution
The One-Straw Revolution 4.34 avg rating β€” 8,939 ratings
35.
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 4.72 avg rating β€” 41,759 ratings
36.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 3.73 avg rating β€” 89,525 ratings
37.
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space 4.34 avg rating β€” 38,702 ratings
38.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 238,936 ratings
39.
The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses 3.71 avg rating β€” 70,302 ratings
40.
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets 4.46 avg rating β€” 20,850 ratings
41.
She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders
She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders 3.97 avg rating β€” 12,943 ratings
42.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating β€” 814,330 ratings
43.
Sula
Sula 4.05 avg rating β€” 117,011 ratings
44.
Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions
Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions 4.39 avg rating β€” 16,457 ratings
45.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating β€” 337,469 ratings
46.
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope 4.27 avg rating β€” 8,993 ratings
47.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 499,176 ratings
48.
When My Brother Was an Aztec
When My Brother Was an Aztec 4.39 avg rating β€” 4,586 ratings
49.
White Teeth
White Teeth 3.79 avg rating β€” 170,748 ratings
50.
Women, Race & Class
Women, Race & Class 4.59 avg rating β€” 33,017 ratings