52 Book Club 2025: #43 - Explores Social Class

1.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,593,662 ratings
2.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,632,714 ratings
3.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,730,892 ratings
4.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,961,909 ratings
5.
The Vanishing Half
The Vanishing Half 4.13 avg rating — 831,727 ratings
6.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating — 582,511 ratings
7.
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents 4.53 avg rating — 156,122 ratings
8.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,014 ratings
9.
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men 4.34 avg rating — 156,571 ratings
10.
Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere 4.07 avg rating — 1,279,477 ratings
11.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 786,994 ratings
12.
Babel
Babel 4.16 avg rating — 398,099 ratings
13.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,291 ratings
14.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,801,988 ratings
15.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,101 ratings
16.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,442 ratings
17.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis 3.85 avg rating — 488,769 ratings
18.
Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)
Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 536,336 ratings
19.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,660 ratings
20.
The God of the Woods
The God of the Woods
by: Liz Moore
4.13 avg rating — 590,256 ratings
20.
The Mesmerist
The Mesmerist 3.61 avg rating — 2,850 ratings
22.
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City 4.70 avg rating — 18,454 ratings
23.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,493 ratings
24.
Longbourn
Longbourn
by: Jo Baker
3.67 avg rating — 61,403 ratings
25.
Pygmalion
Pygmalion 3.89 avg rating — 108,296 ratings
26.
Take My Hand
Take My Hand 4.36 avg rating — 102,689 ratings
27.
The Message
The Message 4.51 avg rating — 34,569 ratings
27.
The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 674,433 ratings
29.
Clap When You Land
Clap When You Land 4.23 avg rating — 107,841 ratings
30.
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 333,784 ratings
31.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 727,806 ratings
32.
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker 3.54 avg rating — 32,347 ratings
33.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 145,355 ratings
34.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,390 ratings
35.
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row 4.65 avg rating — 75,631 ratings
36.
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating — 433,270 ratings
37.
A Quiet Life in the Country (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries, #1)
A Quiet Life in the Country (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 34,187 ratings
37.
Demon Copperhead
Demon Copperhead 4.47 avg rating — 704,748 ratings
39.
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 1,014,216 ratings
39.
James
James 4.47 avg rating — 372,397 ratings
41.
My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1)
My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 435,406 ratings
42.
The Mighty Red
The Mighty Red 3.83 avg rating — 25,345 ratings
42.
The Rent Collector
The Rent Collector 4.27 avg rating — 56,684 ratings
44.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing 4.37 avg rating — 3,478,788 ratings
45.
And the Mountains Echoed
And the Mountains Echoed 4.08 avg rating — 395,436 ratings
46.
Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk 4.39 avg rating — 10,774 ratings
47.
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together 4.62 avg rating — 20,493 ratings
48.
North and South
North and South 4.15 avg rating — 179,574 ratings
49.
Normal People
Normal People 3.81 avg rating — 1,755,701 ratings
50.
Shuggie Bain
Shuggie Bain 4.30 avg rating — 180,949 ratings
51.
Prep
Prep 3.44 avg rating — 73,267 ratings
52.
The First Ladies
The First Ladies 4.04 avg rating — 49,172 ratings
53.
We Are the Ants
We Are the Ants 4.11 avg rating — 52,983 ratings
54.
Eleanor & Park
Eleanor & Park 3.93 avg rating — 1,240,156 ratings
55.
The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1)
The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 129,715 ratings
56.
The Other Half (DI Caius Beauchamp, #1)
The Other Half (DI Caius Beauchamp, #1) 3.33 avg rating — 6,848 ratings
56.
The Governess (Royal Outsiders, #1)
The Governess (Royal Outsiders, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,606 ratings
56.
The Painted Girls
The Painted Girls 3.61 avg rating — 36,173 ratings
56.
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America 3.76 avg rating — 24,552 ratings
56.
Small Things Like These
Small Things Like These 4.13 avg rating — 349,964 ratings
56.
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present 4.08 avg rating — 259,672 ratings
56.
Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains
Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains 3.95 avg rating — 8,461 ratings
56.
Feast of Sorrow
Feast of Sorrow 4.08 avg rating — 1,653 ratings
56.
Oxford Blood
Oxford Blood 3.81 avg rating — 68 ratings
56.
Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World--and How to Repair It All
Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World--and How to Repair It All 4.52 avg rating — 341 ratings
56.
African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement (Stanford Nuclear Age Series)
African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement (Stanford Nuclear Age Series) 4.38 avg rating — 34 ratings
56.
When Sleeping Women Wake
When Sleeping Women Wake 4.20 avg rating — 325 ratings
56.
One of Our Kind
One of Our Kind 3.29 avg rating — 7,486 ratings
56.
The Paradise Problem
The Paradise Problem 4.08 avg rating — 379,640 ratings
56.
Birding to Change the World: A Memoir
Birding to Change the World: A Memoir 4.33 avg rating — 1,317 ratings
56.
Migrations
Migrations 4.12 avg rating — 91,830 ratings
56.
The Fifth Vial
The Fifth Vial 3.91 avg rating — 4,451 ratings
56.
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) 4.60 avg rating — 132,484 ratings
56.
A Pennyworth of Sunshine (The Irish Sisters Book 1)
A Pennyworth of Sunshine (The Irish Sisters Book 1) 4.50 avg rating — 1,205 ratings
56.
Passing
Passing 3.92 avg rating — 76,688 ratings
56.
Crooked Seeds
Crooked Seeds 3.57 avg rating — 1,141 ratings
56.
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 340,717 ratings
56.
The Heiress
The Heiress 3.85 avg rating — 158,644 ratings
56.
Make Sure You Die Screaming
Make Sure You Die Screaming 3.48 avg rating — 1,138 ratings
56.
Five Brothers
Five Brothers 3.84 avg rating — 69,788 ratings
56.
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II 4.15 avg rating — 5,018 ratings
56.
The Paying Guests
The Paying Guests 3.45 avg rating — 82,660 ratings
56.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 4.30 avg rating — 568,907 ratings
56.
An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back 4.30 avg rating — 7,910 ratings
56.
One of Us Is Dead
One of Us Is Dead 3.81 avg rating — 126,409 ratings
56.
Rue Duplessis: Ma petite noirceur
Rue Duplessis: Ma petite noirceur 4.06 avg rating — 4,564 ratings
56.
Didn't See That Coming
Didn't See That Coming 3.65 avg rating — 4,494 ratings
56.
Small Boat
Small Boat 4.07 avg rating — 4,262 ratings
56.
Killer Potential
Killer Potential 3.40 avg rating — 3,560 ratings
56.
The English Problem
The English Problem 3.62 avg rating — 851 ratings
56.
Pride and Protest
Pride and Protest 3.78 avg rating — 3,920 ratings
56.
What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1)
What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 77,079 ratings
93.
"Our Crowd": The Great Jewish Families of New York
"Our Crowd": The Great Jewish Families of New York 3.95 avg rating — 808 ratings
93.
No Shame in My Game: The Working Poor in the Inner City
No Shame in My Game: The Working Poor in the Inner City 3.75 avg rating — 465 ratings
93.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by: Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating — 99,671 ratings
93.
The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2)
The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 8,191 ratings
93.
Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky 4.42 avg rating — 1,447 ratings
93.
Rental House
Rental House 3.30 avg rating — 13,327 ratings
93.
Daughters of Shandong
Daughters of Shandong 4.48 avg rating — 13,986 ratings
93.
The Women Could Fly
The Women Could Fly 3.57 avg rating — 7,673 ratings
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