Blue Collar Books

1.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,702 ratings
2.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,752,317 ratings
3.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,664 ratings
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Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,996 ratings
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Bastard Out of Carolina
Bastard Out of Carolina 4.14 avg rating — 46,996 ratings
6.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,802 ratings
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A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community
A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community 4.15 avg rating — 422 ratings
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Empire Falls
Empire Falls 3.94 avg rating — 124,816 ratings
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,446 ratings
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Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman 3.58 avg rating — 252,786 ratings
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Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing 3.42 avg rating — 10,424 ratings
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The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,424 ratings
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What Work Is: Poems
What Work Is: Poems 4.28 avg rating — 2,454 ratings
14.
The Liars' Club
The Liars' Club
by: Mary Karr
3.94 avg rating — 71,047 ratings
15.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 282,001 ratings
16.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,282 ratings
17.
Bridge of Sighs
Bridge of Sighs 3.80 avg rating — 24,785 ratings
18.
Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4)
Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 41,508 ratings
19.
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive 3.86 avg rating — 109,549 ratings
20.
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? 4.19 avg rating — 19,022 ratings
21.
A Little Princess
A Little Princess 4.23 avg rating — 320,528 ratings
22.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,080,049 ratings
23.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 4.06 avg rating — 281,457 ratings
23.
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1)
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 169,191 ratings
25.
Pigs in Heaven (Greer Family, #2)
Pigs in Heaven (Greer Family, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 67,130 ratings
26.
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do 4.24 avg rating — 5,742 ratings
27.
Nobody's Fool (Sully #1)
Nobody's Fool (Sully #1) 4.11 avg rating — 32,112 ratings
28.
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1)
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 149,665 ratings
29.
Hard Living on Clay Street: Portraits of Blue Collar Families
Hard Living on Clay Street: Portraits of Blue Collar Families 4.27 avg rating — 119 ratings
29.
Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional
Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional 3.59 avg rating — 7,417 ratings
31.
News of the World
News of the World 3.98 avg rating — 440 ratings
32.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,288 ratings
33.
Sula
Sula 4.05 avg rating — 117,044 ratings
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Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 215,738 ratings
34.
Trailer Park Fae (Gallow and Ragged, #1)
Trailer Park Fae (Gallow and Ragged, #1) 3.29 avg rating — 1,831 ratings
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love 4.02 avg rating — 74,812 ratings
37.
Desert Solitaire
Desert Solitaire 4.18 avg rating — 53,115 ratings
38.
Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio 3.84 avg rating — 36,330 ratings
39.
We the Animals
We the Animals 3.73 avg rating — 25,957 ratings
40.
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street 3.69 avg rating — 222,997 ratings
41.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,912 ratings
42.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven 4.09 avg rating — 26,665 ratings
43.
Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1)
Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1) 4.20 avg rating — 23,608 ratings
44.
Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
Two or Three Things I Know for Sure 4.13 avg rating — 5,973 ratings
45.
Winter's Bone
Winter's Bone 3.86 avg rating — 38,160 ratings
46.
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx 4.26 avg rating — 13,317 ratings
47.
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present 4.08 avg rating — 259,718 ratings
48.
All Over But the Shoutin'
All Over But the Shoutin' 4.13 avg rating — 29,151 ratings
49.
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 580,033 ratings
50.
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 — 24,558 ratings
51.
Deacon King Kong
Deacon King Kong 4.17 avg rating — 78,014 ratings
52.
Last Night at the Lobster
Last Night at the Lobster 3.59 avg rating — 13,057 ratings
52.
Girlchild
Girlchild 3.53 avg rating — 6,048 ratings
52.
Egg Heaven: Stories
Egg Heaven: Stories 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings
52.
Left Across the Border: A Story of Teen Depression (Teen & Depression #1)
Left Across the Border: A Story of Teen Depression (Teen & Depression #1) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
52.
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 371,117 ratings
52.
Mestizos Come Home!: Making and Claiming Mexican American Identity (Volume 19) (Chicana and Chicano Visions of the Américas Series)
Mestizos Come Home!: Making and Claiming Mexican American Identity (Volume 19) (Chicana and Chicano Visions of the Américas Series) 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
52.
Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 206,763 ratings
52.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn 3.74 avg rating — 151,376 ratings
52.
Crank (The Gibson Boys, #1)
Crank (The Gibson Boys, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 16,009 ratings
52.
Red at the Bone
Red at the Bone 3.96 avg rating — 82,544 ratings
52.
The Beast in Aisle 34
The Beast in Aisle 34 3.25 avg rating — 353 ratings
52.
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 — 488,891 ratings
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Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 143,986 ratings
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Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,065 ratings
64.
Sacrifice
Sacrifice 4.29 avg rating — 10,092 ratings
64.
Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town 3.91 avg rating — 1,852 ratings
64.
The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation
The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation 4.23 avg rating — 14,499 ratings
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The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating — 152,251 ratings
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After the Flood: Irish America, 1945-1960
After the Flood: Irish America, 1945-1960 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Maggie & Me
Maggie & Me 4.12 avg rating — 1,786 ratings
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Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 228,920 ratings
71.
Cross (The Gibson Boys, #2.5)
Cross (The Gibson Boys, #2.5) 4.09 avg rating — 4,407 ratings
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A Walk on the Wild Side
A Walk on the Wild Side 3.92 avg rating — 1,601 ratings
71.
The Last Taxi Driver
The Last Taxi Driver 3.68 avg rating — 1,541 ratings
71.
Race, Politics, and Irish America: A Gothic History
Race, Politics, and Irish America: A Gothic History 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings
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The Mercy
The Mercy 4.09 avg rating — 184 ratings
77.
Growing Up in Coal Country
Growing Up in Coal Country 3.97 avg rating — 386 ratings
77.
Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams
Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams 4.10 avg rating — 914 ratings
77.
Vogliamo Tutto: The Novel of Italy's Hot Autumn
Vogliamo Tutto: The Novel of Italy's Hot Autumn 3.88 avg rating — 1,019 ratings
77.
Craft (The Gibson Boys, #2)
Craft (The Gibson Boys, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 10,385 ratings
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When She Was Good
When She Was Good 3.49 avg rating — 638 ratings
83.
Bad Haircut: Stories of the Seventies
Bad Haircut: Stories of the Seventies 3.75 avg rating — 2,147 ratings
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The Mind at Work : Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker
The Mind at Work : Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker
by: Mike Rose
3.85 avg rating — 310 ratings
83.
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China 3.93 avg rating — 9,485 ratings
83.
My Life as a White Trash Zombie (White Trash Zombie, #1)
My Life as a White Trash Zombie (White Trash Zombie, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 13,630 ratings
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Crave (The Gibson Boys, #3)
Crave (The Gibson Boys, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 7,788 ratings
83.
Convenience Store Woman
Convenience Store Woman 3.68 avg rating — 349,290 ratings
89.
Toil: Building Yourself
Toil: Building Yourself 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings
89.
Waterline
Waterline 3.86 avg rating — 325 ratings
89.
The Street
The Street
by: Ann Petry
4.27 avg rating — 12,962 ratings
89.
The Women in Black
The Women in Black 3.56 avg rating — 12,208 ratings
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Cathedral
Cathedral 4.24 avg rating — 38,969 ratings
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No Human Involved (Munch Mancini, #1)
No Human Involved (Munch Mancini, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 342 ratings
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Breathing Lessons
Breathing Lessons 3.66 avg rating — 32,326 ratings
93.
The Likely Resolutions of Oliver Clock
The Likely Resolutions of Oliver Clock 3.75 avg rating — 13,783 ratings
97.
Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories
Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories 4.14 avg rating — 3,215 ratings
97.
Journeyman's Wages
Journeyman's Wages 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings
97.
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White, #1)
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,131 ratings
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Mermaids
Mermaids 3.68 avg rating — 1,011 ratings
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