40 Books by Oppressed People

1.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating β€” 317,162 ratings
2.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating β€” 1,334,213 ratings
3.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating β€” 826,341 ratings
4.
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters 4.13 avg rating β€” 50,106 ratings
4.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating β€” 793,969 ratings
4.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 3.73 avg rating β€” 89,525 ratings
7.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating β€” 113,036 ratings
8.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 4.04 avg rating β€” 344,927 ratings
9.
Skim
Skim 3.76 avg rating β€” 17,088 ratings
10.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 476,956 ratings
11.
The Quiet Violence of Dreams
The Quiet Violence of Dreams 4.34 avg rating β€” 376 ratings
11.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
The Miseducation of Cameron Post 4.06 avg rating β€” 58,959 ratings
11.
Hard Times
Hard Times 3.55 avg rating β€” 72,192 ratings
14.
Don't Take Your Love to Town
Don't Take Your Love to Town 3.93 avg rating β€” 257 ratings
15.
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
Beneath the Lion's Gaze 3.96 avg rating β€” 3,748 ratings
16.
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest 4.17 avg rating β€” 397,700 ratings
17.
Black Mamba Boy
Black Mamba Boy 3.74 avg rating β€” 2,310 ratings
18.
Lyrics Alley
Lyrics Alley 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,534 ratings
19.
In the Shadow of the Banyan
In the Shadow of the Banyan 4.07 avg rating β€” 21,737 ratings
20.
Children of the Jacaranda Tree
Children of the Jacaranda Tree 3.49 avg rating β€” 3,731 ratings
21.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 4.08 avg rating β€” 197,140 ratings
22.
Lila (Gilead, #3)
Lila (Gilead, #3) 3.95 avg rating β€” 35,152 ratings
22.
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More 4.30 avg rating β€” 16,467 ratings
22.
The God Squad
The God Squad 3.85 avg rating β€” 337 ratings
22.
Dead Beckoning
Dead Beckoning 4.09 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
22.
The Gypsy Goddess
The Gypsy Goddess 3.77 avg rating β€” 587 ratings
22.
Anxiety
Anxiety 4.17 avg rating β€” 41 ratings
22.
Luck Follows the Brave: From Refugee Camps, Abuse, and Suicide Loss to Living the Dream
Luck Follows the Brave: From Refugee Camps, Abuse, and Suicide Loss to Living the Dream 4.56 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
29.
Things We Left Unsaid
Things We Left Unsaid 3.61 avg rating β€” 10,090 ratings
29.
Sweetness in the Belly
Sweetness in the Belly 3.91 avg rating β€” 9,459 ratings
29.
Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation
Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation 4.09 avg rating β€” 2,973 ratings
29.
The Red Book: The Hanrahan Case Against Merck, Sharp and Dohme
The Red Book: The Hanrahan Case Against Merck, Sharp and Dohme 4.50 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
33.
A Time for New Dreams
A Time for New Dreams
by: Ben Okri
3.79 avg rating β€” 165 ratings
33.
What Alice Forgot
What Alice Forgot 4.07 avg rating β€” 503,559 ratings
33.
Coal to Diamonds: A Memoir
Coal to Diamonds: A Memoir 3.70 avg rating β€” 1,146 ratings
33.
Dropping the Habit
Dropping the Habit 3.46 avg rating β€” 84 ratings
37.
Wandering Son, Vol. 1
Wandering Son, Vol. 1 3.97 avg rating β€” 3,385 ratings
37.
The Light in the Window
The Light in the Window 4.25 avg rating β€” 1,869 ratings
39.
Woman on the Edge of Time
Woman on the Edge of Time 3.92 avg rating β€” 18,311 ratings
39.
The Country Of The Pointed Firs
The Country Of The Pointed Firs 3.79 avg rating β€” 4,314 ratings
39.
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? 4.01 avg rating β€” 45,373 ratings
42.
A Northern Light
A Northern Light 3.83 avg rating β€” 45,423 ratings
42.
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me 4.02 avg rating β€” 16,571 ratings
44.
The Book of Embraces
The Book of Embraces 4.34 avg rating β€” 10,984 ratings
44.
Yellow Rose
Yellow Rose 3.59 avg rating β€” 323 ratings
46.
Not Without Laughter
Not Without Laughter 4.23 avg rating β€” 3,669 ratings
46.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 3.98 avg rating β€” 18,163 ratings
48.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating β€” 273,807 ratings
48.
Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution 3.95 avg rating β€” 8,796 ratings
50.
House of Glass (Buru Quartet, #4)
House of Glass (Buru Quartet, #4) 4.35 avg rating β€” 4,315 ratings
50.
Pretty In Ink: Women Cartoonists 1896-2013
Pretty In Ink: Women Cartoonists 1896-2013 3.98 avg rating β€” 130 ratings
52.
Straight: The Surprisingly Short History Of Heterosexuality
Straight: The Surprisingly Short History Of Heterosexuality 3.78 avg rating β€” 1,117 ratings
53.
A Child al Confino: The True Story of a Jewish Boy and His Mother in Mussolini's Italy
A Child al Confino: The True Story of a Jewish Boy and His Mother in Mussolini's Italy 3.78 avg rating β€” 1,144 ratings
54.
Flygirl
Flygirl 3.96 avg rating β€” 9,016 ratings
54.
As I Descended
As I Descended 3.48 avg rating β€” 3,745 ratings
56.
Suite Française
Suite Française 3.86 avg rating — 77,016 ratings
56.
Nonbinary
Nonbinary 4.71 avg rating β€” 51 ratings
58.
Goodbye to Berlin
Goodbye to Berlin 3.93 avg rating β€” 20,489 ratings
59.
Transgender History
Transgender History 4.22 avg rating β€” 5,493 ratings
60.
DC Comics: Bombshells, Vol. 1: Enlisted
DC Comics: Bombshells, Vol. 1: Enlisted 3.97 avg rating β€” 4,992 ratings
61.
The Passion
The Passion 4.11 avg rating β€” 25,838 ratings
62.
Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America
Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America 3.98 avg rating β€” 942 ratings
63.
Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy 3.91 avg rating β€” 79,613 ratings
64.
Affinity
Affinity 3.75 avg rating β€” 28,186 ratings
65.
Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating β€” 115,234 ratings
66.
The Dream of a Common Language
The Dream of a Common Language 4.32 avg rating β€” 6,772 ratings
67.
Gender Failure
Gender Failure 4.31 avg rating β€” 2,443 ratings
68.
The Price of Salt
The Price of Salt 4.02 avg rating β€” 80,966 ratings