Subversive Books

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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,391,327 ratings — published 1949
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Tampa Tampa (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.33 — 57,340 ratings — published 2013
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.60 — 554,037 ratings — published 2018
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Crash Crash (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.60 — 29,909 ratings — published 1973
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.09 — 264,495 ratings — published 1980
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The Lacuna The Lacuna (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.83 — 74,151 ratings — published 2009
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Story of the Eye Story of the Eye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 25,176 ratings — published 1928
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 278,706 ratings — published 1973
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.06 — 376,561 ratings — published 1971
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,393,500 ratings — published 1985
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.18 — 639,334 ratings — published 1996
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,004,011 ratings — published 2017
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The Wasp Factory The Wasp Factory (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.75 — 107,814 ratings — published 1984
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.52 — 116,731 ratings — published 2010
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,060,070 ratings — published 1932
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,784,275 ratings — published 1993
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,491,287 ratings — published 1945
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,474,452 ratings — published 1969
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,174,372 ratings — published 1954
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Gulab Gulab (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.93 — 75 ratings — published
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The Message The Message (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.50 — 39,823 ratings — published 2024
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.92 — 78,839 ratings — published 1968
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Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.14 — 54,973 ratings — published 2020
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.29 — 79,886 ratings — published 1995
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.28 — 98,734 ratings — published 2017
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.39 — 372,447 ratings — published 1986
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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.77 — 382,644 ratings — published 2017
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.65 — 366,796 ratings — published 2007
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Piercing Piercing (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.68 — 19,206 ratings — published 1994
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The Cement Garden The Cement Garden (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.53 — 35,268 ratings — published 1978
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.46 — 318,876 ratings — published 2019
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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.49 — 798,263 ratings — published 2016
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The Palace of Dreams The Palace of Dreams (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.95 — 6,310 ratings — published 1981
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We Sold Our Souls We Sold Our Souls (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.70 — 32,486 ratings — published 2018
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The Power The Power (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.75 — 251,003 ratings — published 2016
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Her Body and Other Parties: Stories Her Body and Other Parties: Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.80 — 105,511 ratings — published 2017
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Notes of a Native Son Notes of a Native Son (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.36 — 24,019 ratings — published 1955
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Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.89 — 7,256 ratings — published 2017
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The Secret History of Twin Peaks The Secret History of Twin Peaks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.96 — 12,027 ratings — published 2016
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Guide Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,108 ratings — published 1997
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Lady Chatterley’s Lover Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.50 — 137,132 ratings — published 1928
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Little Red Little Red (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,409 ratings — published 2016
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Damned (Damned, #1) Damned (Damned, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.41 — 58,384 ratings — published 2011
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.24 — 24,180 ratings — published 1988
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.97 — 74,604 ratings — published 1995
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Queer Queer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.49 — 22,952 ratings — published 1985
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.87 — 938,436 ratings — published 1955
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The Monk The Monk (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.86 — 33,333 ratings — published 1796
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Riddley Walker Riddley Walker (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,663 ratings — published 1980
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Last Exit to Brooklyn Last Exit to Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as subversive)
avg rating 3.93 — 29,884 ratings — published 1964
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Carla H. Krueger
“It’s late and most of the clerks are at home in their beds, dreaming of swimming in pools filled with real money.”
Carla H Krueger, From the Horse’s Mouth

Mary Pipher
“Social change is a million individual acts of kindness; culture change is a million subversive acts of resistance.”
Mary Pipher, Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

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