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Page Turners With Redeeming Social Value

Literature is like broccoli - when it's too dry, it's good for you but hard to swallow; and when it's too lip-smackingly delicious, it probably has lost most of its nutritional value. Is there an ideal balance between diversion and discussion? Can you be taught a valuable lesson without realizing it? What the hell is the redeeming social value of "Gone With the Wind?" See if you think the good people of Goodreads have achieved the happy medium between the pulpy and the penetrating.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
2
Kathryn Stockett
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
3
Khaled Hosseini
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
5
Jane Austen
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
6
Markus Zusak
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
7
Khaled Hosseini
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
8
Charlotte Bronte
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
9
George Orwell
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
10
Arthur Golden
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
11
Lois Lowry
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
12
Upton Sinclair
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
13
William Golding
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
14
John Steinbeck
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
15
Anne Frank
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
16
John Steinbeck
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
17
Elie Wiesel
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
18
Margaret Mitchell
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
19
Shel Silverstein
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
20
Sue Monk Kidd
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
21
Louisa May Alcott
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
22
Barbara Kingsolver
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
23
Emily Bronte
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
24
Yann Martel
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
25
Victor Hugo
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
26
Mark Twain
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
27
Aldous Huxley
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
28
Betty Smith
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
29
S.E. Hinton
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
30
Sylvia Plath
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
31
Erich Maria Remarque
Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays With Morrie
32
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
33
Alice Walker
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
34
Oscar Wilde
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
35
Mary Shelley
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
36
Cormac McCarthy
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
37
John Steinbeck
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
38
Jeannette Walls
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
39
Mark Haddon
Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
Pillars of the Earth
40
Ken Follett
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