Books By Topic

After clicking on a topic and scrolling to the bottom of the list, choose "older posts" at the bottom right to view more books in that topic. Lists contain fiction and non-fiction.

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absurdity
aging
alienation
American Dream
art
assimilation
class
colonialism/imperialism
coming of age
consumerism
coping with trauma/loss
creativity
dystopian
economics
education
existentialism
fame
family
fiction
fiction's role
gender
historical
identity
immigration
justice
love
media
memoir
memory
mental health
morality
music
mythology
nature/environmentalism
non-fiction
nonconformity
oppression
perception/truth/subjectivity
philosophy
politics
power of language
psychology
race
religion/spirituality
revolution
science (or sci-fi)
search for self
sexuality
social criticism
social media
sports
tech
time
war

Showing posts with label family. Show all posts

The Song of Achilles By Madeline Miller (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: coming of age, fame, family, fiction, historical, identity, love, mythology, search for self, sexuality, war

The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, American Dream, assimilation, class, family, fiction, gender, historical, identity, love, perception/truth/subjectivity, psychology, race, search for self, social criticism

The New Wilderness by Diane Cook (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: coping with trauma/loss, dystopian, existentialism, family, fiction, morality, nature/environmentalism, social criticism

Augustus by John Williams (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: class, fame, family, fiction, historical, justice, morality, philosophy, politics

Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: American Dream, assimilation, class, consumerism, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, identity, immigration, justice, perception/truth/subjectivity, politics, race, search for self, social criticism

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: assimilation, colonialism/imperialism, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, historical, identity, justice, love, morality, nonconformity, oppression, politics, race, social criticism

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, class, family, fiction, gender, historical, identity, mental health, perception/truth/subjectivity, search for self

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, American Dream, assimilation, class, consumerism, family, fiction, historical, identity, justice, morality, oppression, race, search for self

Bewilderment by Richard Powers (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, justice, love, memory, mental health, morality, nature/environmentalism, nonconformity, science (or sci-fi), social criticism, tech

The Between: A Novel by Tananarive Due (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, identity, justice, memory, mental health, race

Parable of the Sower (FICTION) by Octavia Butler

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52397.Parable_of_the_Sower?ac=1&from_search=true

Posted by Mr. Reynolds

Labels: American Dream, class, coming of age, coping with trauma/loss, dystopian, family, fiction, identity, morality, nature/environmentalism, religion/spirituality, social criticism

The Course of Love by Alain de Botton (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27845690-the-course-of-love?from_search=true

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: aging, family, fiction, gender, identity, love, perception/truth/subjectivity, philosophy, psychology, sexuality

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31434883-eleanor-oliphant-is-completely-fine

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, gender, identity, mental health, morality, search for self

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32920226-sing-unburied-sing

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, coming of age, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, gender, identity, justice, memory, morality, oppression, race

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38463.If_Beale_Street_Could_Talk

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, American Dream, class, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, identity, justice, love, morality, oppression, race, social criticism

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34273236-little-fires-everywhere

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: aging, alienation, American Dream, class, coming of age, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, gender, identity, love, morality, race

Stoner by John Williams (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/166997.Stoner

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: aging, alienation, American Dream, class, education, existentialism, family, fiction, identity, search for self

History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30183198-history-of-wolves

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, coming of age, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, identity, love, morality, religion/spirituality, search for self

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/703.The_Plot_Against_America

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: coming of age, coping with trauma/loss, dystopian, family, fiction, historical, identity, justice, morality, oppression, politics, religion/spirituality

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28214468-commonwealth

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: aging, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, justice, love, memory, search for self

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