To Kill a Mockingbird (urspr publ 1960; utgåvan 2000)

1. 3013
   Honungsbiets hemliga liv av Sue Monk Kidd (Caramellunacy, rosylibrarian)

   Caramellunacy: Both stories are about a young girl in the South coming to terms with racism. Secret Life of Bees features an teenaged protagonist whereas To Kill a Mockingbird's Scout is quite a bit younger, but I thought there were themes that resonated between the two.… (mer)

2. 256
   Hjärtat jagar allena av Carson McCullers (dele2451, rosylibrarian, chrisharpe)
3. 279
   Boktjuven av Markus Zusak (paulkid)

   paulkid: There are many similarities between these books. For example, a strong father-daughter relationship, where the father teaches by example by taking the moral high ground in protecting a persecuted minority - also kids that break down the barriers between secluded and socially awkward neighbors through books and sundry shenanigans.… (mer)

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   Svart arv av Mildred D. Taylor (Caramellunacy, Anonym användare, Anonym användare)

   Caramellunacy: Both stories about a young girl coming of age in the South and racial intolerance. Also both beautiful reads! To Kill a Mockingbird is told by Scout Finch - the daughter of the town lawyer called upon to defend an African-American man accused of rape. Roll of Thunder is told from the point of view of the daughter of a cotton-picking family who only slowly grows to realize the extent of prejudice her family faces.… (mer)

5. 173
   Snö faller på cederträden av David Guterson (EerierIdyllMeme)

   EerierIdyllMeme: Very different novels exploring similar themes

6. 100
   Son av sitt land av Richard Wright (DanLovesAlice)

   DanLovesAlice: An African-American facing an uphill battle against a highly prejudiced jury and public. Wright, like Lee, explores the dangers of the stereotypes created by insular and ignorant societies.

7. 101
   Peace Like a River av Leif Enger (atimco)

   atimco: These books share a precocious narrator, vital family relationships, and themes that are funny and sad and thought provoking all at the same time. Extremely well written and engaging.

8. 102
   Cold Sassy Tree av Olive Ann Burns (bnbookgirl)
9. 80
   Andra röster, andra rum av Truman Capote (Othemts)

   Othemts: These books are two sides of the same coin of life in a small Alabama town. Where there's dignity and hope in Mockingbird, Other Voices is decadence and demoralization

10. 71
    Godnatt Mister Tom av Michelle Magorian (eclt83)

    eclt83: Goodnight, Mr Tom is as touching as To kill a mockingbird. Problems in society causes pain for the weaker.

11. 51
    A Lesson Before Dying av Ernest J. Gaines (rarm)
12. 51
    Möte vid Oxoket av Walter Van Tilburg Clark (mysterymax)

    mysterymax: This book also explores mob/vigilante thinking and is a classic in its own way.

13. 40
    The Stones of Mourning Creek av Diane Les Becquets (Sadie-rae_Kieran)

    Sadie-rae_Kieran: Similar setting, 1960's in the south. Deals with some similar issues as well,including racism/discrimination. Though sad at times, a beautiful and touching story.

14. 84
    Det målade huset av John Grisham (infiniteletters)
15. 51
    Den lilla staden av Sherwood Anderson (chrisharpe)
16. 51
    Hem av Toni Morrison (Louve_de_mer)

    Louve_de_mer: Pour les problèmes de ségrégation raciale aux États-Unis.

17. 84
    De små tingens Gud av Arundhati Roy (aamirq)
18. 62
    Inherit the Wind av Jerome Lawrence (kxlly)
19. 62
    Stormen och vreden av William Faulkner (LKAYC)
20. 41
    Scottsboro Boy av Haywood Patterson (lilithcat)

    lilithcat: For the real story of race relations in Alabama in the thirties, read this autobiography of Haywood Patterson, one of several young black men judicially railroaded for the rape of two young white women, and sentenced to death. A national and international campaign ultimately resulted in their exonerations, but their lives had already been destroyed.… (mer)

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