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This seems strange to me. Yes these could help build empathy towards some in society but it doesn't seems to be looking at the worlds worst.

What about women under ISIS or the Taliban, India's lower casts, Africa's child soldiers and the list goes on. These are people in horrible conditions that could be helped.

While I don't want to discourage reading of those books this is not how I would triage the issues.