ثلاثية غرناطة by Radwa AshourThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniAzazil by Youssef ZiedanThe Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz
Best Middle East Fiction
40th out of 431 books — 472 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
175th out of 1,775 books — 1,652 voters

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Thickest Books Ever
298th out of 889 books — 2,487 voters
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHomegoing by Yaa GyasiWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieMr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi
25 African Women Writers You Should Read
7th out of 76 books — 21 voters

Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El SaadawiSugar Street by Naguib MahfouzIn the Eye of the Sun by Ahdaf SoueifPalace Walk by Naguib MahfouzPalace of Desire by Naguib Mahfouz
Books by Egyptian Authors (in English)
3rd out of 99 books — 9 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Big Fat Fiction - Best of the Heavyweights
180th out of 292 books — 156 voters

The Road To Purification by Harry WhitewolfThe Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow WilsonThe Arabian Nightmare by Robert IrwinCairo by Max RodenbeckIn the Eye of the Sun by Ahdaf Soueif
CAIRO: fictional and factual stories.
5th out of 73 books — 17 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1008th out of 1,873 books — 6,996 voters

The Dirty Version by Medina FarisLove from Mecca to Medina by S.K. AliForbidden by Faith by Negeen PapehnDoes My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahCity of Veils by Zoë Ferraris
Best Contemporary Fiction Books with Islamic Themes
19th out of 78 books — 115 voters
Women Without Men by Shahrnush ParsipurInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiCensoring an Iranian Love Story by Shahriar MandanipourAnatomy of a Disappearance by Hisham Matar
Books from countries under the US entry ban
31st out of 104 books — 20 voters

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Seasons and Weather in Titles
268th out of 1,535 books — 152 voters
Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina KhanNot the Girls You're Looking For by Aminah Mae SafiCounting Down with You by Tashie BhuiyanThe Loophole by Naz KutubThe Secret Diary of Mona Hasan by Salma  Hussain
'Fake' Muslim
24th out of 40 books — 4 voters

عزازيل by Youssef Ziedanالسرد السينمائي by فاضل الأسودالقاتل الأشقر by طارق بكاريO chamado do poente by Gamal al-Ghitaniعداء الطائرة الورقية by Khaled Hosseini
Egyptian Novels & Books
15th out of 22 books — 2 voters
The Open Door by Latifa Al-ZayyatIf an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor NagaZarafa by Michael AllinThe Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby WilkinsonProfessor Hanaa by Reem Bassiouney
Books by and about Egyptians!
11th out of 40 books — 5 voters

The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn JoukhadarThe Book of Cairo by Raph CormackLetters from Egypt by Florence NightingaleA World Beneath the Sands by Toby WilkinsonBeirut Rules by Fred    Burton
Books in, around, or about the Middle East
39th out of 93 books — 1 voter
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidAll Systems Red by Martha WellsSpinning Silver by Naomi NovikUprooted by Naomi Novik
FSWomen #2
13th out of 57 books — 2 voters

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonMiddlemarch by George EliotThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Old Drift by Namwali SerpellGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Reading Women Challenge 2020 #17 A Book Over 500 Pages
78th out of 114 books — 31 voters
Mornings in Jenin by Susan AbulhawaThe Sympathizer by Viet Thanh NguyenWizard of the Crow by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oMy Year of Meats by Ruth OzekiGoat Days by Benyamin
Marcy's Favorite Fiction
46th out of 100 books — 1 voter

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieUnder African Skies by Charles R. LarsonThe Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola ShoneyinWays of Dying by Zakes Mda
Introduction to African Literatures
47th out of 52 books — 17 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Favorite World Fiction & Literature
581st out of 733 books — 434 voters