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A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Lowland by Jhumpa LahiriThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonTransAtlantic by Colum McCannThe Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín
2013 Man Booker Prize Longlist
1st out of 14 books — 267 voters
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Interesting Books of 2013
4th out of 308 books — 929 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
128th out of 7,722 books — 14,371 voters
Unlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickDigging for God by Tom HillmanCarrie by Stephen KingGet Rich or Get Lucky by Max NowazCinder by Marissa Meyer
2025 Reading Challenge
779th out of 3,088 books — 2,033 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
2590th out of 78,303 books — 291,914 voters
The Goldfinch by Donna TarttLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Signature of All Things by Elizabeth GilbertA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Son by Philipp Meyer
2014 Tournament of Books Finalists
4th out of 17 books — 130 voters

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled HosseiniAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana MathisBuck by M.K. AsanteThe Storycatcher by Ann Hite
Anticipated Literary Reads for Readers of Color 2013
8th out of 199 books — 549 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
75th out of 1,348 books — 4,670 voters

Kitchen by Banana YoshimotoConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataOut by Natsuo KirinoThe Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko OgawaA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Literature by Japanese Women
5th out of 165 books — 164 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
447th out of 9,833 books — 22,373 voters

Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieBurial Rites by Hannah Kent
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2013
14th out of 176 books — 322 voters
Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuireClockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareReal by Katy EvansEntwined with You by Sylvia DayReckless by S.C. Stephens
Best Books Published in 2013
318th out of 3,586 books — 7,153 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferDracula by Bram StokerThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Epistolary Fiction
61st out of 859 books — 857 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenShōgun by James ClavellNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiTokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein
Best Books About Japan
8th out of 533 books — 359 voters

The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrMe Before You by Jojo MoyesGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2015: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2015
121st out of 6,202 books — 1,527 voters
Beloved by Toni MorrisonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerWhite Teeth by Zadie SmithThe Secret History by Donna TarttPossession by A.S. Byatt
Flavorwire: 50 Books by Women Authors to Read for #ReadWomen2014
6th out of 50 books — 68 voters

The Luminaries by Eleanor CattonThe Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard FlanaganA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiAnd the Mountains Echoed by Khaled HosseiniLife After Life by Kate Atkinson
IMPAC 2015 Nominees
3rd out of 140 books — 43 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. Ritz
Recommended by Reading Challengers
2319th out of 6,240 books — 4,834 voters

Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonShutter Island by Dennis LehaneReady Player One by Ernest ClineGuards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Goodreads Reading Challenge Favs From Over the Years to the Current Challenge
2420th out of 5,418 books — 4,038 voters
Snow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonSometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieWild by Cheryl StrayedHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Pacific Northwest Books
35th out of 925 books — 614 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiThe Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuShōgun by James Clavell
Japanese Fiction
16th out of 416 books — 337 voters
The Luminaries by Eleanor CattonA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Lowland by Jhumpa LahiriHarvest by Jim CraceThe Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín
2013 Man Booker Prize Shortlist
2nd out of 6 books — 30 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMe Before You by Jojo MoyesGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionThe Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
2014: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2014
109th out of 4,495 books — 1,047 voters
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan EngInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Books by Asian Authors
3rd out of 101 books — 43 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenPachinko by Min Jin LeeConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataRed Winter by Annette MarieDark Tempest by Annette Marie
Popsugar 2020 - Set in Japan
11th out of 111 books — 170 voters
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabCrazy Rich Asians by Kevin KwanHomegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Popsugar 2021 #29 - A Book Set in Multiple Countries
18th out of 364 books — 233 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMe Before You by Jojo MoyesWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2013: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2013
92nd out of 2,957 books — 684 voters
Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttA Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony MarraA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiTenth of December by George Saunders
2014 Tournament of Books Long List
4th out of 93 books — 62 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsUna historia de ayer by Sergio CoboCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books
2967th out of 6,500 books — 4,958 voters
The Poppy War by R.F. KuangDescendant of the Crane by Joan HeThe Deep Sky by Yume KitaseiMonstress, Volume 1 by Marjorie M. LiuDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Asian Speculative Fiction by Asian Authors -- #ownvoices
15th out of 366 books — 227 voters

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