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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
6th out of 104 books — 20 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)
456th out of 1,871 books — 1,738 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseSketches from the Periphery by M.P. SummersKintu by Jennifer Nansubuga MakumbiWhere Tomorrow Leads by DiAnn MillsSeason of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
East Africa
53rd out of 251 books — 99 voters
The Witch King by H.E. EdgmonLet's Get Naughty by Ashley ZakrzewskiThe Silver Metal Lover by Tanith LeeSorrowland by Rivers SolomonHouse Of Glass by Susan Fletcher
[ATY 2022] Less Than 5000 Ratings
20th out of 646 books — 73 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddCarrie by Stephen King
Women-Centric
279th out of 386 books — 42 voters
Links by Nuruddin FarahBlack Mamba Boy by Nadifa MohamedInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliDesert Dawn by Waris DirieCrossbones by Nuruddin Farah
Books Set in Somalia or Written by Somalis
19th out of 80 books — 50 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrTell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
By the title
162nd out of 194 books — 47 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
Best Book Titles
10543rd out of 12,187 books — 8,612 voters

Algerian White by Assia DjebarThat Hair by Djaimilia Pereira de AlmeidaThread of Gold Beads by Nike Campbell-FatokiThe Silence of the Wilting Skin by Tlotlo TsamaaseThe Water Princess by Susan Verde
Fem's Reading Around the World List - Africa
47th out of 67 books — 1 voter
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini1984 by George OrwellA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Non-American books that every American should read
290th out of 694 books — 495 voters

Abyssinian Chronicles by Moses IsegawaThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazThe Circle of Karma by Kunzang Choden
The most iconic books set in 150 countries around the world (part.1)
87th out of 100 books — 2 voters
Small Pleasures by Clare ChambersThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixThe Idiot by Elif BatumanLove Like Salt by Helen StevensonThe Performance by Claire Thomas
Most Amazing Book Covers
44th out of 64 books — 4 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusIn the Country of Men by Hisham MatarEntre dos palacios by Naguib MahfouzO Menino de Areia by Tahar Ben JellounSilent Terror by Samuel Cotton
Livros ao Redor do Mundo - AFRICA
15th out of 26 books — 1 voter
Open to Love by Lyndell WilliamsQueen of the Castle by Lyndell WilliamsTried & Tested by Umm JuwayriyahMy Way To You by Lyndell WilliamsNbA Muslims-Black Muslim Reads by Layla Abdullah-Poulos
BLACK Muslim Authors and Black Muslim Main Characters
33rd out of 53 books — 7 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSyrian Brides by Anna HalabiThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWhen Secrets Bloom by Patricia FurstenbergThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Literature of the World
176th out of 204 books — 80 voters
The Two Week Traveller by Matthew LightfootSnapshots by Matthew LightfootTalus by Erol OzanBeasts of Nalunga by Jack MapanjeSweet Offerings by Chan Ling Yap
Around the World in 198 Books Part II
62nd out of 101 books — 4 voters

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Sand Child by Tahar Ben JellounSo Long a Letter by Mariama BâSeason of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
A country's most iconic book: Americas, Africa
59th out of 63 books — 2 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenUlysses by James JoyceDracula by Bram StokerBeowulf by UnknownDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
A country's most iconic book:
99th out of 158 books — 16 voters

Remembrance by Michelle MadowEntwined by Heather Dixon WallworkTorment by Lauren KateClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareIncarnate by Jodi Meadows
Most Beautiful Book Covers Of All Time
164th out of 319 books — 97 voters
سيد البارقة by Dr.Sara Ahmadقناع الشيطان by Dr.Sara Ahmadبعد السهوك by Dr.Sara Ahmadالبطل والبطالة by Dr.Sara AhmadThe Hakawati by Rabih Alameddine
Arab Lit
77th out of 97 books — 22 voters

Where Tomorrow Leads by DiAnn MillsThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieBlack Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohamed
African Lit
162nd out of 179 books — 31 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Around the World in 100 Books
1270th out of 1,328 books — 717 voters

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréLucky Jim by Kingsley AmisThe Rachel Papers by Martin AmisThe Last King of Scotland by Giles FodenOn Beauty by Zadie Smith
Somerset Maugham Award Winners
107th out of 110 books — 20 voters
The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Women Around the World
1166th out of 1,178 books — 438 voters

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseNo Longer at Ease by Chinua AchebeSay You're One of Them by Uwem AkpanAkata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
Book Riot African Reading List
68th out of 78 books — 16 voters
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw MengestuBeneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza MengisteHow to Read the Air by Dinaw MengestuAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieOpen City by Teju Cole
Top Novels of the African Diaspora
7th out of 7 books — 3 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
African Fiction
260th out of 604 books — 433 voters


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