Editors' Top Picks
Wild Swans by Jung ChangThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Best Books About China
14th out of 747 books — 587 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
714th out of 5,339 books — 4,683 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Foreign Lands
210th out of 2,368 books — 2,202 voters
River Town by Peter HesslerCountry Driving by Peter HesslerUp to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside by Quincy CarrollOracle Bones by Peter HesslerCHINA by Tom Carter
China Expat Books
7th out of 99 books — 109 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Books with 'Girl' in the Title
74th out of 2,375 books — 275 voters
South China Morning Blues by Ray HechtFactory Girls by Leslie T. ChangAdventure, romance and war in the Far East by Iris Hay-EdiePearl River Drama by Ray HechtPearl of China by Anchee Min
Books Set in SOUTH CHINA
2nd out of 35 books — 18 voters

To Live by Yu HuaRed Sorghum by Mo YanWaiting by Ha JinEmpress Orchid by Anchee MinRaise the Red Lantern by Su Tong
Fiction from the Chinese Mainland
33rd out of 132 books — 137 voters
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren HoughAll Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot
A Day in the Life: Work Memoirs
97th out of 834 books — 419 voters

Journey to the West by Biao WangOracle Bones by Peter HesslerRiver Town by Peter HesslerFactory Girls by Leslie T. ChangJourney to the Forbidden China by Steven W. Mosher
Life in Modern China
4th out of 42 books — 38 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerThe Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferCity of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Best Books of 2008
453rd out of 1,643 books — 6,773 voters

The Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangThe Good Women of China by XinranRiver Town by Peter HesslerGod is Red by Liao YiwuDreaming in Chinese by Deborah Fallows
China Report Recommends
8th out of 108 books — 13 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniLost in Yaba by Walt GleesonNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiShōgun by James Clavell
Best Books on Asia
151st out of 1,000 books — 830 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
388th out of 1,324 books — 707 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
1397th out of 6,260 books — 8,073 voters

The Jewel in the Crown by Paul ScottEnglish Passengers by Matthew KnealeCopenhagen by Michael FraynTouch Not the Cat by Mary StewartThe American by Henry James
Moderately Underrated Books (1,000 to 10,000 ratings)
387th out of 1,955 books — 269 voters
The Kitchen Wars by Glenda K. ClareNowhere Else I Want to Be by Carol D. MarshJohn Lennon by Philip NormanThe Post-American World by Fareed ZakariaOvertreated by Shannon Brownlee
Christian Science Monitor's Best Nonfiction Books of 2008
10th out of 27 books — 19 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
24025th out of 77,614 books — 289,700 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThe Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by DuBose Heyward
City vs. Country
49th out of 735 books — 38 voters

Bad Blood by John CarreyrouShe Said by Jodi KantorAll the President’s Men by Carl BernsteinCatch and Kill by Ronan FarrowIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best Of Investigative Journalism - Nonfiction
29th out of 83 books — 50 voters
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Buddha in the Attic by Julie OtsukaFactory Girls by Leslie T. ChangCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Favorites from our Diverse Book Club
3rd out of 33 books — 3 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
685th out of 2,037 books — 3,943 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Around the World One Book from Each Country
294th out of 1,087 books — 980 voters

A New Earth by Eckhart TolleWay of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan MillmanWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauThe Beasts of Success by Jasun EtherThe Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Thought Provoking
1013th out of 2,929 books — 1,611 voters
The Immigrant by Nery McMahonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiBlack Indian by Shonda BuchananThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Non Fiction/Memoirs by Women of Color
67th out of 345 books — 70 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books Written By Women
314th out of 1,134 books — 401 voters
Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinDemon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Your Top 5 Reads in 2023
268th out of 824 books — 316 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Wretched of the Earth by Frantz FanonThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
Books About Colonialism
265th out of 685 books — 241 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingAttachments by Rainbow RowellOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichCan You Keep a Secret? by Sophie KinsellaThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
Best of Chick Lit
33rd out of 46 books — 22 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Jamange Line by The ConductorThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Awesome books for women
941st out of 1,238 books — 688 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek
Best Books For Freedom Lovers
476th out of 804 books — 491 voters

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