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An American Marriage by Tayari JonesEverything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Leeساعة بغداد by Shahad Al RawiThere There by Tommy OrangeRainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2018
51st out of 262 books — 288 voters
A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
India: Fiction
95th out of 321 books — 332 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Women's Fiction Novels
552nd out of 2,161 books — 1,811 voters
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Rose Code by Kate Quinn
[ATY 2025] Centered around Secrets, Lies, or Deception
56th out of 406 books — 83 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaShantaram by Gregory David RobertsSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
India
305th out of 1,033 books — 885 voters
The Blue Bar by Damyanti BiswasThe Blue Monsoon by Damyanti BiswasLife of Pi by Yann MartelShantaram by Gregory David RobertsUntil Our Voices Meet by Biswatosh Sinha
Fiction Books Set in India
38th out of 153 books — 161 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best Indian Fiction Books
308th out of 937 books — 2,463 voters
The Secrets Between Us by Thrity UmrigarHoles by Louis SacharThe Flatshare by Beth O'LearyThe Love I Could Have Had by C.J. ConnollyThe Door by Magda Szabó
A Book Divided- Covers That Are Split PT 2
1st out of 61 books — 4 voters

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani ChokshiAru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani ChokshiAmerican Betiya by Anuradha D. RajurkarThe Secrets Between Us by Thrity UmrigarStar Daughter by Shveta Thakrar
South Asian Female Writers
4th out of 27 books — 10 voters
The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiriविप्लवी [Biplavi] by Sanu Sharmaएकादेशमा [Ekadeshma] by Sanu Sharma
South Asian Fiction by Women
212th out of 230 books — 170 voters

Siddhartha by Hermann HesseMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Fiction/Non-fiction Books About India That Don't Focus On the British Raj
155th out of 253 books — 117 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThey Come in All Colors by Malcolm HansenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeEast of Eden by John Steinbeck1984 by George Orwell
Culturally Relevant Historical Fiction
74th out of 88 books — 23 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
68537th out of 78,965 books — 294,234 voters
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettThe Giver of Stars by Jojo MoyesThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesSuch a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
2020: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2020
3573rd out of 6,368 books — 848 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyMafia Queens of Mumbai by S. Hussain ZaidiThe Inheritance of Loss by Kiran DesaiThe Secrets Between Us by Thrity UmrigarThe Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
TwoXIndia Books
81st out of 81 books — 6 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniPachinko by Min Jin LeeKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
[ATY 2022] Asian or Pacific Islander Author
325th out of 343 books — 120 voters

The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriAnts Among Elephants by Sujatha GidlaNectar in a Sieve by Kamala MarkandayaAnu by Shabnam VasishtThe God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Indian Women Authors
24th out of 44 books — 4 voters
Elizabeth's Mountain by Lucille GuarinoMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodWhere the Lost Wander by Amy HarmonWe Must Be Brave by Frances Liardet
Best Strong Women Leads
20th out of 25 books — 11 voters

The Perfumist of Paris by Alka JoshiA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryA Suitable Boy by Vikram SethThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyGirls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao
Books by Authors from India
25th out of 59 books — 8 voters
The Light at the Bottom of the World by London ShahShanghai Girls by Lisa SeeJinxed by Michelle CareyTales of the Astonishing Black Spark by Charlie J. EskewSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
PoC Fiction
101st out of 322 books — 60 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroCrying in H Mart by Michelle ZaunerThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
[ATY 2023] Asian Diaspora
312th out of 326 books — 92 voters
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
52 Book Club 2023: #11 A Book About Secrets
527th out of 770 books — 151 voters

Aftermath by Terri BlackstockThe Cedar Key by Stephenia H. McGeeSwitchboard Soldiers by Jennifer ChiaveriniThe Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery by Amanda CoxThe Judge's List by John Grisham
CCC Bookclub - 2023-2024
26th out of 26 books — 6 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
Can you keep a Secret?
847th out of 1,779 books — 174 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
6290th out of 8,939 books — 6,623 voters
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
52 Book Club 2024: #48 The Word "Secret" In The Title
133rd out of 472 books — 135 voters

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceThe Girl from the Grand Hotel by Camille AubrayHurricane Beach by Lexie Nicholas
Summer Reads 2024
42nd out of 47 books — 5 voters
The Blood Telegram by Gary J. BassIndia After Gandhi by Ramachandra GuhaAwakening Bharat Mata by Swapan DasguptaInvading the Sacred by Krishnan RamaswamyThe Battle for Sanskrit by Rajiv Malhotra
Understanding India and South Asia
173rd out of 326 books — 32 voters

The Forager Chefs Club by Rita Mace WalstonAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónHeat of Paris by Peter Breyer
Five Star Fiction-In My Opinion
284th out of 440 books — 47 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverCocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood
Historical Fiction NOT Set in the United Kingdom, France, or the United States
52nd out of 220 books — 12 voters

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