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)
29th out of 1,829 books — 1,708 voters
Nine Stories by J.D. SalingerDubliners by James JoyceA Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Collections of Short Stories
71st out of 2,911 books — 2,060 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
9th out of 603 books — 432 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
2121st out of 6,495 books — 4,930 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
2229th out of 6,234 books — 4,810 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanNever My Father's Daughter by Bamini SelladuraiThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriNever My Father's Daughter by Bamini Selladurai
Immigrant Experience Literature
57th out of 1,054 books — 1,709 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K.  RitzThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
2312th out of 6,136 books — 4,778 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebePurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From Nigeria With Love: Books by Nigerian Authors
4th out of 230 books — 155 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareAn Echo in the Bone by Diana GabaldonBlood Promise by Richelle Mead
Best Books of 2009
165th out of 1,766 books — 6,927 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Gods Are Not to Blame by Ola RotimiAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka
Books Set in Nigeria
7th out of 198 books — 110 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
173rd out of 1,521 books — 2,685 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
3997th out of 15,858 books — 18,488 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
5350th out of 14,199 books — 10,117 voters

Dark Matter by Blake CrouchQuiet by Susan CainAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieRoom by Emma DonoghueThree Women by Lisa Taddeo
Popsugar 2020 - A Book with Only Words on the Cover
29th out of 372 books — 205 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
6th out of 76 books — 21 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSo Long a Letter by Mariama BâNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best by African Authors
59th out of 409 books — 223 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
What To Read Next
5450th out of 20,889 books — 24,895 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
3539th out of 13,043 books — 8,510 voters
The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleDubliners by James Joyce
Best Short Stories
155th out of 1,767 books — 1,081 voters

The Wicked King by Holly BlackThe Dream Thieves by Maggie StiefvaterThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTruly, Devious by Maureen JohnsonThe Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
For the Love of Reading
198th out of 2,215 books — 137 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Books
4954th out of 14,957 books — 10,554 voters

Felix Ever After by Kacen CallenderThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonStamped by Jason Reynolds
Books Written by Black Authors
16th out of 354 books — 42 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
317th out of 2,379 books — 2,226 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Must Read Books- Different Genres
4989th out of 14,877 books — 11,064 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Body Parts in Book Titles
92nd out of 2,256 books — 143 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
12056th out of 78,126 books — 291,221 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
1946th out of 7,216 books — 28,372 voters

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