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Funny Boy by Shyam SelvaduraiChinaman by Shehan KarunatilakaAnil's Ghost by Michael OndaatjeThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeReef by Romesh Gunesekera
Sri Lankan English Fiction
2nd out of 108 books — 123 voters
Geek Love by Katherine DunnOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Library at Mount Char by Scott HawkinsAnnihilation by Jeff VandermeerThe Vegetarian by Han Kang
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Strange and Unusual Novels
61st out of 119 books — 126 voters

Chinaman by Shehan KarunatilakaThe Thing About Thugs by Tabish KhairMonkey-Man by Usha K.R.The Story That Must Not Be Told by Kavery NambisanA Street in Srinagar by Chandrakanta
DSC Prize 2012 Shortlist
1st out of 6 books — 2 voters
Jubilee by Shelley HarrisThe Wandering Falcon by Jamil AhmadChinaman by Shehan KarunatilakaThe Town That Drowned by Riel NasonMe and Mr. Booker by Cory Taylor
Commonwealth Book Prize Shortlist 2012
3rd out of 16 books — 7 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best South Asian Fiction
239th out of 761 books — 1,930 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyLife of Pi by Yann MartelA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistrySmall Island by Andrea Levy
big jubilee read
42nd out of 70 books — 15 voters

Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. SayersLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsChinaman by Shehan KarunatilakaVet in Harness by James HerriotThe Rules of Backyard Cricket by Jock Serong
TFW Favourite Fiction Featuring Cricket
3rd out of 9 books — 4 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Around the World in 80 Books: A Global Reading List
72nd out of 80 books — 21 voters

Amnesty by Aravind AdigaThe Gypsy Goddess by Meena KandasamyMotherland by Vineeta VijayaraghavanWhen I Hit You by Meena KandasamyChinaman by Shehan Karunatilaka
Books by Sri Lankan/Tamil writers or featuring Sri Lankan/Tamil characters
5th out of 41 books — 8 voters
The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan KarunatilakaChinaman by Shehan KarunatilakaAnil's Ghost by Michael OndaatjeFunny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai
Popular English Sri Lankan Books
3rd out of 20 books — 1 voter

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanDanny the Champion of the World by Roald DahlHow to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil GaimanRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisGravity Falls by Alex Hirsch
Polydactyly in Fiction
30th out of 51 books — 10 voters
You're Invited by Amanda JayatissaMy Sweet Girl by Amanda JayatissaSuncatcher by Romesh GunesekeraSerendipity by Ashok FerreyColpetty People by Ashok Ferrey
Fiction by Sri Lankan Authors about Sri Lanka
21st out of 99 books — 2 voters

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam SelvaduraiCinnamon Gardens by Shyam SelvaduraiThe Hungry Ghosts by Shyam SelvaduraiFunny Boy by Shyam SelvaduraiOn Sal Mal Lane by Ru Freeman
Sri Lanka
39th out of 52 books — 2 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingOliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Names in the title
161st out of 599 books — 50 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieOliver Twist by Charles DickensAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryHeidi by Johanna Spyri
Fictional Book Titles that Include Names
288th out of 1,041 books — 81 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books with a Non-Caucasian person as the/one of the lead characters.
1103rd out of 1,524 books — 647 voters

A Room with a View by E.M. ForsterGifted Hands by Ben CarsonI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiGrandfather Gandhi by Arun GandhiOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
2016 crackdown
23rd out of 34 books — 1 voter
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
2447th out of 4,429 books — 8,264 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonBlood on Their Hands by Bob Brink1984 by George Orwell
Conspiracy Fiction
856th out of 1,445 books — 1,864 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Great Debut Novels
1404th out of 1,600 books — 1,492 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniLife of Pi by Yann MartelThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeDown and Rising by Rohith S. Katbamna
Best Multicultural General Fiction
303rd out of 592 books — 380 voters
Serious Men by Manu JosephThe Thing About Thugs by Tabish KhairBharathipura by U.R. AnanthamurthyThe Patience Stone by Atiq RahimiThe Last Kestrel by Jill McGivering
DSC Prize 2012 Longlist
10th out of 16 books — 2 voters


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