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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,071,894 ratings — published 2009
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.99 — 396,662 ratings — published 1937
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.84 — 170,980 ratings — published 2006
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The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.93 — 45,852 ratings — published 1968
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.37 — 297,229 ratings — published 1965
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The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.87 — 61,118 ratings — published 2010
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The House on Mango Street The House on Mango Street (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.67 — 246,097 ratings — published 1984
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,572,466 ratings — published 2003
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The Joy Luck Club The Joy Luck Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.97 — 716,112 ratings — published 1989
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I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.32 — 1,521 ratings — published 2009
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Pachinko Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.34 — 669,598 ratings — published 2017
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.13 — 821,636 ratings — published 2010
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.48 — 120,661 ratings — published 2010
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.05 — 287,829 ratings — published 2007
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.92 — 205,523 ratings — published 1952
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.28 — 766,880 ratings — published 1982
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,133,753 ratings — published 1997
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.75 — 422,224 ratings — published 1958
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There There There There (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.97 — 232,993 ratings — published 2018
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.30 — 238,203 ratings — published 2009
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Beloved Beloved (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.99 — 506,743 ratings — published 1987
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The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.14 — 315,114 ratings — published 1970
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,790,396 ratings — published 2007
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family Roots: The Saga of an American Family (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.45 — 165,988 ratings — published 1976
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White Teeth White Teeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.79 — 178,777 ratings — published 2000
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.09 — 391,385 ratings — published 2005
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Interpreter of Maladies Interpreter of Maladies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.18 — 209,611 ratings — published 1999
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Sula Sula (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.06 — 131,499 ratings — published 1973
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.10 — 255,812 ratings — published 2018
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The Island of Sea Women The Island of Sea Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.32 — 180,974 ratings — published 2019
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My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.63 — 370,198 ratings — published 2018
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.98 — 118,662 ratings — published 2012
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Go Tell It on the Mountain Go Tell It on the Mountain (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.06 — 86,025 ratings — published 1953
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And the Mountains Echoed And the Mountains Echoed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.08 — 413,180 ratings — published 2012
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A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.11 — 32,528 ratings — published 2001
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American Born Chinese American Born Chinese (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.88 — 102,860 ratings — published 2006
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The 30-Minute Vegan's Taste of the East: 150 Asian-inspired recipes--from soba noodles to summer rolls The 30-Minute Vegan's Taste of the East: 150 Asian-inspired recipes--from soba noodles to summer rolls (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.02 — 272 ratings — published 2010
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.92 — 29,881 ratings — published 2004
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Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2) Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.11 — 69,615 ratings — published 2011
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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.67 — 54,560 ratings — published 2011
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Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.35 — 14,971 ratings — published 2010
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The House of the Spirits The House of the Spirits (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.31 — 338,209 ratings — published 1982
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The Kitchen God's Wife The Kitchen God's Wife (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.04 — 88,957 ratings — published 1991
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Song of Solomon Song of Solomon (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.16 — 132,865 ratings — published 1977
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The God of Small Things The God of Small Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.96 — 336,151 ratings — published 1997
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The Namesake The Namesake (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.02 — 287,715 ratings — published 2003
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.66 — 458,001 ratings — published 2020
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The Phoenix King (The Ravence Trilogy, #1) The Phoenix King (The Ravence Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnic)
avg rating 3.66 — 6,380 ratings — published 2023
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ethnic)
avg rating 4.69 — 41,617 ratings — published 2021
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