Born Confused by Tanuja Desai HidierInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Contract by Zeenat MahalHaveli by Zeenat MahalThe Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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256 books — 347 voters
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Immigrant Experience Literature
1,017 books — 1,458 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
921 books — 2,440 voters
A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce CameronThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinMarley and Me by John GroganThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Dog Lovers
688 books — 547 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
746 books — 1,908 voters
Perfect Chemistry by Simone ElkelesShiver by Maggie StiefvaterThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerRules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
Different Perspective Books
268 books — 210 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Well-Written Holocaust Books
898 books — 2,894 voters