,
Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book

Which are the most memorable books about colonialism and post-colonialism?
1

by
3.75 avg rating — 426,817 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
2

by
3.43 avg rating — 576,242 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
3

by
4.35 avg rating — 35,037 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
4

by
4.12 avg rating — 814,083 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
5

by
4.20 avg rating — 73,421 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
6

by
4.26 avg rating — 106,412 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
7

by
4.14 avg rating — 31,496 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
8

by
4.03 avg rating — 1,531,232 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
9

by
3.97 avg rating — 136,726 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
10

by
3.68 avg rating — 87,833 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
11

by
3.97 avg rating — 58,964 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
12

by
3.98 avg rating — 75,612 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
13

by
3.87 avg rating — 34,043 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
14

by
4.19 avg rating — 5,971 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
15

by
3.59 avg rating — 112,611 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
16

by
4.04 avg rating — 473,550 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
17

by
3.93 avg rating — 37,227 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
18

by
4.40 avg rating — 9,305 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
19

by
3.44 avg rating — 942,789 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
20

by
3.93 avg rating — 8,892 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
21

by
3.70 avg rating — 40,885 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
22

by
4.34 avg rating — 192,997 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
23

by
4.14 avg rating — 6,298 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
24

by
4.09 avg rating — 10,643 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
25

by
4.28 avg rating — 11,911 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
26

by
4.32 avg rating — 29,864 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
27

by
3.77 avg rating — 19,222 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
28

by
3.96 avg rating — 342,532 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
29

by
4.16 avg rating — 42,398 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
30

by
3.83 avg rating — 32,089 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
31

by
3.96 avg rating — 31,596 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
32

by
4.04 avg rating — 24,373 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
33

by
3.93 avg rating — 81,260 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
34

by
3.72 avg rating — 35,486 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
35

by
4.28 avg rating — 773,852 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
36

by
3.61 avg rating — 477,170 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
37

by
3.70 avg rating — 104,327 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
38

by
4.11 avg rating — 6,181 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
39

by
4.35 avg rating — 3,577 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
40

by
3.65 avg rating — 3,865 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
41

by
3.54 avg rating — 10,990 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
42

by
3.89 avg rating — 2,836 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
43

by
4.47 avg rating — 5,204 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
44

by
4.33 avg rating — 9,576 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
45

by
3.82 avg rating — 18,355 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
46

by
3.93 avg rating — 3,191 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
3.94 avg rating — 2,537 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
48

by
4.09 avg rating — 3,908 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
49

by
3.89 avg rating — 5,779 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
50

by
4.20 avg rating — 12,024 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
51

by
4.15 avg rating — 2,788 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
52

by
4.41 avg rating — 5,786 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
53

by
4.19 avg rating — 3,024 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
54

by
4.19 avg rating — 984 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
55

by
3.90 avg rating — 230 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
56

by
4.40 avg rating — 18,139 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
57

by
3.80 avg rating — 5,664 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
58

by
3.88 avg rating — 40,434 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
59

by
4.36 avg rating — 3,155 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
60

by
3.75 avg rating — 12,694 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
60

by
3.86 avg rating — 6,617 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
62

by
3.88 avg rating — 7,266 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
63

by
3.89 avg rating — 47,221 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
64

by
3.87 avg rating — 3,532 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
65

by
4.36 avg rating — 97,381 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
66

by
3.72 avg rating — 4,551 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
67

by
3.81 avg rating — 25,095 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
68

by
4.18 avg rating — 50,124 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
69

by
3.94 avg rating — 14,948 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
69

by
4.09 avg rating — 931 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
71

by
4.17 avg rating — 7,959 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
72

by
3.86 avg rating — 142,633 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
73

by
3.68 avg rating — 339,442 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
74

by
4.07 avg rating — 17,120 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
75

by
3.90 avg rating — 31,631 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
76

by
4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
76

by
3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
78

by
4.25 avg rating — 635 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
79

by
4.31 avg rating — 56,447 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
80

by
3.37 avg rating — 24,328 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
81

by
3.94 avg rating — 12,559 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
82

by
3.59 avg rating — 492 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
82

by
3.70 avg rating — 210,182 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
84

by
3.72 avg rating — 3,458 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
85

by
4.33 avg rating — 11,540 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
86

by
4.42 avg rating — 10,687 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
87

by
3.24 avg rating — 4,573 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
88

by
4.20 avg rating — 41,926 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
89

by
3.80 avg rating — 5,648 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
89

by
3.84 avg rating — 10,556 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
91

by
3.93 avg rating — 10,250 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
92

by
3.86 avg rating — 121,904 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
93

by
3.91 avg rating — 1,990 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
94

by
3.87 avg rating — 6,078 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
94

by
3.93 avg rating — 29,037 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
96

by
3.50 avg rating — 2,376 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
97

by
3.87 avg rating — 13,358 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
98

by
3.78 avg rating — 23,230 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
99

by
4.08 avg rating — 9,748 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
100

by
3.88 avg rating — 186,354 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
691 books · 242 voters · list created November 7th, 2009 by Ruby.
208 likes · 
Lists are re-scored approximately every 5 minutes.


Ashley 5323 books
540 friends
Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) 545 books
363 friends
Bettie 15687 books
19 friends
Susanna - Censored by GoodReads 3388 books
848 friends
Thom 6022 books
293 friends
Mandy 54 books
34 friends
Lobstergirl 5979 books
159 friends
Paul 814 books
321 friends

More voters…


Comments Showing 1-2 of 2 (2 new)

dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by Danna (new)

Danna Thank You! I have been looking for this list so many times!!! It sounds great let me re-create my to-read list


message 2: by Rock (last edited May 24, 2013 12:28AM) (new)

Rock Angel Requesting recommendations!

I wish to dip my toes into this pile but am having a hard time choosing my first read, because I cannot sort them the same way I sort books on a shelf base on my criteria. I have never heard of most titles on this list!

So, I'd like a non-fiction account of some example of colonialism (or a true story that amply reflects it) that is impartial, widely read, not too dated, and definitely not too long. I want a more recent book not because history can change (that would be magical, wouldn't it?) but because hindsight tends to get better over time.

I understand it is a contentious subject. An author needs direct involvement to gain credibility, but detachment might be difficult.


back to top