Laina's votes on the list Best African American Books

Listopia > Laina's votes on the list Best African American Books (56 Books)

1	Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley 4.45 avg rating — 166,495 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois 4.31 avg rating — 45,988 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor 4.20 avg rating — 22,169 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Collected Poems by Langston Hughes 4.36 avg rating — 18,465 ratings Laina rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Push by Sapphire (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 60,637 ratings Laina rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines 3.99 avg rating — 66,206 ratings Laina rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Sula by Toni Morrison 4.07 avg rating — 135,346 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 3,098,461 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,373,276 ratings Laina rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin 4.55 avg rating — 130,311 ratings Laina rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Cane River by Lalita Tademy (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 51,052 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Paradise (Beloved Trilogy, #3) by Toni Morrison 3.87 avg rating — 30,087 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah 4.46 avg rating — 44,725 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson 4.49 avg rating — 10,312 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) by Walter Mosley 3.86 avg rating — 31,875 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 136,611 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Ways of White Folks by Langston Hughes 4.47 avg rating — 5,746 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Selected Poems by Langston Hughes 4.31 avg rating — 8,573 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines 4.17 avg rating — 14,398 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin 4.36 avg rating — 25,890 ratings Laina rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Jazz (Beloved Trilogy, #2) by Toni Morrison 3.91 avg rating — 41,044 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin 4.34 avg rating — 301,758 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Another Country by James Baldwin 4.30 avg rating — 37,430 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet A. Washington 4.42 avg rating — 10,674 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Darkest Child by Delores Phillips 4.38 avg rating — 18,737 ratings Laina rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 171,588 ratings Laina rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches by Clayborne Carson 4.62 avg rating — 1,204 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Waiting to Exhale (Waiting to Exhale, #1) by Terry McMillan (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 18,555 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	On Beauty by Zadie Smith 3.79 avg rating — 93,806 ratings Laina rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day (Idlewild, #1) by Pearl Cleage 3.75 avg rating — 21,625 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Letter from the Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr. 4.72 avg rating — 9,158 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Ugly Ways: The Bestselling Darkly Humorous Family Drama of Grief, Death, and the Afterlife by Tina McElroy Ansa 4.08 avg rating — 1,780 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	One Day When I Was Lost by James Baldwin 4.11 avg rating — 355 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	W.E.B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868-1919 by David Levering Lewis 4.38 avg rating — 2,437 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Mama by Terry McMillan (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 10,395 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	A Mercy by Toni Morrison 3.77 avg rating — 34,294 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Sugar (Sugar Lacey, #1) by Bernice L. McFadden (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 11,154 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Blacker the Berry... by Wallace Thurman 3.93 avg rating — 3,215 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Hand I Fan With by Tina McElroy Ansa 4.14 avg rating — 3,634 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	A Piece of Mine: Stories by J. California Cooper 4.53 avg rating — 1,247 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963 by David Levering Lewis 4.13 avg rating — 572 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Laughing to Keep from Crying by Langston Hughes 4.18 avg rating — 49 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Baby of the Family by Tina McElroy Ansa 4.15 avg rating — 925 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Pleasure (Nia #1) by Eric Jerome Dickey 4.17 avg rating — 4,281 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	My Soul to Keep (African Immortals, #1) by Tananarive Due (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 8,488 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Tar Baby by Toni Morrison really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24,875 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King Jr. 4.55 avg rating — 9,381 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Deals With the Devil: And Other Reasons to Riot by Pearl Cleage 4.40 avg rating — 169 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Wake of the Wind by J. California Cooper 4.48 avg rating — 1,638 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	My American Journey by Colin Powell 4.09 avg rating — 7,043 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Matter Is Life by J. California Cooper 4.54 avg rating — 1,198 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Some Soul to Keep by J. California Cooper 4.51 avg rating — 1,798 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Homemade Love by J. California Cooper 4.48 avg rating — 1,922 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Some Love, Some Pain, Sometime: Stories by J. California Cooper 4.51 avg rating — 2,684 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Song Yet Sung by James McBride (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 6,338 ratings Laina rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum 4.34 avg rating — 27,594 ratings Laina rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars