Sabook's votes on the list Best South African reads

Listopia > Sabook's votes on the list Best South African reads (51 Books)

1	A Change of Tongue by Antjie Krog 4.21 avg rating — 211 ratings Sabook 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
2	Body Bereft by Antjie Krog 3.90 avg rating — 108 ratings Sabook 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	Begging to be Black by Antjie Krog 3.99 avg rating — 182 ratings Sabook 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	Bitter Pill by Peter Church (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 53 ratings Sabook 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
5	Dark Video by Peter Church (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 110 ratings Sabook 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
6	The Rights Of Desire by André Brink 3.43 avg rating — 330 ratings Sabook 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
7	Before I Forget by André Brink 3.57 avg rating — 286 ratings Sabook 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	Praying Mantis by André Brink 3.71 avg rating — 334 ratings Sabook 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
9	Devil's Valley by André Brink 3.90 avg rating — 520 ratings Sabook 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	A Chain of Voices by André Brink 4.14 avg rating — 478 ratings Sabook 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
11	Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela 4.36 avg rating — 98,322 ratings Sabook 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
12	Tutu: Authorized by Mpho Tutu (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 94 ratings Sabook 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	Beyond the Miracle: Inside the New South Africa by Allister Sparks 3.89 avg rating — 72 ratings Sabook 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	Jurie Steyn's Post Office by Herman Charles Bosman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 36 ratings Sabook 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	The Complete Oom Schalk Lourens Stories by Herman Charles Bosman 4.10 avg rating — 81 ratings Sabook 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	A Bosman treasury by Herman Charles Bosman 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings Sabook 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 Collected Works of Herman Charles Bosman by Herman Charles Bosman 4.47 avg rating — 91 ratings Sabook 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
18	Best of Bosman by Herman Charles Bosman 4.42 avg rating — 24 ratings Sabook 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	My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His Conscience by Rian Malan 4.26 avg rating — 3,999 ratings Sabook 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	Life & Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee 3.87 avg rating — 22,088 ratings Sabook 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
21	Summertime by J.M. Coetzee 3.78 avg rating — 7,045 ratings Sabook 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
22	Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee 3.93 avg rating — 37,414 ratings Sabook 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
23	Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee 3.86 avg rating — 122,513 ratings Sabook 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
24	Postcards from South Africa by Rayda Jacobs 3.90 avg rating — 30 ratings Sabook 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
25	My Father's Orchid by Rayda Jacobs 3.90 avg rating — 81 ratings Sabook 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
26	Confessions of a Gambler by Rayda Jacobs 4.05 avg rating — 265 ratings Sabook 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
27	Short Circuits by Marita van der Vyver 3.78 avg rating — 94 ratings Sabook 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	Travelling Light by Marita van der Vyver 3.72 avg rating — 209 ratings Sabook 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	There Is a Season by Marita van der Vyver 3.90 avg rating — 164 ratings Sabook 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
30	Where the Heart Is: A Writer in Provence by marita-van-der-vyver-annelize-visser 3.70 avg rating — 165 ratings Sabook 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
31	Just Dessert, Dear by Marita van der Vyver 3.80 avg rating — 261 ratings Sabook 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
32	Summer Food in Provence by Marita van der Vyver 3.82 avg rating — 28 ratings Sabook 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
33	Childish Things by Marita van der Vyver 4.07 avg rating — 378 ratings Sabook 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
34	Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa by Antjie Krog 4.10 avg rating — 3,328 ratings Sabook 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	Selected Stories by Nadine Gordimer 4.17 avg rating — 232 ratings Sabook 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	Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black and Other Stories by Nadine Gordimer 3.18 avg rating — 702 ratings Sabook 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
37	Tsotsi by Athol Fugard 3.58 avg rating — 2,264 ratings Sabook 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
38	Plays 1: The Road to Mecca / A Place With the Pigs / My Children! My Africa! / Playland / Valley Song by Athol Fugard 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings Sabook 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
39	July's People by Nadine Gordimer 3.51 avg rating — 8,609 ratings Sabook 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
40	Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 3.93 avg rating — 81,576 ratings Sabook 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
41	No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu 4.23 avg rating — 2,673 ratings Sabook 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
42	Master Harold...and the Boys by Athol Fugard 3.78 avg rating — 7,314 ratings Sabook 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	Jump and Other Stories by Nadine Gordimer 3.86 avg rating — 1,282 ratings Sabook 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
44	A Dry White Season by André Brink 4.07 avg rating — 4,568 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
45	Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coetzee 3.62 avg rating — 5,895 ratings Sabook 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
46	Youth (Scenes from Provincial Life #2) by J.M. Coetzee 3.78 avg rating — 8,514 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
47	Burger's Daughter by Nadine Gordimer 3.50 avg rating — 2,378 ratings Sabook 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
48	The House Gun by Nadine Gordimer 3.55 avg rating — 1,582 ratings Sabook 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
49	Sizwe Bansi Is Dead & The Island by Athol Fugard 3.82 avg rating — 370 ratings Sabook 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
50	A Guest of Honour by Nadine Gordimer 3.49 avg rating — 196 ratings Sabook added it to to-read 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	My Son's Story by Nadine Gordimer 3.61 avg rating — 1,908 ratings Sabook 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