Agaat by Marlene van Niekerk
Female Farmers
14 books — 27 voters

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriArcadia by Tom StoppardThe Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria RilkeRonia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid LindgrenThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,511 books — 123,787 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Young Adult Books
13,193 books — 80,430 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,927 books — 1,762 voters
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieThe Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
Best Murder Mysteries Of All-Time
1,051 books — 785 voters

Emilia Galotti by Gotthold Ephraim LessingDer Vorleser by Bernhard SchlinkDamals war es Friedrich by Hans Peter RichterDifferent Seasons by Stephen  KingDer Hauptmann von Köpenick by Carl Zuckmayer
Books we read in a German Gymnasium
150 books — 79 voters
Mahabharata by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
Indian Mythology
247 books — 489 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Best Historical Fiction
7,862 books — 26,185 voters
We Need New Names by NoViolet BulawayoRainbow's End by Lauren St. John
Books Set in Zimbabwe
130 books — 100 voters

Moxyland by Lauren BeukesDevils Chimney by Anne LandsmanThe Beautiful Screaming of Pigs by Damon GalgutIn the Heart of the Country by J.M. CoetzeeKings Of The Water by Mark Behr
Books about AFRICA or by AFRICAN AUTHORS
822 books — 288 voters
Moxyland by Lauren BeukesDevils Chimney by Anne LandsmanSkinner's Drift by Lisa FugardAgaat by Marlene van Niekerk
Women Around the World
1,177 books — 437 voters

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSix Feet of the Country by Nadine GordimerDevils Chimney by Anne LandsmanThe Beautiful Screaming of Pigs by Damon Galgut
Best by African Authors
410 books — 224 voters
Devils Chimney by Anne LandsmanInvisible Furies by Michiel HeynsGem Squash Tokoloshe by Rachel ZadokSkinner's Drift by Lisa FugardThe Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner
Best South African reads
314 books — 183 voters

The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green by Joshua BraffArcadia by Tom StoppardLet Me Tell You by Shirley Jackson
Greenest Books Ever
2,485 books — 593 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonMoon Palace by Paul AusterThe Madwoman in the Attic by Sandra M. GilbertNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Books about Books
1,392 books — 1,520 voters

Agaat by Marlene van NiekerkRonia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid LindgrenThe Mussel Feast by Birgit VanderbekeNothing by Janne Teller
Women in Translation
931 books — 306 voters

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,373 voters
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriNo One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda JulySix Feet of the Country by Nadine GordimerThe Complete Fairy Tales by Oscar WildeInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Collections of Short Stories
2,911 books — 2,060 voters

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
World's Greatest Novellas
732 books — 1,465 voters

Dinotopia by James Gurney
Picture Books With Amazing Art
870 books — 348 voters
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,229 books — 3,940 voters


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