Book Lists Voted on by <a href="/user/show/80801334-susan-mwaura">Susan Mwaura</a> (28 Lists)

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Susan Mwaura (28 Lists)

Redefining Realness by Janet Mock

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Educated by Tara Westover

Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography

6,316 books — 7,043 voters

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

Redefining Realness by Janet Mock

Finding Me by Viola Davis

Celebrity Biography

945 books — 332 voters

Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

5 books — 2 voters

The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya Angelou

African American Memoirs

464 books — 212 voters

Forrest Gump by Winston Groom

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

Books that Make you Laugh

3,516 books — 5,218 voters

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Books that Made You Cry!

3,357 books — 7,978 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

I Saw the Movie & Read the Book

1,926 books — 1,761 voters

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About

14,965 books — 15,644 voters

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

From Scratch by Tembi Locke

His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie

Reese Witherspoon's Book Club x Hello Sunshine

114 books — 434 voters

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read

784 books — 1,401 voters

The Vagina Monologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

Redefining Realness by Janet Mock

Women & Gender Studies

1,477 books — 562 voters

The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero

Best Self Help Books

2,303 books — 2,338 voters

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Books That Exceeded Your Expectations

15,411 books — 17,245 voters

The Power of Intention by Wayne W. Dyer

What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey

Vibrate Higher Daily by Lalah Delia

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

Motivational and Self-Improvement Books

3,088 books — 3,477 voters

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Night by Elie Wiesel

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Books That Could Change Your Life

2,879 books — 1,581 voters

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson

Healing & Spirituality

994 books — 1,347 voters

What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

Rising Strong by Brené Brown

Books to help Women Live Healthy and Happy

257 books — 165 voters

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero

Best Self-Help, Spiritual, Motivational, Law of Attraction Books

2,067 books — 1,743 voters

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay

Best Spiritual Books

1,571 books — 1,435 voters

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Most Comforting Books (The Literary Version of Bread Pudding)

1,296 books — 930 voters

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Black Girls Write!

248 books — 84 voters

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Beloved by Toni Morrison

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Best African American Books

1,050 books — 1,150 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin

We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

African Fiction

601 books — 429 voters

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding

Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married by Marian Keyes

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Anybody Out There? by Marian Keyes

Favorite Chick-Lit

2,408 books — 4,621 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Best Woman-Authored Books

8,662 books — 5,733 voters

Night by Elie Wiesel

The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

Sula by Toni Morrison

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Oprah's Book Club Picks

128 books — 2,204 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Night by Elie Wiesel

Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once

32,412 books — 123,434 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Best Books Ever

77,861 books — 290,525 voters