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The Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.76 — 123,963 ratings — published -1800
The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,282,014 ratings — published -800
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.75 — 425,929 ratings — published 1958
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,607,452 ratings — published 2003
The God of Small Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.96 — 341,456 ratings — published 1997
Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,888,924 ratings — published 1590
Cry, the Beloved Country (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.93 — 81,100 ratings — published 1948
Inside Out & Back Again (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.12 — 68,785 ratings — published 2011
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.48 — 846,321 ratings — published 2016
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,148,677 ratings — published 1967
Americanah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.31 — 426,077 ratings — published 2013
Half of a Yellow Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.34 — 192,387 ratings — published 2006
The House of the Spirits (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.31 — 346,901 ratings — published 1982
Wide Sargasso Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.59 — 112,246 ratings — published 1966
Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.22 — 864,888 ratings — published 1862
The Poisonwood Bible (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.12 — 812,603 ratings — published 1998
Homegoing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.47 — 427,954 ratings — published 2016
White Teeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.79 — 180,615 ratings — published 2000
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.28 — 240,945 ratings — published 2003
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,975,964 ratings — published 2005
A Tale for the Time Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.06 — 140,116 ratings — published 2013
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,816,395 ratings — published 2007
The Garden of Evening Mists (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.15 — 31,595 ratings — published 2011
Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,401,738 ratings — published 1956
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,632,972 ratings — published 2003
Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.66 — 465,716 ratings — published 2020
Transcendent Kingdom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.09 — 168,311 ratings — published 2020
The Complete Persepolis (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.41 — 216,481 ratings — published 2007
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,327,069 ratings — published 1947
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.04 — 584,485 ratings — published 1985
Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.66 — 408,527 ratings — published 2016
Beowulf (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.50 — 356,380 ratings — published 950
The Long Ships (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.27 — 13,735 ratings — published 1941
Snow Country (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.55 — 44,467 ratings — published 1948
Pedro Páramo (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.05 — 111,043 ratings — published 1955
The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.65 — 455,081 ratings — published 2007
A Golden Age (Bangla Desh, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.80 — 6,135 ratings — published 2007
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.94 — 596,961 ratings — published -500
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,522,073 ratings — published 1942
The Arabian Nights (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.02 — 83,668 ratings — published 800
Tales of the Tikongs (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.64 — 393 ratings — published 1988
The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,748,019 ratings — published 1988
The Joy Luck Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.97 — 718,443 ratings — published 1989
Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,155,305 ratings — published 1866
The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,551,824 ratings — published 1915
The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,556,841 ratings — published 1985
Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.98 — 30,963 ratings — published 2008
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.66 — 33,959 ratings — published 1967
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 4.15 — 548,584 ratings — published 2018
The Satanic Verses (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-lit)
avg rating 3.71 — 73,515 ratings — published 1988