Best Books by Women of Color

1.
Beloved
Beloved 3.97 avg rating β€” 476,907 ratings
2.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating β€” 737,142 ratings
3.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating β€” 377,758 ratings
4.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating β€” 123,919 ratings
5.
The Complete Persepolis
The Complete Persepolis 4.40 avg rating β€” 199,557 ratings
6.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating β€” 288,060 ratings
7.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating β€” 258,272 ratings
8.
White Teeth
White Teeth 3.79 avg rating β€” 170,736 ratings
9.
Sula
Sula 4.05 avg rating β€” 116,985 ratings
10.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating β€” 317,133 ratings
11.
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches 4.53 avg rating β€” 39,721 ratings
12.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating β€” 176,442 ratings
13.
The Namesake
The Namesake 4.02 avg rating β€” 280,140 ratings
14.
The Waiting Years
The Waiting Years 3.95 avg rating β€” 2,952 ratings
15.
Kitchen
Kitchen 3.90 avg rating β€” 121,465 ratings
16.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating β€” 137,104 ratings
17.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating β€” 304,574 ratings
18.
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street 3.69 avg rating β€” 222,923 ratings
19.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating β€” 703,394 ratings
20.
A Tale for the Time Being
A Tale for the Time Being 4.06 avg rating β€” 131,676 ratings
21.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 3.85 avg rating β€” 107,552 ratings
22.
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays 3.83 avg rating β€” 6,109 ratings
22.
The Kitchen God's Wife
The Kitchen God's Wife
by: Amy Tan
4.04 avg rating β€” 87,067 ratings
24.
The Thing Around Your Neck
The Thing Around Your Neck 4.23 avg rating β€” 48,394 ratings
24.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating β€” 120,271 ratings
26.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating β€” 386,216 ratings
27.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating β€” 568,908 ratings
28.
Citizen: An American Lyric
Citizen: An American Lyric 4.26 avg rating β€” 50,751 ratings
29.
The Lake
The Lake 3.57 avg rating β€” 11,357 ratings
30.
On Beauty
On Beauty 3.78 avg rating β€” 89,016 ratings
31.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating β€” 582,511 ratings
32.
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism 4.50 avg rating β€” 18,478 ratings
33.
Wild Seed (Patternmaster, #1)
Wild Seed (Patternmaster, #1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 38,328 ratings
34.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating β€” 401,457 ratings
35.
Interpreter of Maladies
Interpreter of Maladies 4.18 avg rating β€” 203,022 ratings
35.
Meridian
Meridian 3.75 avg rating β€” 6,509 ratings
37.
Love in a Fallen City
Love in a Fallen City 3.94 avg rating β€” 4,333 ratings
37.
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 60,523 ratings
37.
Descendant of the Crane
Descendant of the Crane
by: Joan He
3.63 avg rating β€” 12,091 ratings
40.
Convenience Store Woman
Convenience Store Woman 3.68 avg rating β€” 349,099 ratings
41.
The Rape of Nanking
The Rape of Nanking 4.24 avg rating β€” 50,729 ratings
42.
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body 4.17 avg rating β€” 118,942 ratings
43.
Записки ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π²ΡŠΠ·Π³Π»Π°Π²ΠΊΠ°Ρ‚Π°
Записки ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π²ΡŠΠ·Π³Π»Π°Π²ΠΊΠ°Ρ‚Π° 4.02 avg rating β€” 9,588 ratings
44.
Human Acts
Human Acts
by: Han Kang
4.27 avg rating β€” 61,844 ratings
44.
Swing Time
Swing Time 3.56 avg rating β€” 76,235 ratings
46.
My Sister, the Serial Killer
My Sister, the Serial Killer 3.65 avg rating β€” 332,346 ratings
47.
A Mercy
A Mercy 3.76 avg rating β€” 31,911 ratings
48.
The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian
by: Han Kang
3.64 avg rating β€” 320,207 ratings
49.
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate 3.95 avg rating β€” 387,442 ratings
50.
The Buddha in the Attic
The Buddha in the Attic 3.70 avg rating β€” 62,372 ratings
51.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl 4.17 avg rating β€” 56,856 ratings
52.
When the Emperor Was Divine
When the Emperor Was Divine 3.81 avg rating β€” 29,657 ratings
53.
Possessing the Secret of Joy
Possessing the Secret of Joy 4.09 avg rating β€” 15,681 ratings
53.
An American Marriage
An American Marriage 3.93 avg rating β€” 379,496 ratings
55.
Out
Out 3.94 avg rating β€” 45,873 ratings
56.
Gather Together in My Name (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #2)
Gather Together in My Name (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #2) 4.31 avg rating β€” 18,040 ratings
57.
Women of Sand and Myrrh
Women of Sand and Myrrh 3.23 avg rating β€” 1,308 ratings
57.
Red Azalea
Red Azalea 3.84 avg rating β€” 10,639 ratings
59.
Chicken with Plums
Chicken with Plums 3.91 avg rating β€” 15,980 ratings
60.
Fasting, Feasting
Fasting, Feasting 3.35 avg rating β€” 5,203 ratings
61.
The Incarnations
The Incarnations 3.77 avg rating β€” 5,699 ratings
61.
The Incendiaries
The Incendiaries
by: R.O. Kwon
3.21 avg rating β€” 25,022 ratings
63.
Girl in Translation
Girl in Translation
by: Jean Kwok
3.99 avg rating β€” 58,175 ratings
64.
Ceremony
Ceremony 3.84 avg rating β€” 25,792 ratings
64.
The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give 4.46 avg rating β€” 986,298 ratings
66.
Obasan
Obasan 3.70 avg rating β€” 8,228 ratings
67.
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 4.16 avg rating β€” 612,690 ratings
68.
The Round House
The Round House 3.98 avg rating β€” 122,352 ratings
69.
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race 3.96 avg rating β€” 112,006 ratings
70.
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color 4.52 avg rating β€” 9,682 ratings
71.
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem 4.06 avg rating β€” 14,193 ratings
71.
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 131,938 ratings
73.
Mr. Fox
Mr. Fox 3.57 avg rating β€” 11,452 ratings
74.
We Should All Be Feminists
We Should All Be Feminists 4.40 avg rating β€” 320,711 ratings
75.
Lyrics Alley
Lyrics Alley 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,534 ratings
76.
Novel Without a Name
Novel Without a Name 3.81 avg rating β€” 1,414 ratings
77.
Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune
Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune 3.47 avg rating β€” 9,155 ratings
78.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 3.72 avg rating β€” 14,370 ratings
78.
We Need New Names
We Need New Names 3.75 avg rating β€” 23,066 ratings
80.
East Of A Cold Red Sun
East Of A Cold Red Sun 4.27 avg rating β€” 63 ratings
80.
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 27,078 ratings
82.
The Poet X
The Poet X 4.37 avg rating β€” 138,744 ratings
83.
Krik? Krak!
Krik? Krak! 4.16 avg rating β€” 9,526 ratings
84.
The Valley of Amazement
The Valley of Amazement
by: Amy Tan
3.70 avg rating β€” 44,576 ratings
85.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1)
by: Jenny Han
4.04 avg rating β€” 1,020,075 ratings
86.
Passing
Passing 3.92 avg rating β€” 76,688 ratings
87.
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly 3.98 avg rating β€” 21,043 ratings
88.
The Marrow Thieves
The Marrow Thieves 3.94 avg rating β€” 42,136 ratings
89.
All You Can Ever Know
All You Can Ever Know 3.85 avg rating β€” 26,097 ratings
90.
Heat and Dust
Heat and Dust 3.55 avg rating β€” 8,489 ratings
90.
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith 4.14 avg rating β€” 48,279 ratings
92.
Skim
Skim 3.76 avg rating β€” 17,087 ratings
93.
P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #2)
P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #2)
by: Jenny Han
4.01 avg rating β€” 412,809 ratings
94.
Celestial Bodies
Celestial Bodies 3.41 avg rating β€” 16,863 ratings
95.
NW
NW 3.48 avg rating β€” 44,460 ratings
96.
This One Summer
This One Summer 3.69 avg rating β€” 90,767 ratings
97.
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 317,110 ratings
98.
Broken Republic: Three Essays
Broken Republic: Three Essays 4.06 avg rating β€” 1,103 ratings
98.
Salvage the Bones
Salvage the Bones 3.96 avg rating β€” 71,432 ratings
100.
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down 4.01 avg rating β€” 3,360 ratings
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