Best Books on Asia

1.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,082,584 ratings
2.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating β€” 3,402,117 ratings
3.
Lost in Yaba: Down and Out in Laos
Lost in Yaba: Down and Out in Laos 3.86 avg rating β€” 1,633 ratings
4.
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 696,665 ratings
5.
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 206,488 ratings
6.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 257,770 ratings
7.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating β€” 1,681,717 ratings
8.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating β€” 382,951 ratings
9.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating β€” 317,163 ratings
10.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating β€” 120,284 ratings
11.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating β€” 703,412 ratings
12.
Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore 4.12 avg rating β€” 528,240 ratings
13.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating β€” 306,586 ratings
14.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating β€” 156,851 ratings
15.
Pattaya Youtuber: And other true stories from Thailand
Pattaya Youtuber: And other true stories from Thailand 4.07 avg rating β€” 222 ratings
16.
The Devil of Nanking
The Devil of Nanking
by: Mo Hayder
3.92 avg rating β€” 11,925 ratings
17.
Siddhartha
Siddhartha 4.08 avg rating β€” 846,881 ratings
18.
The Quiet American
The Quiet American 3.98 avg rating β€” 68,870 ratings
19.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by: Dai Sijie
3.64 avg rating β€” 67,012 ratings
19.
Last Kiss in Tiananmen Square
Last Kiss in Tiananmen Square 3.32 avg rating β€” 124 ratings
21.
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 131,941 ratings
22.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating β€” 130,712 ratings
23.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,726,657 ratings
24.
The Glass Palace
The Glass Palace really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 27,578 ratings
25.
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea 4.45 avg rating β€” 96,062 ratings
26.
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4)
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4) 4.19 avg rating β€” 43,415 ratings
27.
American Fuji
American Fuji 3.60 avg rating β€” 1,161 ratings
28.
When the Future Comes Too Soon (Malayan #2)
When the Future Comes Too Soon (Malayan #2) 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,188 ratings
29.
The Kitchen God's Wife
The Kitchen God's Wife
by: Amy Tan
4.04 avg rating β€” 87,070 ratings
30.
Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory
Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory 4.26 avg rating β€” 8,012 ratings
31.
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time 3.66 avg rating β€” 358,690 ratings
32.
Kitchen
Kitchen 3.90 avg rating β€” 121,504 ratings
33.
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2)
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2) 4.31 avg rating β€” 57,465 ratings
34.
The White Tiger
The White Tiger 3.77 avg rating β€” 200,093 ratings
35.
Understanding China: Learning from China's Past, Present, and Future
Understanding China: Learning from China's Past, Present, and Future 3.92 avg rating β€” 64 ratings
36.
The Art of War
The Art of War
by: Sun Tzu
3.95 avg rating β€” 550,607 ratings
37.
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
by: Loung Ung
4.35 avg rating β€” 52,425 ratings
38.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating β€” 582,666 ratings
39.
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze 4.28 avg rating β€” 13,672 ratings
40.
Saving Fish from Drowning
Saving Fish from Drowning
by: Amy Tan
3.47 avg rating β€” 32,827 ratings
41.
The Disallowed: The Tale of a Contemporary Vampire Family
The Disallowed: The Tale of a Contemporary Vampire Family 4.27 avg rating β€” 30 ratings
42.
Bangkok Tattoo (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #2)
Bangkok Tattoo (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #2) 3.80 avg rating β€” 5,525 ratings
43.
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
by: Lisa See
3.92 avg rating β€” 160,770 ratings
44.
Bangkok Haunts (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #3)
Bangkok Haunts (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #3) 3.76 avg rating β€” 3,856 ratings
45.
The Light of Eternal Spring
The Light of Eternal Spring 3.92 avg rating β€” 510 ratings
46.
The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey 4.59 avg rating β€” 128 ratings
47.
The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (Malayan #1)
The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (Malayan #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 6,138 ratings
48.
Performance Anomalies
Performance Anomalies 3.65 avg rating β€” 168 ratings
49.
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World 4.06 avg rating β€” 81,009 ratings
50.
Please Look After Mom
Please Look After Mom 3.91 avg rating β€” 46,605 ratings
51.
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia 3.90 avg rating β€” 21,057 ratings
52.
Waiting
Waiting
by: Ha Jin
3.54 avg rating β€” 23,309 ratings
53.
Sultana's Dream
Sultana's Dream 3.89 avg rating β€” 2,338 ratings
54.
The Hundred Secret Senses
The Hundred Secret Senses
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 46,174 ratings
55.
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 3.95 avg rating β€” 333,054 ratings
56.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 224,935 ratings
57.
Rainbirds
Rainbirds 3.48 avg rating β€” 7,152 ratings
58.
Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1)
Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 29,066 ratings
59.
The Oldest Dance (Wisdom Revolution, #2)
The Oldest Dance (Wisdom Revolution, #2)
by: Misba
4.70 avg rating β€” 13,564 ratings
60.
Chinese Cinderella: The Secret Story of an Unwanted Daughter
Chinese Cinderella: The Secret Story of an Unwanted Daughter 4.08 avg rating β€” 40,818 ratings
61.
The High Auction (Wisdom Revolution, #1)
The High Auction (Wisdom Revolution, #1)
by: Misba
4.69 avg rating β€” 16,547 ratings
62.
Burmese Days
Burmese Days 3.87 avg rating β€” 31,289 ratings
63.
Peony in Love
Peony in Love
by: Lisa See
3.64 avg rating β€” 49,985 ratings
64.
Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #1)
Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #1) 3.75 avg rating β€” 11,003 ratings
65.
The Rebeland Other Poems
The Rebeland Other Poems 4.44 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
66.
The Wardens of Punyu
The Wardens of Punyu
by: D.L. Kung
4.08 avg rating β€” 59 ratings
67.
The Blue Monsoon (Blue Mumbai, #2)
The Blue Monsoon (Blue Mumbai, #2) 4.24 avg rating β€” 731 ratings
68.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet 4.03 avg rating β€” 66,779 ratings
69.
A Personal Matter
A Personal Matter 3.90 avg rating β€” 15,079 ratings
70.
American Born Chinese
American Born Chinese 3.88 avg rating β€” 100,055 ratings
71.
Geisha, a Life
Geisha, a Life 3.93 avg rating β€” 26,804 ratings
72.
Letters from Thailand
Letters from Thailand
by: Botan
4.21 avg rating β€” 469 ratings
73.
The Namesake
The Namesake 4.02 avg rating β€” 280,152 ratings
74.
After the Quake
After the Quake 3.77 avg rating β€” 57,213 ratings
75.
Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
by: Lisa See
4.10 avg rating β€” 67,692 ratings
76.
Lotusland
Lotusland 4.31 avg rating β€” 58 ratings
77.
Hokkaido Highway Blues: Hitchhiking Japan
Hokkaido Highway Blues: Hitchhiking Japan 3.98 avg rating β€” 6,048 ratings
78.
Soul Mountain
Soul Mountain 3.60 avg rating β€” 5,712 ratings
79.
The Sound of Waves
The Sound of Waves 3.77 avg rating β€” 22,720 ratings
80.
The Garden of Evening Mists
The Garden of Evening Mists 4.15 avg rating β€” 28,997 ratings
81.
The Girl Who Played Go
The Girl Who Played Go
by: Shan Sa
3.79 avg rating β€” 6,105 ratings
82.
Lost on Planet China
Lost on Planet China 3.77 avg rating β€” 11,968 ratings
83.
Red Scarf Girl
Red Scarf Girl 3.79 avg rating β€” 16,932 ratings
84.
Snow Country
Snow Country 3.57 avg rating β€” 38,922 ratings
85.
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan 3.90 avg rating β€” 16,721 ratings
86.
The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom
The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom 3.84 avg rating β€” 4,778 ratings
87.
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window 4.40 avg rating β€” 31,146 ratings
88.
Rubaiyat Of Omar KhayyΓ‘m
Rubaiyat Of Omar KhayyΓ‘m 4.17 avg rating β€” 22,744 ratings
89.
Out
Out 3.94 avg rating β€” 45,882 ratings
90.
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 3.88 avg rating β€” 21,503 ratings
91.
Hiroshima
Hiroshima 4.04 avg rating β€” 86,441 ratings
92.
Go Clown - #AccheDin for Comedy
Go Clown - #AccheDin for Comedy 3.66 avg rating β€” 130 ratings
93.
θ΅°εΎ—θΆŠθΏœ,离θ‡ͺε·±θΆŠθΏ‘ The Farther I Walk, The Closer I Get To Me
θ΅°εΎ—θΆŠθΏœ,离θ‡ͺε·±θΆŠθΏ‘ The Farther I Walk, The Closer I Get To Me
by: Hong Mei
3.65 avg rating β€” 1,163 ratings
94.
The White Man and the Pachinko Girl
The White Man and the Pachinko Girl
by: Vann Chow
3.29 avg rating β€” 105 ratings
95.
Business Republic of China: Tales from the Front Line of China's New Revolution
Business Republic of China: Tales from the Front Line of China's New Revolution 3.91 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
95.
The End of May Road (Handover Mysteries, #2)
The End of May Road (Handover Mysteries, #2)
by: D.L. Kung
3.50 avg rating β€” 24 ratings
97.
The Shadows of Shigatse
The Shadows of Shigatse
by: D.L. Kung
4.18 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
98.
Mr. China
Mr. China 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,622 ratings
99.
Shame
Shame 3.87 avg rating β€” 12,962 ratings
99.
Tanah Tabu
Tanah Tabu 3.96 avg rating β€” 946 ratings
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