Cultures I've Immersed Myself Through Literature

1.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,082,683 ratings
2.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating β€” 703,434 ratings
3.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating β€” 1,681,921 ratings
4.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating β€” 3,402,457 ratings
5.
The Gift of Rumi
The Gift of Rumi 4.26 avg rating β€” 129 ratings
6.
The Kitchen God's Wife
The Kitchen God's Wife
by: Amy Tan
4.04 avg rating β€” 87,072 ratings
7.
The Housekeeper and the Professor
The Housekeeper and the Professor 4.05 avg rating β€” 91,340 ratings
8.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating β€” 582,808 ratings
9.
The Lowland
The Lowland 3.88 avg rating β€” 95,703 ratings
10.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating β€” 401,559 ratings
11.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating β€” 473,485 ratings
12.
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
by: Lisa See
4.29 avg rating β€” 120,842 ratings
13.
The Island of Sea Women
The Island of Sea Women
by: Lisa See
4.32 avg rating β€” 154,850 ratings
14.
Lyrics Alley
Lyrics Alley 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,534 ratings
15.
Caravans
Caravans 4.12 avg rating β€” 9,205 ratings
16.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating β€” 60,769 ratings
17.
The Sandcastle Girls
The Sandcastle Girls 3.89 avg rating β€” 42,269 ratings
18.
And the Mountains Echoed
And the Mountains Echoed 4.08 avg rating β€” 395,500 ratings
19.
Anil's Ghost
Anil's Ghost 3.58 avg rating β€” 18,629 ratings
20.
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
by: Lisa See
3.92 avg rating β€” 160,776 ratings
21.
Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep #1)
Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep #1) 3.75 avg rating β€” 11,003 ratings
22.
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 32,496 ratings
23.
The Glass Palace
The Glass Palace really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 27,580 ratings
24.
Perla
Perla 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,868 ratings
24.
Out of Africa
Out of Africa 3.91 avg rating β€” 46,909 ratings
26.
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
Beneath the Lion's Gaze 3.96 avg rating β€” 3,749 ratings
27.
The Commoner
The Commoner 3.52 avg rating β€” 5,081 ratings
28.
Skim
Skim 3.76 avg rating β€” 17,089 ratings
29.
If Cats Disappeared from the World
If Cats Disappeared from the World 3.79 avg rating β€” 113,422 ratings
30.
Out of Africa / Shadows on the Grass
Out of Africa / Shadows on the Grass 4.21 avg rating β€” 11,730 ratings
31.
Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating β€” 608,443 ratings
32.
Convenience Store Woman
Convenience Store Woman 3.68 avg rating β€” 349,267 ratings
32.
Tokyo Ueno Station
Tokyo Ueno Station 3.45 avg rating β€” 28,928 ratings
34.
The Time In Between
The Time In Between 3.26 avg rating β€” 3,037 ratings
35.
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi LΓ₯ngstrump, #1)
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi LΓ₯ngstrump, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 206,938 ratings
36.
The Stationery Shop of Tehran
The Stationery Shop of Tehran 4.23 avg rating β€” 110,032 ratings
37.
When We Left Cuba (The Perez Family, #2)
When We Left Cuba (The Perez Family, #2) 4.01 avg rating β€” 45,282 ratings
38.
A Change in Altitude
A Change in Altitude 3.25 avg rating β€” 12,257 ratings
38.
The Guest Cat
The Guest Cat 3.55 avg rating β€” 34,200 ratings
40.
Paper Wife
Paper Wife 4.12 avg rating β€” 25,021 ratings
41.
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
The Travelling Cat Chronicles 4.33 avg rating β€” 95,683 ratings
42.
The Woman in the White Kimono
The Woman in the White Kimono
by: Ana Johns
4.27 avg rating β€” 26,155 ratings
43.
Running the Rift
Running the Rift 3.97 avg rating β€” 7,192 ratings
43.
The Last Empress (Empress Orchid, #2)
The Last Empress (Empress Orchid, #2) 3.84 avg rating β€” 9,611 ratings
45.
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 4.17 avg rating β€” 179,669 ratings
46.
Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)
Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2) 4.13 avg rating β€” 19,258 ratings
47.
Fruit of the Drunken Tree
Fruit of the Drunken Tree 3.95 avg rating β€” 19,350 ratings
47.
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone 4.33 avg rating β€” 417,412 ratings
49.
Please Look After Mom
Please Look After Mom 3.91 avg rating β€” 46,612 ratings
50.
Killed at the Whim of a Hat (Jimm Juree, #1)
Killed at the Whim of a Hat (Jimm Juree, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 3,162 ratings
51.
The Valley of Amazement
The Valley of Amazement
by: Amy Tan
3.70 avg rating β€” 44,577 ratings
52.
Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
by: Lisa See
4.10 avg rating β€” 67,693 ratings
53.
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Under the Hawthorn Tree
by: Ai Mi
3.63 avg rating β€” 2,038 ratings
53.
Sweetness in the Belly
Sweetness in the Belly 3.91 avg rating β€” 9,460 ratings
55.
Secret Daughter
Secret Daughter really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 77,035 ratings
56.
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell 4.19 avg rating β€” 51,221 ratings
57.
The Jewel Trader of Pegu
The Jewel Trader of Pegu 3.31 avg rating β€” 327 ratings
58.
POQUITO: UNPACKING THE MEMORY JAR
POQUITO: UNPACKING THE MEMORY JAR 4.95 avg rating β€” 40 ratings
58.
The Dead Writer
The Dead Writer 3.80 avg rating β€” 64 ratings
58.
Digging to America
Digging to America 3.59 avg rating β€” 23,218 ratings
58.
Baudolino
Baudolino 3.80 avg rating β€” 24,893 ratings
58.
The Foreigner's Confession
The Foreigner's Confession 4.37 avg rating β€” 52 ratings
58.
Wind of Change: An American Journey in Post-Soviet Russia
Wind of Change: An American Journey in Post-Soviet Russia really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 33 ratings
58.
Thembe's Cloth
Thembe's Cloth 4.68 avg rating β€” 31 ratings
65.
Leopard at the Door
Leopard at the Door 4.03 avg rating β€” 6,394 ratings
65.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating β€” 120,297 ratings
67.
The Garden of Burning Sand
The Garden of Burning Sand 4.06 avg rating β€” 3,585 ratings
67.
Black Mamba Boy
Black Mamba Boy 3.74 avg rating β€” 2,311 ratings
67.
The Murmur of Bees
The Murmur of Bees 4.23 avg rating β€” 72,661 ratings
67.
Birds Without Wings
Birds Without Wings 4.16 avg rating β€” 15,944 ratings
71.
Moment in Peking
Moment in Peking 4.46 avg rating β€” 612 ratings
71.
Rooftops of Tehran
Rooftops of Tehran 3.96 avg rating β€” 11,117 ratings
71.
The Wedding
The Wedding 3.96 avg rating β€” 6,444 ratings
71.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating β€” 122,143 ratings
75.
The Dark Monk (The Hangman's Daughter, #2)
The Dark Monk (The Hangman's Daughter, #2) 3.89 avg rating β€” 22,547 ratings
75.
Conjure Women
Conjure Women 3.87 avg rating β€” 18,420 ratings
77.
I Do Not Come to You by Chance
I Do Not Come to You by Chance 3.94 avg rating β€” 3,703 ratings
77.
The Girl Who Lived Twice (Millennium, #6)
The Girl Who Lived Twice (Millennium, #6) 3.76 avg rating β€” 48,315 ratings
77.
Bangkok Wakes to Rain
Bangkok Wakes to Rain 3.59 avg rating β€” 3,426 ratings
77.
The Illicit Happiness of Other People
The Illicit Happiness of Other People 4.08 avg rating β€” 6,920 ratings
77.
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate 3.95 avg rating β€” 387,492 ratings
82.
Can You Hear the Nightbird Call?
Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? 4.01 avg rating β€” 1,165 ratings
82.
Jassy
Jassy 4.01 avg rating β€” 354 ratings
82.
The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #3)
The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #3) 4.05 avg rating β€” 2,766 ratings
82.
The Naga's Journey: A Novel
The Naga's Journey: A Novel 3.84 avg rating β€” 32 ratings
82.
Congolese wiskunde
Congolese wiskunde 3.71 avg rating β€” 234 ratings
82.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 257,785 ratings
88.
Afternoon of an Autocrat
Afternoon of an Autocrat 4.08 avg rating β€” 228 ratings
88.
De kunst van het verliezen
De kunst van het verliezen 4.37 avg rating β€” 8,528 ratings
88.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating β€” 304,677 ratings
91.
Greyfriars Bobby
Greyfriars Bobby 3.98 avg rating β€” 1,625 ratings
91.
Strange Weather in Tokyo
Strange Weather in Tokyo 3.69 avg rating β€” 49,439 ratings
91.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 3.72 avg rating β€” 14,370 ratings
94.
Greyfriars Bobby
Greyfriars Bobby really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 32 ratings
94.
The Nakano Thrift Shop
The Nakano Thrift Shop 3.37 avg rating β€” 14,374 ratings
94.
Lagoon
Lagoon 3.63 avg rating β€” 8,984 ratings
94.
Zulajka opent haar ogen
Zulajka opent haar ogen 4.39 avg rating β€” 17,596 ratings
98.
Greyfriars Bobby: The Real Story at Last
Greyfriars Bobby: The Real Story at Last 3.93 avg rating β€” 61 ratings
98.
Legend of Good Women: Medieval Women in Towns and Cities
Legend of Good Women: Medieval Women in Towns and Cities 3.75 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
100.
The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico
The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico 3.35 avg rating β€” 606 ratings
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