Goodreads Filipino Group - Favorite Local Books in English

1.
Murder on Balete Drive (Trese, #1)
Murder on Balete Drive (Trese, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,036 ratings
2.
Smaller and Smaller Circles
Smaller and Smaller Circles 4.11 avg rating — 6,002 ratings
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Tall Story
Tall Story 3.91 avg rating — 2,079 ratings
4.
Before Ever After
Before Ever After 3.76 avg rating — 5,797 ratings
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Naermyth (Naermyth, #1)
Naermyth (Naermyth, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 467 ratings
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Ilustrado
Ilustrado 3.36 avg rating — 2,684 ratings
7.
Rizal Without the Overcoat: Expanded Edition
Rizal Without the Overcoat: Expanded Edition 4.27 avg rating — 2,757 ratings
8.
The Best of This Is A Crazy Planets
The Best of This Is A Crazy Planets 4.07 avg rating — 1,542 ratings
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Tree (Rosales Saga, #2)
Tree (Rosales Saga, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 605 ratings
10.
The Woman Who Had Two Navels
The Woman Who Had Two Navels 3.96 avg rating — 1,463 ratings
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Mass Murders (Trese, #3)
Mass Murders (Trese, #3) 4.42 avg rating — 1,869 ratings
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Dusk (Rosales Saga, #1)
Dusk (Rosales Saga, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,420 ratings
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After Eden
After Eden 4.15 avg rating — 522 ratings
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State of War
State of War 4.04 avg rating — 744 ratings
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Cave and Shadows
Cave and Shadows really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 485 ratings
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Womenagerie and Other Tales from the Front
Womenagerie and Other Tales from the Front 4.08 avg rating — 585 ratings
17.
Ermita: A Filipino Novel
Ermita: A Filipino Novel 4.21 avg rating — 787 ratings
18.
The Filipino Heroes League: Book One: Sticks and Stones (The Filipino Heroes League, #1)
The Filipino Heroes League: Book One: Sticks and Stones (The Filipino Heroes League, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 482 ratings
19.
The Breakup Diaries
The Breakup Diaries 4.07 avg rating — 552 ratings
19.
Orosa-Nakpil, Malate (A Filipino Novel)
Orosa-Nakpil, Malate (A Filipino Novel) 4.21 avg rating — 513 ratings
21.
The Kaleidoscope: The Gift of Madness
The Kaleidoscope: The Gift of Madness 3.94 avg rating — 72 ratings
22.
Elmer
Elmer 4.11 avg rating — 1,455 ratings
23.
Culture and History
Culture and History 4.20 avg rating — 584 ratings
24.
My Brother, My Executioner (Rosales Saga, #3)
My Brother, My Executioner (Rosales Saga, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 657 ratings
25.
The Kite of Stars and Other Stories
The Kite of Stars and Other Stories 4.19 avg rating — 671 ratings
25.
Revolution: 80 Days
Revolution: 80 Days 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
27.
America Is in the Heart
America Is in the Heart 3.92 avg rating — 3,712 ratings
27.
Gun Dealers' Daughter
Gun Dealers' Daughter 3.84 avg rating — 600 ratings
29.
Twice Blessed
Twice Blessed 3.87 avg rating — 70 ratings
29.
Dogeaters
Dogeaters 3.61 avg rating — 3,040 ratings
31.
The El Bimbo Variations
The El Bimbo Variations 4.26 avg rating — 116 ratings
32.
Reportage on Lovers: A Medley of Factual Romances, Happy or Tragical, Most of Which Made News
Reportage on Lovers: A Medley of Factual Romances, Happy or Tragical, Most of Which Made News 4.04 avg rating — 227 ratings
33.
Blue Angel, White Shadow
Blue Angel, White Shadow 3.68 avg rating — 88 ratings
34.
On Cursed Ground and Other Stories (Philippine Writers Series)
On Cursed Ground and Other Stories (Philippine Writers Series) 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings
34.
Feast and Famine: Stories of Negros
Feast and Famine: Stories of Negros 4.30 avg rating — 76 ratings
34.
The First Filipino
The First Filipino 4.30 avg rating — 842 ratings
34.
Sarena's Story: The Loss of a Kingdom
Sarena's Story: The Loss of a Kingdom 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings
34.
Super Panalo Sounds!
Super Panalo Sounds! 4.07 avg rating — 229 ratings
34.
The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker
The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker 3.74 avg rating — 65 ratings
34.
Vigan and Other Stories
Vigan and Other Stories 4.23 avg rating — 39 ratings
34.
No Money Down Formula in Real Estate
No Money Down Formula in Real Estate 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
34.
Beginner's Guide: Love and Other Chemical Reactions
Beginner's Guide: Love and Other Chemical Reactions 3.78 avg rating — 590 ratings
34.
Siglo: Freedom (Siglo, #1)
Siglo: Freedom (Siglo, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 56 ratings
34.
Tails & Gentlemen (Bakunawa Series, #1)
Tails & Gentlemen (Bakunawa Series, #1) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
45.
Fairy Tale Fail (Chic Manila, #2)
Fairy Tale Fail (Chic Manila, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 838 ratings
45.
What the Hell for You Left Your Heart in San Francisco: A Novel
What the Hell for You Left Your Heart in San Francisco: A Novel 4.09 avg rating — 47 ratings
45.
Myself, Elsewhere
Myself, Elsewhere really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35 ratings
45.
Mens Rea and Other Stories
Mens Rea and Other Stories 3.67 avg rating — 66 ratings
45.
Magdalena
Magdalena 4.02 avg rating — 164 ratings
45.
The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata
The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata 3.70 avg rating — 540 ratings
45.
Alternative Alamat: Stories Inspired by Philippine Mythology
Alternative Alamat: Stories Inspired by Philippine Mythology 4.12 avg rating — 454 ratings
45.
Meläg (Meläg, #1)
Meläg (Meläg, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 135 ratings
53.
Love Your Frenemies (Chic Manila, #4)
Love Your Frenemies (Chic Manila, #4) 3.98 avg rating — 564 ratings
53.
Waiting for Mariang Makiling: Essays in Philippine Cultural History
Waiting for Mariang Makiling: Essays in Philippine Cultural History 4.25 avg rating — 40 ratings
53.
When the Rainbow Goddess Wept
When the Rainbow Goddess Wept 3.83 avg rating — 378 ratings
53.
Fish-Hair Woman
Fish-Hair Woman 4.12 avg rating — 151 ratings
53.
Kare-Kare Komiks
Kare-Kare Komiks 3.39 avg rating — 38 ratings
58.
Surgeons Do Not Cry
Surgeons Do Not Cry 4.35 avg rating — 218 ratings
58.
Wisdom from a Rainforest: The Spiritual Journey of an Anthropologist
Wisdom from a Rainforest: The Spiritual Journey of an Anthropologist 4.23 avg rating — 132 ratings
58.
Reportage on Crime: Thirteen Horror Happenings That Hit the Headlines
Reportage on Crime: Thirteen Horror Happenings That Hit the Headlines 4.12 avg rating — 147 ratings
58.
Angelica's Daughters: A Dugtungan Novel
Angelica's Daughters: A Dugtungan Novel 3.65 avg rating — 48 ratings
58.
Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog
Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog 4.09 avg rating — 1,060 ratings
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The Mythology Class: A Graphic Novel
The Mythology Class: A Graphic Novel 4.28 avg rating — 1,024 ratings
64.
A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino: An Elegy in Three Scenes
A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino: An Elegy in Three Scenes 4.16 avg rating — 385 ratings
64.
Banana Heart Summer
Banana Heart Summer 3.96 avg rating — 803 ratings
64.
The Life and Art of Botong Francisco
The Life and Art of Botong Francisco 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
64.
American Son
American Son 3.41 avg rating — 643 ratings
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Trip to Tagaytay
Trip to Tagaytay 4.11 avg rating — 149 ratings
69.
Awaiting Trespass [A Pasión]
Awaiting Trespass [A Pasión] 3.93 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Unseen Moon
Unseen Moon 3.90 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Wings of Stone
Wings of Stone 4.10 avg rating — 39 ratings
72.
A Small Party in a Garden
A Small Party in a Garden 3.77 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Soledad's Sister
Soledad's Sister 3.85 avg rating — 434 ratings