52 Book Club 2025: Lunar New Year Mini Challenge - By An Asian Author

1.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating — 582,782 ratings
2.
They Called Us Enemy
They Called Us Enemy 4.42 avg rating — 50,179 ratings
3.
Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere 4.07 avg rating — 1,279,767 ratings
4.
Babel
Babel 4.16 avg rating — 398,452 ratings
5.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 119,523 ratings
6.
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 159,569 ratings
7.
Crying in H Mart
Crying in H Mart 4.24 avg rating — 555,748 ratings
8.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,427 ratings
9.
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 485,468 ratings
10.
A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)
A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 35,090 ratings
11.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating — 120,293 ratings
12.
Yellowface
Yellowface 3.74 avg rating — 901,104 ratings
13.
Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)
Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 536,429 ratings
14.
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 696,763 ratings
15.
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
by: Nghi Vo
3.92 avg rating — 42,152 ratings
16.
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
by: Axie Oh
4.09 avg rating — 88,567 ratings
17.
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 — 1,020,408 ratings
18.
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 420,237 ratings
19.
When You Trap a Tiger
When You Trap a Tiger 4.14 avg rating — 19,612 ratings
20.
Legend (Legend, #1)
Legend (Legend, #1)
by: Marie Lu
4.15 avg rating — 556,163 ratings
21.
The Lost Souls of Benzaiten
The Lost Souls of Benzaiten 3.95 avg rating — 248 ratings
22.
She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)
She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 89,413 ratings
23.
Aisle Nine
Aisle Nine 3.51 avg rating — 738 ratings
24.
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
by: Simu Liu
4.33 avg rating — 29,637 ratings
25.
Our Missing Hearts
Our Missing Hearts 3.79 avg rating — 204,221 ratings
25.
If You Could See the Sun
If You Could See the Sun
by: Ann Liang
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 52,368 ratings
25.
Sunshine Nails
Sunshine Nails 3.52 avg rating — 6,106 ratings
28.
Daughters of Shandong
Daughters of Shandong 4.48 avg rating — 14,004 ratings
29.
The Chosen and the Beautiful
The Chosen and the Beautiful
by: Nghi Vo
3.55 avg rating — 18,443 ratings
30.
The Double Life of Benson Yu
The Double Life of Benson Yu 3.52 avg rating — 1,561 ratings
30.
We Do Not Part
We Do Not Part
by: Han Kang
3.88 avg rating — 19,186 ratings
32.
Portrait of a Thief
Portrait of a Thief 3.44 avg rating — 31,198 ratings
33.
All My Rage
All My Rage 4.48 avg rating — 61,047 ratings
33.
The Valley of Amazement
The Valley of Amazement
by: Amy Tan
3.70 avg rating — 44,577 ratings
35.
A Single Shard
A Single Shard 3.95 avg rating — 42,065 ratings
36.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating — 311,652 ratings
37.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 4.02 avg rating — 375,174 ratings
38.
Convenience Store Woman
Convenience Store Woman 3.68 avg rating — 349,248 ratings
39.
Counterfeit
Counterfeit 3.48 avg rating — 102,221 ratings
40.
If I Had Your Face
If I Had Your Face 3.74 avg rating — 57,028 ratings
41.
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures 4.10 avg rating — 13,403 ratings
42.
The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian
by: Han Kang
3.64 avg rating — 320,629 ratings
42.
You Will Never Be Me
You Will Never Be Me 3.63 avg rating — 10,092 ratings
42.
Foul Lady Fortune (Foul Lady Fortune, #1)
Foul Lady Fortune (Foul Lady Fortune, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 30,216 ratings
42.
To the Stars
To the Stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,404 ratings
42.
Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life
Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life 3.61 avg rating — 3,699 ratings
42.
Dust Child
Dust Child 4.23 avg rating — 17,845 ratings
42.
Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)
Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 13,180 ratings
42.
Songs of Willow Frost
Songs of Willow Frost 3.68 avg rating — 21,578 ratings
42.
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All 4.20 avg rating — 2,984 ratings
42.
You Know What You Did
You Know What You Did 3.36 avg rating — 3,915 ratings
42.
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1)
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 15,046 ratings
42.
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny 4.33 avg rating — 33 ratings
42.
We'll Prescribe You a Cat (We'll Prescribe You a Cat, #1)
We'll Prescribe You a Cat (We'll Prescribe You a Cat, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 31,767 ratings
42.
Charlie Chan Hock Chye - Une vie dessinée
Charlie Chan Hock Chye - Une vie dessinée 4.47 avg rating — 3,495 ratings
42.
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat 3.68 avg rating — 17,000 ratings
42.
The Sword of Kaigen
The Sword of Kaigen
by: M.L. Wang
4.45 avg rating — 73,677 ratings
42.
Four Treasures of the Sky
Four Treasures of the Sky 4.08 avg rating — 19,150 ratings
42.
Vi
Vi 3.74 avg rating — 5,394 ratings
42.
Strange Pictures
Strange Pictures
by: Uketsu
4.02 avg rating — 25,482 ratings
42.
Three Assassins
Three Assassins 3.69 avg rating — 6,439 ratings
42.
The Book of Goose
The Book of Goose
by: Yiyun Li
3.69 avg rating — 19,276 ratings
42.
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 158,211 ratings
64.
Society of Lies
Society of Lies 3.53 avg rating — 68,925 ratings
64.
The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing 4.31 avg rating — 57,508 ratings
64.
The Kitchen God's Wife
The Kitchen God's Wife
by: Amy Tan
4.04 avg rating — 87,070 ratings
64.
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy 3.87 avg rating — 26,953 ratings
64.
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Lonely Castle in the Mirror 4.24 avg rating — 36,136 ratings
64.
Hunchback
Hunchback 3.41 avg rating — 8,335 ratings
64.
Ten Nights' Dreams
Ten Nights' Dreams 3.66 avg rating — 2,010 ratings
64.
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2)
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 31,437 ratings
72.
Things We Do in the Dark
Things We Do in the Dark 3.94 avg rating — 125,707 ratings
72.
Saving Fish from Drowning
Saving Fish from Drowning
by: Amy Tan
3.47 avg rating — 32,828 ratings
72.
Good Girl
Good Girl
by: Aria Aber
3.66 avg rating — 5,258 ratings
72.
Something Like Fate
Something Like Fate
by: Amy Lea
3.76 avg rating — 3,440 ratings
72.
I Am AI
I Am AI
by: Ai Jiang
4.02 avg rating — 599 ratings
72.
Peach Blossom Spring
Peach Blossom Spring 4.18 avg rating — 19,430 ratings
78.
The City in Glass
The City in Glass
by: Nghi Vo
3.75 avg rating — 5,071 ratings
78.
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too
by: Jomny Sun
4.08 avg rating — 35,694 ratings
80.
The Ones We're Meant to Find
The Ones We're Meant to Find
by: Joan He
3.54 avg rating — 11,230 ratings
80.
The Hundred Secret Senses
The Hundred Secret Senses
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 46,176 ratings
80.
I Am Not Jessica Chen
I Am Not Jessica Chen
by: Ann Liang
4.05 avg rating — 12,870 ratings
80.
Dawn’s Cozy Horror Corner
Dawn’s Cozy Horror Corner
by: Dawn Chen
4.29 avg rating — 42 ratings
84.
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride 3.69 avg rating — 29,601 ratings
84.
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 131,942 ratings
84.
He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)
He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 13,921 ratings
84.
Introducción a la belleza de las matemáticas
Introducción a la belleza de las matemáticas 4.05 avg rating — 91,332 ratings
88.
At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China
At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China 4.03 avg rating — 295 ratings
88.
Only a Monster (Monsters, #1)
Only a Monster (Monsters, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 30,385 ratings
90.
The Memory Police
The Memory Police 3.71 avg rating — 124,268 ratings
90.
The Library of Legends
The Library of Legends 3.79 avg rating — 11,225 ratings
90.
The Lotus Shoes
The Lotus Shoes
by: Jane Yang
4.26 avg rating — 10,282 ratings
90.
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
by: Nghi Vo
4.17 avg rating — 17,776 ratings
90.
Linghun
Linghun
by: Ai Jiang
3.89 avg rating — 2,603 ratings
90.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,360 ratings
96.
Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
by: Joanna Ho
4.57 avg rating — 8,909 ratings
96.
The Porcelain Moon
The Porcelain Moon 3.90 avg rating — 4,234 ratings
96.
Into the Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle, #3)
Into the Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle, #3)
by: Nghi Vo
4.01 avg rating — 9,781 ratings
96.
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop 3.92 avg rating — 69,121 ratings
96.
A Two-Placed Heart
A Two-Placed Heart 4.25 avg rating — 122 ratings
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