Off-syllabus literature for my students

1.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating β€” 779,818 ratings
2.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 403,102 ratings
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Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot 3.84 avg rating β€” 217,120 ratings
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The House of Blue Mangoes
The House of Blue Mangoes 3.57 avg rating β€” 1,508 ratings
5.
Sita's Ramayana
Sita's Ramayana 3.73 avg rating β€” 1,236 ratings
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Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1)
Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 29,070 ratings
7.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating β€” 137,140 ratings
8.
Bombay Stories
Bombay Stories 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,333 ratings
9.
Yayati: A Play
Yayati: A Play really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 451 ratings
10.
Three Plays: Naga-Mandala; Hayavadana; Tughlaq
Three Plays: Naga-Mandala; Hayavadana; Tughlaq 4.07 avg rating β€” 198 ratings
11.
Sitt Marie Rose
Sitt Marie Rose 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,027 ratings
12.
Silence! The Court is in Session
Silence! The Court is in Session 3.94 avg rating β€” 789 ratings
14.
The Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Us 4.17 avg rating β€” 4,838 ratings
15.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating β€” 53,321 ratings
16.
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia 3.82 avg rating β€” 23,501 ratings
17.
Malgudi Days
Malgudi Days 4.21 avg rating β€” 18,920 ratings
18.
English, August: An Indian Story
English, August: An Indian Story 3.78 avg rating β€” 6,120 ratings
19.
The Moths and Other Stories
The Moths and Other Stories 4.04 avg rating β€” 586 ratings
20.
David's Story
David's Story 3.37 avg rating β€” 276 ratings
21.
Anil's Ghost
Anil's Ghost 3.58 avg rating β€” 18,629 ratings
23.
The Thousand Faces of Night
The Thousand Faces of Night 3.47 avg rating β€” 210 ratings
24.
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,338,617 ratings
25.
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1)
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1) 4.11 avg rating β€” 49,457 ratings
26.
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone 4.33 avg rating β€” 417,406 ratings
27.
Open City
Open City
by: Teju Cole
3.49 avg rating β€” 17,169 ratings
28.
The Collaborator
The Collaborator 3.68 avg rating β€” 744 ratings
29.
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass 4.11 avg rating β€” 114,642 ratings
30.
Animal Dreams
Animal Dreams 4.08 avg rating β€” 76,502 ratings
31.
Passing
Passing 3.92 avg rating β€” 76,712 ratings
32.
The Collected Poems
The Collected Poems 4.36 avg rating β€” 18,158 ratings
33.
Selected Poems
Selected Poems 4.20 avg rating β€” 2,813 ratings
34.
In the Presence of Absence
In the Presence of Absence 4.37 avg rating β€” 4,251 ratings
35.
The Country Between Us
The Country Between Us 4.23 avg rating β€” 2,766 ratings
37.
The Way to Rainy Mountain
The Way to Rainy Mountain 3.80 avg rating β€” 4,130 ratings
38.
Geographies of Light
Geographies of Light 4.74 avg rating β€” 19 ratings
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Small Island
Small Island 4.01 avg rating β€” 37,173 ratings
40.
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard 3.47 avg rating β€” 6,221 ratings
41.
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat 3.88 avg rating β€” 6,515 ratings
42.
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Breath, Eyes, Memory 3.90 avg rating β€” 30,928 ratings
43.
E-mails from Scheherazad (Contemporary Poetry Series)
E-mails from Scheherazad (Contemporary Poetry Series) 4.31 avg rating β€” 345 ratings
44.
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East 4.07 avg rating β€” 1,505 ratings
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Bent Box
Bent Box 4.06 avg rating β€” 34 ratings
46.
From Sand Creek
From Sand Creek 3.99 avg rating β€” 487 ratings
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The Baghdad Blues
The Baghdad Blues 3.76 avg rating β€” 51 ratings
48.
Point No Point: Selected Poems
Point No Point: Selected Poems 3.95 avg rating β€” 43 ratings
49.
After the Last Sky
After the Last Sky 4.38 avg rating β€” 264 ratings
50.
My Year of Meat
My Year of Meat 4.03 avg rating β€” 20,797 ratings
52.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating β€” 971,656 ratings
53.
Mornings in Jenin
Mornings in Jenin 4.51 avg rating β€” 48,773 ratings
54.
When Rain Clouds Gather
When Rain Clouds Gather 3.84 avg rating β€” 1,682 ratings
55.
The English Teacher
The English Teacher 3.82 avg rating β€” 4,585 ratings
56.
A Short History Of Indians In Canada
A Short History Of Indians In Canada really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 641 ratings
57.
Discourse on Colonialism
Discourse on Colonialism 4.44 avg rating β€” 7,437 ratings
59.
Monkey Bridge
Monkey Bridge
by: Lan Cao
3.47 avg rating β€” 1,360 ratings
60.
Gate of the Sun
Gate of the Sun 3.90 avg rating β€” 2,523 ratings
61.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating β€” 198,742 ratings
62.
Under the Feet of Jesus
Under the Feet of Jesus 3.62 avg rating β€” 3,866 ratings
63.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating β€” 130,717 ratings
64.
Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1)
Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 21,769 ratings
65.
Season of Migration to the North
Season of Migration to the North 3.72 avg rating β€” 32,268 ratings
66.
I, The Divine: A Novel in First Chapters
I, The Divine: A Novel in First Chapters 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,453 ratings
67.
The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf
The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf 3.74 avg rating β€” 1,600 ratings
68.
Leo the African
Leo the African 4.21 avg rating β€” 16,104 ratings
69.
Tracks (Love Medicine. #3)
Tracks (Love Medicine. #3) 3.94 avg rating β€” 13,677 ratings
70.
Secrets
Secrets 3.42 avg rating β€” 277 ratings
71.
A Sky So Close
A Sky So Close 3.49 avg rating β€” 1,342 ratings
72.
The Map of Love
The Map of Love 3.81 avg rating β€” 7,165 ratings
73.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating β€” 156,862 ratings
75.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating β€” 258,373 ratings
76.
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo 4.10 avg rating β€” 3,963 ratings
77.
The Chosen Place, The Timeless People
The Chosen Place, The Timeless People 4.02 avg rating β€” 312 ratings
78.
In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies 4.15 avg rating β€” 77,528 ratings
79.
Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book
Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book 3.53 avg rating β€” 1,084 ratings
80.
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born 3.87 avg rating β€” 3,380 ratings
81.
No Sweetness Here and Other Stories
No Sweetness Here and Other Stories 3.78 avg rating β€” 596 ratings
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The Namesake
The Namesake 4.02 avg rating β€” 280,160 ratings
83.
Red Earth and Pouring Rain
Red Earth and Pouring Rain 3.79 avg rating β€” 2,745 ratings
84.
Plum Bun: A Novel Without A Moral
Plum Bun: A Novel Without A Moral 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,562 ratings
85.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating β€” 317,173 ratings
86.
Bluest Eye
Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating β€” 288,131 ratings
87.
Nervous Conditions
Nervous Conditions 4.04 avg rating β€” 22,085 ratings
88.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,070,108 ratings
89.
Crossing The River
Crossing The River 3.72 avg rating β€” 1,104 ratings
90.
Ceremony
Ceremony 3.84 avg rating β€” 25,794 ratings
91.
Cracking India
Cracking India 3.85 avg rating β€” 5,867 ratings
92.
From A to X: A Story in Letters
From A to X: A Story in Letters 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,713 ratings
93.
When Memory Dies
When Memory Dies 4.24 avg rating β€” 254 ratings
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,568,944 ratings
95.
Footnotes in Gaza
Footnotes in Gaza
by: Joe Sacco
4.35 avg rating β€” 6,825 ratings
96.
A Small Place
A Small Place 4.05 avg rating β€” 17,329 ratings
97.
Breaking Poems
Breaking Poems 4.38 avg rating β€” 203 ratings
98.
Poet in Andalucia (Pitt Poetry Series)
Poet in Andalucia (Pitt Poetry Series) 3.94 avg rating β€” 63 ratings