Book Riot African Reading List

1.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating β€” 137,115 ratings
2.
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone 4.33 avg rating β€” 417,369 ratings
3.
No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #2)
No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #2) 3.87 avg rating β€” 12,585 ratings
4.
Say You're One of Them
Say You're One of Them 3.55 avg rating β€” 16,253 ratings
5.
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1)
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 37,837 ratings
6.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating β€” 114,206 ratings
7.
Broken Monsters
Broken Monsters 3.59 avg rating β€” 23,645 ratings
8.
We Need New Names
We Need New Names 3.75 avg rating β€” 23,067 ratings
9.
The Map of Love
The Map of Love 3.81 avg rating β€” 7,165 ratings
10.
Aya: Life in Yop City (Aya #1-3)
Aya: Life in Yop City (Aya #1-3) 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,709 ratings
11.
Allah Is Not Obliged
Allah Is Not Obliged 3.68 avg rating β€” 2,316 ratings
12.
In the Country of Men
In the Country of Men 3.75 avg rating β€” 7,361 ratings
13.
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat 3.88 avg rating β€” 6,513 ratings
14.
The Famished Road
The Famished Road
by: Ben Okri
3.73 avg rating β€” 13,392 ratings
15.
Abyssinian Chronicles
Abyssinian Chronicles 3.54 avg rating β€” 882 ratings
16.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 273,169 ratings
17.
Houseboy
Houseboy 3.73 avg rating β€” 2,316 ratings
17.
GraceLand
GraceLand 3.79 avg rating β€” 2,660 ratings
19.
Xala
Xala 3.64 avg rating β€” 1,016 ratings
20.
The Bridges of Constantine (Algeria Trilogy 1)
The Bridges of Constantine (Algeria Trilogy 1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 25,551 ratings
21.
Life and a Half
Life and a Half 3.52 avg rating β€” 227 ratings
22.
Johnny Mad Dog
Johnny Mad Dog 3.92 avg rating β€” 427 ratings
22.
Broken Glass
Broken Glass 3.66 avg rating β€” 1,953 ratings
24.
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
Beneath the Lion's Gaze 3.96 avg rating β€” 3,747 ratings
25.
The Yacoubian Building
The Yacoubian Building 3.71 avg rating β€” 22,608 ratings
26.
In the United States of Africa
In the United States of Africa 3.03 avg rating β€” 371 ratings
27.
Wife of the Gods (Darko Dawson #1)
Wife of the Gods (Darko Dawson #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 3,850 ratings
28.
Our Sister Killjoy
Our Sister Killjoy 3.88 avg rating β€” 1,549 ratings
29.
Gold Dust: A Modern Arabic Novel
Gold Dust: A Modern Arabic Novel 3.87 avg rating β€” 2,124 ratings
30.
Nairobi Heat
Nairobi Heat 3.26 avg rating β€” 778 ratings
31.
Horses of God
Horses of God 4.14 avg rating β€” 1,073 ratings
32.
The Moor's Account
The Moor's Account 4.04 avg rating β€” 12,548 ratings
32.
Everything Good Will Come
Everything Good Will Come
by: Sefi Atta
3.88 avg rating β€” 2,097 ratings
34.
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives 4.08 avg rating β€” 15,434 ratings
34.
So Long a Letter
So Long a Letter 3.99 avg rating β€” 11,637 ratings
36.
Radiance of Tomorrow
Radiance of Tomorrow 3.86 avg rating β€” 4,673 ratings
37.
Open City
Open City
by: Teju Cole
3.49 avg rating β€” 17,168 ratings
38.
Nervous Conditions
Nervous Conditions 4.04 avg rating β€” 22,077 ratings
39.
Ways of Dying (Toloki #1)
Ways of Dying (Toloki #1)
by: Zakes Mda
3.89 avg rating β€” 1,940 ratings
40.
The Attack
The Attack 3.86 avg rating β€” 13,038 ratings
40.
The Virgin of Flames
The Virgin of Flames 3.65 avg rating β€” 434 ratings
42.
Becoming Abigail
Becoming Abigail 3.63 avg rating β€” 682 ratings
43.
Good Morning Comrades
Good Morning Comrades
by: Ondjaki
3.86 avg rating β€” 1,137 ratings
44.
The Screaming of the Innocent
The Screaming of the Innocent
by: Dow Unity
3.85 avg rating β€” 142 ratings
44.
The Secret History of Las Vegas
The Secret History of Las Vegas 3.49 avg rating β€” 1,147 ratings
46.
The Witch Doctor's Wife (Belgian Congo Mystery #1)
The Witch Doctor's Wife (Belgian Congo Mystery #1) 3.56 avg rating β€” 1,513 ratings
47.
The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street (The Cairo Trilogy #1-3)
The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street (The Cairo Trilogy #1-3) 4.46 avg rating β€” 4,947 ratings
48.
All Our Names
All Our Names 3.61 avg rating β€” 4,890 ratings
49.
The Seasons of Beento Blackbird
The Seasons of Beento Blackbird 4.09 avg rating β€” 288 ratings
50.
Faceless
Faceless 3.84 avg rating β€” 439 ratings
51.
Ghana Must Go
Ghana Must Go 3.85 avg rating β€” 12,203 ratings
52.
The Cockroach Dance (Longman African Classics Series)
The Cockroach Dance (Longman African Classics Series) 3.97 avg rating β€” 143 ratings
53.
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall 3.82 avg rating β€” 3,649 ratings
54.
Chaka
Chaka 3.62 avg rating β€” 664 ratings
55.
Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile
Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile 4.05 avg rating β€” 259 ratings
56.
The Last of the Sweet Bananas: New and Selected Poems
The Last of the Sweet Bananas: New and Selected Poems really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 16 ratings
57.
The Fortunes of Wangrin
The Fortunes of Wangrin 4.01 avg rating β€” 366 ratings
58.
The Last Brother
The Last Brother 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,859 ratings
59.
The Lovers of Algeria
The Lovers of Algeria 3.80 avg rating β€” 263 ratings
60.
A Varanda do Frangipani
A Varanda do Frangipani
by: Mia Couto
3.75 avg rating β€” 1,441 ratings
61.
The Purple Violet of Oshaantu
The Purple Violet of Oshaantu 3.76 avg rating β€” 326 ratings
62.
Oil on Water
Oil on Water 3.55 avg rating β€” 2,045 ratings
63.
Daughters Who Walk This Path
Daughters Who Walk This Path 4.11 avg rating β€” 1,593 ratings
64.
Foreign Gods, Inc.
Foreign Gods, Inc. 3.45 avg rating β€” 1,446 ratings
65.
I Do Not Come to You by Chance
I Do Not Come to You by Chance 3.94 avg rating β€” 3,701 ratings
66.
The Memory of Love
The Memory of Love 3.93 avg rating β€” 5,143 ratings
67.
Crossbones
Crossbones 3.43 avg rating β€” 300 ratings
68.
The Orchard of Lost Souls
The Orchard of Lost Souls 3.85 avg rating β€” 1,815 ratings
69.
The October Killings (Yudel Gordon #4)
The October Killings (Yudel Gordon #4) 3.52 avg rating β€” 238 ratings
70.
In a Strange Room
In a Strange Room 3.66 avg rating β€” 4,775 ratings
71.
The Conservationist
The Conservationist 3.31 avg rating β€” 3,269 ratings
72.
The Three (The Three, #1)
The Three (The Three, #1) 3.31 avg rating β€” 14,516 ratings
73.
Minaret
Minaret 3.59 avg rating β€” 3,067 ratings
74.
Paradise
Paradise 3.60 avg rating β€” 12,591 ratings
75.
Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe
Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe 3.71 avg rating β€” 606 ratings
76.
Patchwork
Patchwork 3.77 avg rating β€” 391 ratings
77.
Baking Cakes in Kigali
Baking Cakes in Kigali 3.69 avg rating β€” 6,850 ratings
78.
The Hairdresser of Harare
The Hairdresser of Harare 3.62 avg rating β€” 2,943 ratings