Book Rant's 2021 Reading Challenge - hosted by bookrantpodcast

Read a book by a non-Western author
Ouf, it's getting really stuffy in here with all these Western perspectives.
All books added
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

The Henna Wars

Adiba Jaigirdar

389 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Cien años de soledad by Gabriel García Márquez

Cien años de soledad

Gabriel García Márquez

494 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

Hurricane Season

Fernanda Melchor

232 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary mystery challenging dark tense medium-paced
Butter Honey Pig Bread by francesca ekwuyasi

Butter Honey Pig Bread

francesca ekwuyasi

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Of Ants and Dinosaurs by Cixin Liu

Of Ants and Dinosaurs

Cixin Liu

256 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
A Burning by Megha Majumdar

A Burning

Megha Majumdar

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf

The Weight of Our Sky

Hanna Alkaf

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional medium-paced
All the Lives We Never Lived by Anuradha Roy

All the Lives We Never Lived

Anuradha Roy

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

Lola Shoneyin

245 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar

The Map of Salt and Stars

Zeyn Joukhadar

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary speculative fiction adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced