Best Contemporary Literary Fiction (Around the Last 30 Years)

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Books of the last 30 or so years destined to be classics
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A Complicated Kindness
de Miriam Toews
2,278 membros
65 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 69
8 Members
booksinbed, elkiedee, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee
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Fall on Your Knees
de Ann-Marie MacDonald
5,439 membros
125 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 32
14 Members
lahochstetler, LoisCK, booksinbed, RuMuse, mmignano11, arrwa, chilkatlady, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee, blabla_12345
5
The Secret History
de Donna Tartt
20,290 membros
554 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 44
15 Members
LoisCK, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, PaulCranswick, Twixi, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, 2lindamar, Peace2, MrsIsIn, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda, ,LisaMaria_C ,Charon07
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A sombra do vento
de Carlos Ruiz Zafón
27,856 membros
1,038 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 128
9 Members
SilentInAWay, booksinbed, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington ,LisaMaria_C ,bluepiano
Explicações
bluepiano : not literary fiction
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State of Wonder
de Ann Patchett
6,200 membros
392 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 60
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn, neicybee, AnaraGuard, hmir22
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The Handmaid's Tale
de Margaret Atwood
42,216 membros
1,137 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 1
36 Members
generalkala, SqueakyChu, Storeetllr, lahochstetler, booksinbed, 1morechapter, worcester, RuMuse, wlindboe, JWhitsitt, deldevries, birder4106, sturlington, koalakt, ho-mer, thecoroner, LisaMaria_C, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, Bretzky1, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Jonri, paulkinder, oldkid1943, grammabren, manderson113, eradbooks, neicybee, TeriAndersonNeedham, Charon07, blabla_12345,aulsmith ,ValLloyd ,Tosta
Explicações
aulsmith : Allegories seldom make my "best" list. Generally they are too preachy.
ValLloyd : it could be the best book ever and I still wouldn't finish it. this book isn't just depressing it's at the bottom of an abyss with sleet and sunburns
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Middlesex
de Jeffrey Eugenides
27,126 membros
630 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 15
22 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, sipthereader, RuMuse, mmignano11, roby72, sturlington, thecoroner, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, chilkatlady, alex68, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, grammabren, neicybee, AnaraGuard, BAPS, blabla_12345,aulsmith ,Diane-bpcb
Explicações
aulsmith : The historical part was great, but the gender stuff was not.
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Never Let Me Go
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,793 membros
938 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 28
17 Members
generalkala, Storeetllr, booksinbed, 1morechapter, wlindboe, lilywren, deldevries, sturlington, augustau, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, dianeham, MrsIsIn, neicybee, blabla_12345,paulkinder
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Bel Canto
de Ann Patchett
13,196 membros
457 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 39
16 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, deldevries, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, 2lindamar, dianeham, MrsIsIn, grammabren, manderson113, neicybee,sturlington ,
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Breathing Lessons
de Anne Tyler
4,252 membros
73 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 61
10 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, koalakt, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, Her_Royal_Orangeness, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,sturlington
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The Remains of the Day
de Kazuo Ishiguro
16,335 membros
475 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 45
14 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, wlindboe, deldevries, sturlington, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, grammabren, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda
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The Accidental Tourist
de Anne Tyler
5,391 membros
98 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 48
12 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, sturlington, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, Bretzky1, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,Diane-bpcb
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A Fine Balance
de Rohinton Mistry
9,163 membros
255 resenhas
½ 4.4
Global Rank 64
9 Members
booksinbed, KimarieBee, ValLloyd, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, neicybee
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Sharp Objects
de Gillian Flynn
9,690 membros
537 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 63
9 Members
deldevries, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, kara.shamy, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee
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Dark Places
de Gillian Flynn
8,547 membros
415 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 62
10 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee, sotw,
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The Double Bind
de Chris Bohjalian
2,673 membros
172 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 83
6 Members
missesK, PaulCranswick, Her_Royal_Orangeness, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee
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The Stone Diaries
de Carol Shields
5,769 membros
121 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 58
11 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, RuMuse, deldevries, chilkatlady, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, dianeham, cindyi1218, neicybee
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The House of the Spirits
de Isabel Allende
13,964 membros
245 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 76
10 Members
Storeetllr, booksinbed, RuMuse, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,Bretzky1 ,AmourFou
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Americanah
de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,702 membros
296 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 66
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, augustau, alex68, Twixi, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee
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Daughter of Fortune
de Isabel Allende
8,723 membros
192 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 107
6 Members
sturlington, augustau, gypsysmom, ahef1963, cindyi1218, neicybee
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Misery
de Stephen King
15,278 membros
204 resenhas
4
Global Rank 132
7 Members
mmignano11, ValLloyd, chilkatlady, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, neicybee, TeriAndersonNeedham,sturlington ,Diane-bpcb
Explicações
sturlington: Love King but I wouldn't call this literary
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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
de Anne Tyler
3,643 membros
86 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 100
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, sturlington, koalakt, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee
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The Things They Carried
de Tim O'Brien
14,323 membros
393 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 81
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, Twixi, Himalmitra, MrsIsIn, neicybee
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The Secret Life of Bees
de Sue Monk Kidd
27,055 membros
588 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 101
10 Members
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The Known World
de Edward P. Jones
6,858 membros
162 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 144
5 Members
sipthereader, Twixi, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn, neicybee
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Then We Came to the End
de Joshua Ferris
4,522 membros
221 resenhas
½ 3.5
Global Rank 121
5 Members
sturlington, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda
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A Prayer for the Dying
de Stewart O'Nan
689 membros
39 resenhas
4
Global Rank 183
4 Members
sturlington, LisaMaria_C, MrsIsIn, neicybee
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My Name Is Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,668 membros
287 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 97
8 Members
RuMuse, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee, Tosta
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Await Your Reply
de Dan Chaon
1,575 membros
153 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 236
3 Members
LisaMaria_C, MrsIsIn, neicybee
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Ill Will
de Dan Chaon
710 membros
136 resenhas
½ 3.4
Global Rank 235
3 Members
sturlington, MrsIsIn, neicybee
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics
de Marisha Pessl
6,583 membros
305 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 281
4 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, MrsIsIn, neicybee,AmourFou
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The Virgin Suicides
de Jeffrey Eugenides
12,634 membros
255 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 379
2 Members
MrsIsIn, neicybee,Diane-bpcb
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Olive Kitteridge
de Elizabeth Strout
9,890 membros
618 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 142
6 Members
sturlington, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee