Best Contemporary Literary Fiction (Around the Last 30 Years)

Descripció
Books of the last 30 or so years destined to be classics
1
The Handmaid's Tale
de Margaret Atwood
42,211 membres
1,137 ressenyes
4.1
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
Explicacions
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
5
El nom de la rosa
de Umberto Eco
19,496 membres
310 ressenyes
4.2
26 Members
Edward, inge87, SilentInAWay, thorold, wlindboe, mmignano11, roby72, JWhitsitt, birder4106, juanakennedy, thecoroner, LisaMaria_C, MaskedMumbler, chilkatlady, alex68, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, mazzy7, bugeon, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, crookedcat, grammabren, Charon07, blabla_12345,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ahef1963 ,Diane-bpcb ,Peace2
Explicacions
aulsmith : I don't think you have to be boring and obscure to be "best".
15
Middlesex
de Jeffrey Eugenides
27,123 membres
630 ressenyes
4.1
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
Explicacions
aulsmith : The historical part was great, but the gender stuff was not.
29
High Fidelity
de Nick Hornby
14,925 membres
201 ressenyes
3.9
16 Members
deldevries, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, bfkendrick, PaulCranswick, rozymary, framesofref, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, griffinas, mspixieears, ibinu, MrsIsIn, AnaraGuard, blabla_12345,
30
Les hores
de Michael Cunningham
12,696 membres
232 ressenyes
3.9
17 Members
LoisCK, booksinbed, 1morechapter, thorold, mmignano11, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, alex68, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, KWille, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, BAPS, blabla_12345,aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith : Too over-written for my tastes.
32
Fall on Your Knees
de Ann-Marie MacDonald
5,438 membres
125 ressenyes
3.9
14 Members
lahochstetler, LoisCK, booksinbed, RuMuse, mmignano11, arrwa, chilkatlady, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee, blabla_12345
36
American Gods {original}
de Neil Gaiman
33,589 membres
931 ressenyes
4.1
17 Members
SilentInAWay, aulsmith, lilywren, deldevries, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, rozymary, ahef1963, 2lindamar, paulkinder, ibinu, BenSD480, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, Daniele.Mastronardi, AnaraGuard, blabla_12345,trandism ,sturlington ,MaskedMumbler
Explicacions
sturlington: Love Gaiman, but I wouldn't call this literary
37
Desgràcia
de J. M. Coetzee
10,859 membres
274 ressenyes
3.8
14 Members
booksinbed, wlindboe, roby72, barbharper, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, KWille, MrsIsIn
39
Bel Canto
de Ann Patchett
13,194 membres
457 ressenyes
3.9
16 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, deldevries, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, 2lindamar, dianeham, MrsIsIn, grammabren, manderson113, neicybee,sturlington ,
40
La Dona Del Deu De La Cuina
de Amy Tan
6,936 membres
80 ressenyes
3.8
13 Members
LoisCK, booksinbed, littwit, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, jaromdl, dottieph, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, Tosta
41
La carretera
de Cormac McCarthy
34,365 membres
1,404 ressenyes
4.1
13 Members
deldevries, sturlington, leigonj, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ibinu, BenSD480, MrsIsIn, manderson113, TeriAndersonNeedham, Tosta,KimarieBee
43
L'amor en els temps del còlera
de Gabriel Garcia Marquez
27,780 membres
407 ressenyes
4
13 Members
macha, eromsted, SilentInAWay, deldevries, chilkatlady, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, KWille, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, grammabren,Diane-bpcb
44
The Secret History
de Donna Tartt
20,284 membres
554 ressenyes
4.1
15 Members
LoisCK, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, PaulCranswick, Twixi, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, 2lindamar, Peace2, MrsIsIn, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda, ,LisaMaria_C ,Charon07
45
El que resta del dia
de Kazuo Ishiguro
16,329 membres
475 ressenyes
4.2
14 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, wlindboe, deldevries, sturlington, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, grammabren, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda
46
2666
de Roberto Bolaño
6,618 membres
184 ressenyes
4.1
10 Members
macha, trandism, SilentInAWay, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, peterveen, Bretzky1, MrsIsIn
48
The Accidental Tourist
de Anne Tyler
5,390 membres
98 ressenyes
3.8
12 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, sturlington, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, Bretzky1, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,Diane-bpcb
49
The Feast of the Goat
de Mario Vargas Llosa
3,208 membres
84 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
trandism, birder4106, woolenthusiast, barbharper, LisaMaria_C, Twixi, KWille, MrsIsIn
50
The Giver
de Lois Lowry
39,998 membres
1,583 ressenyes
4.2
13 Members
LoisCK, booksinbed, 1morechapter, deldevries, cej1027, ahef1963, 2lindamar, paulkinder, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, manderson113, cindyi1218, Tosta,sturlington ,Charon07
Explicacions
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Chocolat
de Joanne Harris
7,810 membres
200 ressenyes
3.8
11 Members
RuMuse, littwit, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, rozymary, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, AnaraGuard
52
Escorxador-5
de Kurt Vonnegut
43,969 membres
704 ressenyes
4.1
16 Members
Storeetllr, RuMuse, wlindboe, koalakt, thecoroner, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Estramir, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, grammabren, manderson113, Tosta,aulsmith ,sturlington ,leigonj ,alex68 ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: Published much more than 30 years ago.
53
Cat's Eye
de Margaret Atwood
9,106 membres
162 ressenyes
3.9
11 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, RuMuse, sturlington, chilkatlady, JuliaMaria, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, MrsIsIn
54
Wolf Hall
de Hilary Mantel
13,470 membres
650 ressenyes
4
11 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, AnaraGuard
55
Lonesome Dove
de Larry McMurtry
8,319 membres
239 ressenyes
½ 4.6
11 Members
Storeetllr, RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn, TeriAndersonNeedham,John_Vaughan
56
El circ de la nit
de Erin Morgenstern
18,391 membres
1,262 ressenyes
4.1
12 Members
generalkala, KimarieBee, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, Peace2, MrsIsIn, grammabren,missesK ,
57
The Hotel New Hampshire
de John Irving
7,326 membres
74 ressenyes
3.9
10 Members
RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, chilkatlady, gypsysmom, griffinas, Estramir, MrsIsIn
58
The Stone Diaries
de Carol Shields
5,769 membres
121 ressenyes
3.8
11 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, RuMuse, deldevries, chilkatlady, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, dianeham, cindyi1218, neicybee
59
Small Island
de Andrea Levy
3,994 membres
140 ressenyes
3.9
10 Members
lahochstetler, booksinbed, elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, ahef1963, jaromdl, Peace2, MrsIsIn,
60
State of Wonder
de Ann Patchett
6,200 membres
392 ressenyes
3.9
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn, neicybee, AnaraGuard, hmir22
61
Breathing Lessons
de Anne Tyler
4,250 membres
73 ressenyes
½ 3.6
10 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, koalakt, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, Her_Royal_Orangeness, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,sturlington
62
La part fosca
de Gillian Flynn
8,545 membres
415 ressenyes
3.8
10 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee, sotw,
63
Ferides obertes
de Gillian Flynn
9,688 membres
537 ressenyes
½ 3.7
9 Members
deldevries, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, kara.shamy, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee
64
Un equilibri perfecte
de Rohinton Mistry
9,161 membres
255 ressenyes
½ 4.4
9 Members
booksinbed, KimarieBee, ValLloyd, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, neicybee
65
L'integrista reticent
de Mohsin Hamid
5,213 membres
250 ressenyes
½ 3.7
10 Members
SqueakyChu, Chatterbox, booksinbed, lilywren, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, AnaraGuard,missesK ,Peace2
66
Americanah
de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,701 membres
296 ressenyes
4.2
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, augustau, alex68, Twixi, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee
67
Practical Magic
de Alice Hoffman
5,740 membres
170 ressenyes
½ 3.7
8 Members
RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, 2lindamar, MrsIsIn, AnaraGuard
68
La mandolina del capità Corelli
de Louis De Bernières
7,994 membres
155 ressenyes
3.9
10 Members
LoisCK, mmignano11, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn,
69
A Complicated Kindness
de Miriam Toews
2,278 membres
65 ressenyes
½ 3.6
8 Members
booksinbed, elkiedee, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee
70
Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,662 membres
777 ressenyes
4.1
10 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, deldevries, sturlington, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, Charon07
71
Mason & Dixon
de Thomas Pynchon
4,615 membres
40 ressenyes
4
7 Members
macha, eromsted, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ibinu, MrsIsIn
72
Falsa identitat
de Sarah Waters
7,817 membres
285 ressenyes
4
8 Members
elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, Charon07
73
The Red Tent
de Anita Diamant
16,903 membres
393 ressenyes
4
10 Members
booksinbed, mmignano11, LisaMaria_C, cej1027, ahef1963, 2lindamar, jaromdl, grammabren, cindyi1218, Tosta,chilkatlady ,Charon07
74
Out Stealing Horses
de Per Petterson
4,285 membres
245 ressenyes
3.9
8 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, PaulCranswick, Twixi, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, AmourFou, MrsIsIn
75
Meridià de sang
de Cormac McCarthy
11,554 membres
272 ressenyes
4.2
9 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, thecoroner, MaskedMumbler, PaulCranswick, Himalmitra, kara.shamy, ibinu, MrsIsIn,LisaMaria_C
76
La casa de los espíritus
de Isabel Allende
13,963 membres
245 ressenyes
4.1
10 Members
Storeetllr, booksinbed, RuMuse, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,Bretzky1 ,AmourFou
77
Austerlitz
de W. G. Sebald
4,120 membres
101 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
trandism, thorold, roby72, thecoroner, Twixi, Himalmitra, paulkinder, MrsIsIn,birder4106 ,ahef1963
78
Omeros
de Derek Walcott
1,144 membres
21 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Himalmitra, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
79
Vida i destí
de Vasily Grossman
3,428 membres
88 ressenyes
½ 4.4
6 Members
roby72, barbharper, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, MrsIsIn
80
Life After Life
de Kate Atkinson
8,241 membres
589 ressenyes
4
8 Members
deldevries, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, TeriAndersonNeedham, Julie_in_the_Library
81
The Things They Carried
de Tim O'Brien
14,322 membres
393 ressenyes
4.2
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, Twixi, Himalmitra, MrsIsIn, neicybee
82
A Little Life
de Hanya Yanagihara
7,455 membres
326 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, Twixi, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy, dianeham, MrsIsIn
83
The Double Bind
de Chris Bohjalian
2,673 membres
172 ressenyes
½ 3.6
6 Members
missesK, PaulCranswick, Her_Royal_Orangeness, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee
84
Bring Up the Bodies
de Hilary Mantel
6,918 membres
345 ressenyes
½ 4.3
7 Members
elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, bjmiles
85
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
de Karen Joy Fowler
3,683 membres
244 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
inge87, woolenthusiast, rozymary, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn
86
July's People
de Nadine Gordimer
1,806 membres
40 ressenyes
½ 3.5
8 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
87
The Bone People
de Keri Hulme
3,817 membres
112 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
RuMuse, koalakt, barbharper, chilkatlady, peterveen, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
88
Submón
de Don DeLillo
7,952 membres
85 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
roby72, deldevries, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, MrsIsIn
89
Peace Like a River
de Leif Enger
5,684 membres
163 ressenyes
4
6 Members
sturlington, AmourFou, jaromdl, dottieph, MrsIsIn, manderson113
90
Cold Sassy Tree
de Olive Ann Burns
4,146 membres
86 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
RuMuse, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
91
The Sparrow
de Mary Doria Russell
7,700 membres
406 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
Storeetllr, KimarieBee, sturlington, leigonj, gypsysmom, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, manderson113,aulsmith ,LisaMaria_C
Explicacions
aulsmith : If you think this is literary, try reading more fanfic
92
Intèrpret d'emocions
de Jhumpa Lahiri
12,098 membres
266 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, Tosta
93
Memorial del convent
de José Saramago
2,458 membres
49 ressenyes
3.9
6 Members
thorold, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
94
A Tale for the Time Being
de Ruth Ozeki
4,421 membres
252 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, MrsIsIn
95
The Housekeeper and the Professor
de Yoko Ogawa
3,214 membres
218 ressenyes
4
7 Members
KimarieBee, 1morechapter, RuMuse, Twixi, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn
96
Club de lluita
de Chuck Palahniuk
19,311 membres
326 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
leigonj, alex68, PaulCranswick, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta,sturlington
97
Em dic Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,668 membres
287 ressenyes
½ 3.7
8 Members
RuMuse, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee, Tosta
98
The Cat's Table
de Michael Ondaatje
2,430 membres
132 ressenyes
½ 3.7
6 Members
Chatterbox, booksinbed, LisaMaria_C, chilkatlady, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
99
Remei d'amor
de Louise Erdrich
3,921 membres
78 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
LoisCK, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, cej1027, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
100
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
de Anne Tyler
3,642 membres
86 ressenyes
3.8
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, sturlington, koalakt, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee