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
42,433 membres
1,144 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
19,549 membres
312 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
27,186 membres
631 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
14,893 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
12,732 membres
231 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
5,450 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
33,626 membres
932 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
10,875 membres
275 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
13,229 membres
459 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
6,947 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
34,498 membres
1,407 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
27,843 membres
412 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
20,405 membres
558 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
16,419 membres
477 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
6,630 membres
185 ressenyes
4.1
10 Members
macha, trandism, SilentInAWay, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, peterveen, Bretzky1, MrsIsIn
48
The Accidental Tourist
de Anne Tyler
5,409 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
3,223 membres
84 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
trandism, birder4106, woolenthusiast, barbharper, LisaMaria_C, Twixi, KWille, MrsIsIn
50
The Giver
de Lois Lowry
40,206 membres
1,587 ressenyes
4.2
13 Members
LoisCK, booksinbed, 1morechapter, deldevries, cej1027, ahef1963, 2lindamar, paulkinder, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, manderson113, cindyi1218, Tosta,sturlington ,Charon07
Explicacions
51
Chocolat
de Joanne Harris
7,845 membres
201 ressenyes
3.8
11 Members
RuMuse, littwit, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, rozymary, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, AnaraGuard
52
Escorxador-5
de Kurt Vonnegut
44,093 membres
706 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
9,121 membres
163 ressenyes
3.9
11 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, RuMuse, sturlington, chilkatlady, JuliaMaria, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, MrsIsIn
54
Wolf Hall
de Hilary Mantel
13,537 membres
652 ressenyes
4
11 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, AnaraGuard
55
Lonesome Dove
de Larry McMurtry
8,356 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
18,516 membres
1,265 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
7,334 membres
75 ressenyes
3.9
10 Members
RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, chilkatlady, gypsysmom, griffinas, Estramir, MrsIsIn
58
The Stone Diaries
de Carol Shields
5,784 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
4,000 membres
140 ressenyes
3.9
10 Members
lahochstetler, booksinbed, elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, ahef1963, jaromdl, Peace2, MrsIsIn,
60
State of Wonder
de Ann Patchett
6,213 membres
393 ressenyes
3.9
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn, neicybee, AnaraGuard, hmir22
61
Breathing Lessons
de Anne Tyler
4,257 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
8,595 membres
416 ressenyes
3.8
10 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee, sotw,
63
Ferides obertes
de Gillian Flynn
9,765 membres
539 ressenyes
½ 3.7
9 Members
deldevries, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, kara.shamy, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee
64
Un equilibri perfecte
de Rohinton Mistry
9,173 membres
255 ressenyes
½ 4.4
9 Members
booksinbed, KimarieBee, ValLloyd, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, neicybee
65
L'integrista reticent
de Mohsin Hamid
5,222 membres
251 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
7,748 membres
296 ressenyes
4.2
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, augustau, alex68, Twixi, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee
67
Practical Magic
de Alice Hoffman
5,774 membres
172 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
8,004 membres
156 ressenyes
3.9
10 Members
LoisCK, mmignano11, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn,
69
A Complicated Kindness
de Miriam Toews
2,283 membres
66 ressenyes
½ 3.6
8 Members
booksinbed, elkiedee, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee
70
Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,760 membres
780 ressenyes
4.1
10 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, deldevries, sturlington, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, Charon07
71
Mason & Dixon
de Thomas Pynchon
4,626 membres
40 ressenyes
4
7 Members
macha, eromsted, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ibinu, MrsIsIn
72
Falsa identitat
de Sarah Waters
7,839 membres
287 ressenyes
4
8 Members
elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, Charon07
73
The Red Tent
de Anita Diamant
16,948 membres
394 ressenyes
4
10 Members
booksinbed, mmignano11, LisaMaria_C, cej1027, ahef1963, 2lindamar, jaromdl, grammabren, cindyi1218, Tosta,chilkatlady ,Charon07
74
Out Stealing Horses
de Per Petterson
4,295 membres
246 ressenyes
3.9
8 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, PaulCranswick, Twixi, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, AmourFou, MrsIsIn
75
Meridià de sang
de Cormac McCarthy
11,622 membres
273 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
13,966 membres
246 ressenyes
4.1
10 Members
Storeetllr, booksinbed, RuMuse, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,Bretzky1 ,AmourFou
77
Austerlitz
de W. G. Sebald
4,128 membres
101 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
trandism, thorold, roby72, thecoroner, Twixi, Himalmitra, paulkinder, MrsIsIn,birder4106 ,ahef1963
78
Omeros
de Derek Walcott
1,143 membres
21 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Himalmitra, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
79
Vida i destí
de Vasily Grossman
3,435 membres
89 ressenyes
½ 4.4
6 Members
roby72, barbharper, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, MrsIsIn
80
Life After Life
de Kate Atkinson
8,267 membres
592 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
14,384 membres
393 ressenyes
4.2
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, Twixi, Himalmitra, MrsIsIn, neicybee
82
A Little Life
de Hanya Yanagihara
7,579 membres
328 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, Twixi, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy, dianeham, MrsIsIn
83
The Double Bind
de Chris Bohjalian
2,676 membres
172 ressenyes
½ 3.6
6 Members
missesK, PaulCranswick, Her_Royal_Orangeness, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee
84
Bring Up the Bodies
de Hilary Mantel
6,947 membres
346 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
3,689 membres
244 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
inge87, woolenthusiast, rozymary, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn
86
July's People
de Nadine Gordimer
1,817 membres
40 ressenyes
½ 3.5
8 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
87
The Bone People
de Keri Hulme
3,828 membres
112 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
RuMuse, koalakt, barbharper, chilkatlady, peterveen, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
88
Submón
de Don DeLillo
7,985 membres
85 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
roby72, deldevries, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, MrsIsIn
89
Peace Like a River
de Leif Enger
5,706 membres
164 ressenyes
4
6 Members
sturlington, AmourFou, jaromdl, dottieph, MrsIsIn, manderson113
90
Cold Sassy Tree
de Olive Ann Burns
4,149 membres
86 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
RuMuse, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
91
The Sparrow
de Mary Doria Russell
7,729 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
12,127 membres
268 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, Tosta
93
Memorial del convent
de José Saramago
2,465 membres
49 ressenyes
3.9
6 Members
thorold, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
94
A Tale for the Time Being
de Ruth Ozeki
4,453 membres
252 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, MrsIsIn
95
The Housekeeper and the Professor
de Yoko Ogawa
3,233 membres
220 ressenyes
4
7 Members
KimarieBee, 1morechapter, RuMuse, Twixi, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn
96
Club de lluita
de Chuck Palahniuk
19,370 membres
325 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
leigonj, alex68, PaulCranswick, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta,sturlington
97
Em dic Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,685 membres
290 ressenyes
½ 3.7
8 Members
RuMuse, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee, Tosta
98
The Cat's Table
de Michael Ondaatje
2,437 membres
132 ressenyes
½ 3.7
6 Members
Chatterbox, booksinbed, LisaMaria_C, chilkatlady, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
99
Remei d'amor
de Louise Erdrich
3,929 membres
78 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
LoisCK, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, cej1027, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
100
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
de Anne Tyler
3,650 membres
86 ressenyes
3.8
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, sturlington, koalakt, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee