Best Contemporary Literary Fiction (Around the Last 30 Years)

Descrizione
Books of the last 30 or so years destined to be classics
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Exiles in America
di Christopher Bram
118 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.4
Classifica globale 166
3 Members
aulsmith, jaromdl, MrsIsIn
3
Wonder Boys
di Michael Chabon
4,303 utenti
104 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 191
3 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, MrsIsIn
4
Brooklyn
di Colm Tóibín
5,228 utenti
294 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 326
4 Members
booksinbed, aulsmith, Twixi, MrsIsIn,Himalmitra ,AmourFou
5
American Gods
di Neil Gaiman
33,579 utenti
931 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 36
17 Members
SilentInAWay, aulsmith, lilywren, deldevries, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, rozymary, ahef1963, 2lindamar, paulkinder, ibinu, BenSD480, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, Daniele.Mastronardi, AnaraGuard, blabla_12345,trandism ,sturlington ,MaskedMumbler
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Love Gaiman, but I wouldn't call this literary
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Una casa alla fine del mondo
di Michael Cunningham
2,641 utenti
48 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 176
4 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, Twixi, MrsIsIn
7
Luglio
di Nadine Gordimer
1,802 utenti
40 recensioni
½ 3.5
Classifica globale 86
8 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
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The Sparrow
di Mary Doria Russell
7,698 utenti
406 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 91
8 Members
Storeetllr, KimarieBee, sturlington, leigonj, gypsysmom, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, manderson113,aulsmith ,LisaMaria_C
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : If you think this is literary, try reading more fanfic
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Le ore
di Michael Cunningham
12,694 utenti
232 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 30
17 Members
LoisCK, booksinbed, 1morechapter, thorold, mmignano11, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, alex68, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, KWille, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, BAPS, blabla_12345,aulsmith
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Too over-written for my tastes.
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Il racconto dell'ancella
di Margaret Atwood
42,198 utenti
1,135 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 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
Spiegazioni
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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Il nome della rosa
di Umberto Eco
19,504 utenti
310 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 5
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
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : I don't think you have to be boring and obscure to be "best".
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Middlesex
di Jeffrey Eugenides
27,113 utenti
630 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 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
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : The historical part was great, but the gender stuff was not.
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Mattatoio n. 5
di Kurt Vonnegut
43,953 utenti
704 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 52
16 Members
Storeetllr, RuMuse, wlindboe, koalakt, thecoroner, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Estramir, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, grammabren, manderson113, Tosta,aulsmith ,sturlington ,leigonj ,alex68 ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Published much more than 30 years ago.
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Grendel
di John Gardner
6,043 utenti
107 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 244
5 Members
macha, booksinbed, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Published in 1971
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I mille autunni di Jacob de Zoet
di David Mitchell
5,900 utenti
312 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 373
3 Members
sturlington, Twixi, MrsIsIn,aulsmith
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : This is a very well-written, interesting book, but "best" has to take me places I've never been, and this one didn't.