Best Contemporary Literary Fiction (Around the Last 30 Years)

Descrizione
Books of the last 30 or so years destined to be classics
1
Il racconto dell'ancella
di Margaret Atwood
42,213 utenti
1,137 recensioni
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
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
5
Il nome della rosa
di Umberto Eco
19,498 utenti
310 recensioni
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
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : I don't think you have to be boring and obscure to be "best".
15
Middlesex
di Jeffrey Eugenides
27,125 utenti
630 recensioni
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
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : The historical part was great, but the gender stuff was not.
25
Maus
di Art Spiegelman
8,691 utenti
257 recensioni
½ 4.5
17 Members
macha, Storeetllr, SilentInAWay, LoisCK, booksinbed, deldevries, ValLloyd, PaulCranswick, Twixi, Himalmitra, cej1027, mspixieears, ibinu, MrsIsIn, manderson113, AnaraGuard, blabla_12345
29
Alta fedeltà
di Nick Hornby
14,925 utenti
201 recensioni
3.9
16 Members
deldevries, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, bfkendrick, PaulCranswick, rozymary, framesofref, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, griffinas, mspixieears, ibinu, MrsIsIn, AnaraGuard, blabla_12345,
30
Le ore
di Michael Cunningham
12,696 utenti
232 recensioni
3.9
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.
32
Chiedi perdono
di Ann-Marie MacDonald
5,438 utenti
125 recensioni
3.9
14 Members
lahochstetler, LoisCK, booksinbed, RuMuse, mmignano11, arrwa, chilkatlady, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee, blabla_12345
33
L'eleganza del riccio
di Muriel Barbery
11,848 utenti
654 recensioni
3.8
15 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, elkiedee, chilkatlady, Twixi, rozymary, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, griffinas, kara.shamy, jaromdl, mspixieears, bugeon, MrsIsIn, blabla_12345
35
Cecità
di José Saramago
13,029 utenti
390 recensioni
4.1
16 Members
trandism, SilentInAWay, roby72, lilywren, deldevries, thecoroner, chilkatlady, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07, blabla_12345,sturlington
36
American Gods
di Neil Gaiman
33,590 utenti
931 recensioni
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
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Love Gaiman, but I wouldn't call this literary
37
Vergogna
di J. M. Coetzee
10,860 utenti
274 recensioni
3.8
14 Members
booksinbed, wlindboe, roby72, barbharper, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, KWille, MrsIsIn
39
Belcanto
di Ann Patchett
13,194 utenti
457 recensioni
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 moglie del dio dei fuochi
di Amy Tan
6,936 utenti
80 recensioni
3.8
13 Members
LoisCK, booksinbed, littwit, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, jaromdl, dottieph, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, Tosta
41
La strada
di Cormac McCarthy
34,365 utenti
1,404 recensioni
4.1
13 Members
deldevries, sturlington, leigonj, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ibinu, BenSD480, MrsIsIn, manderson113, TeriAndersonNeedham, Tosta,KimarieBee
43
L'amore ai tempi del colera
di Gabriel Garcia Marquez
27,782 utenti
407 recensioni
4
13 Members
macha, eromsted, SilentInAWay, deldevries, chilkatlady, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, KWille, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, grammabren,Diane-bpcb
44
Dio di illusioni
di Donna Tartt
20,288 utenti
554 recensioni
4.1
15 Members
LoisCK, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, PaulCranswick, Twixi, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, 2lindamar, Peace2, MrsIsIn, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda, ,LisaMaria_C ,Charon07
45
Quel che resta del giorno
di Kazuo Ishiguro
16,332 utenti
475 recensioni
4.2
14 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, wlindboe, deldevries, sturlington, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, grammabren, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda
46
2666: La parte dei critici - La parte di Amalfitano - La parte di Fate
di Roberto Bolaño
6,618 utenti
184 recensioni
4.1
10 Members
macha, trandism, SilentInAWay, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, peterveen, Bretzky1, MrsIsIn
48
Turista per caso
di Anne Tyler
5,391 utenti
98 recensioni
3.8
12 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, sturlington, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, Bretzky1, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,Diane-bpcb
49
La festa del caprone
di Mario Vargas Llosa
3,209 utenti
84 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
trandism, birder4106, woolenthusiast, barbharper, LisaMaria_C, Twixi, KWille, MrsIsIn
50
Il donatore
di Lois Lowry
40,004 utenti
1,583 recensioni
4.2
13 Members
LoisCK, booksinbed, 1morechapter, deldevries, cej1027, ahef1963, 2lindamar, paulkinder, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, manderson113, cindyi1218, Tosta,sturlington ,Charon07
Spiegazioni
51
Chocolat
di Joanne Harris
7,810 utenti
200 recensioni
3.8
11 Members
RuMuse, littwit, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, rozymary, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, AnaraGuard
52
Mattatoio n. 5
di Kurt Vonnegut
43,970 utenti
704 recensioni
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
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Published much more than 30 years ago.
53
Occhio di gatto
di Margaret Atwood
9,106 utenti
162 recensioni
3.9
11 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, RuMuse, sturlington, chilkatlady, JuliaMaria, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, MrsIsIn
54
Wolf Hall
di Hilary Mantel
13,470 utenti
650 recensioni
4
11 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, AnaraGuard
55
Lonesome Dove
di Larry McMurtry
8,319 utenti
239 recensioni
½ 4.6
11 Members
Storeetllr, RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn, TeriAndersonNeedham,John_Vaughan
56
Il circo della notte
di Erin Morgenstern
18,393 utenti
1,262 recensioni
4.1
12 Members
generalkala, KimarieBee, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, Peace2, MrsIsIn, grammabren,missesK ,
57
Hotel New Hampshire
di John Irving
7,327 utenti
74 recensioni
3.9
10 Members
RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, chilkatlady, gypsysmom, griffinas, Estramir, MrsIsIn
58
The Stone Diaries
di Carol Shields
5,769 utenti
121 recensioni
3.8
11 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, RuMuse, deldevries, chilkatlady, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, dianeham, cindyi1218, neicybee
59
Un' isola di stranieri
di Andrea Levy
3,994 utenti
140 recensioni
3.9
10 Members
lahochstetler, booksinbed, elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, ahef1963, jaromdl, Peace2, MrsIsIn,
60
State of Wonder
di Ann Patchett
6,200 utenti
392 recensioni
3.9
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn, neicybee, AnaraGuard, hmir22
61
Lezioni di respiro
di Anne Tyler
4,252 utenti
73 recensioni
½ 3.6
10 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, koalakt, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, Her_Royal_Orangeness, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,sturlington
62
Nei luoghi oscuri
di Gillian Flynn
8,545 utenti
415 recensioni
3.8
10 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee, sotw,
63
Sharp Objects
di Gillian Flynn
9,689 utenti
537 recensioni
½ 3.7
9 Members
deldevries, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, kara.shamy, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee
64
Un perfetto equilibrio
di Rohinton Mistry
9,161 utenti
255 recensioni
½ 4.4
9 Members
booksinbed, KimarieBee, ValLloyd, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, neicybee
65
Il fondamentalista riluttante
di Mohsin Hamid
5,214 utenti
250 recensioni
½ 3.7
10 Members
SqueakyChu, Chatterbox, booksinbed, lilywren, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, AnaraGuard,missesK ,Peace2
66
Americanah
di Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,701 utenti
296 recensioni
4.2
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, augustau, alex68, Twixi, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee
67
Practical Magic
di Alice Hoffman
5,739 utenti
170 recensioni
½ 3.7
8 Members
RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, 2lindamar, MrsIsIn, AnaraGuard
68
Il mandolino del capitano Corelli
di Louis De Bernières
7,995 utenti
156 recensioni
3.9
10 Members
LoisCK, mmignano11, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn,
69
Un complicato atto d'amore
di Miriam Toews
2,278 utenti
65 recensioni
½ 3.6
8 Members
booksinbed, elkiedee, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee
70
Stazione undici
di Emily St. John Mandel
11,666 utenti
777 recensioni
4.1
10 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, deldevries, sturlington, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, Charon07
71
Mason & Dixon
di Thomas Pynchon
4,616 utenti
40 recensioni
4
7 Members
macha, eromsted, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ibinu, MrsIsIn
72
Ladra
di Sarah Waters
7,817 utenti
285 recensioni
4
8 Members
elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, Charon07
73
La tenda rossa
di Anita Diamant
16,903 utenti
393 recensioni
4
10 Members
booksinbed, mmignano11, LisaMaria_C, cej1027, ahef1963, 2lindamar, jaromdl, grammabren, cindyi1218, Tosta,chilkatlady ,Charon07
74
Fuori a rubar cavalli
di Per Petterson
4,285 utenti
245 recensioni
3.9
8 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, PaulCranswick, Twixi, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, AmourFou, MrsIsIn
75
Meridiano di sangue
di Cormac McCarthy
11,555 utenti
272 recensioni
4.2
9 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, thecoroner, MaskedMumbler, PaulCranswick, Himalmitra, kara.shamy, ibinu, MrsIsIn,LisaMaria_C
76
La casa degli spiriti
di Isabel Allende
13,963 utenti
245 recensioni
4.1
10 Members
Storeetllr, booksinbed, RuMuse, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,Bretzky1 ,AmourFou
77
Austerlitz
di W. G. Sebald
4,120 utenti
101 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
trandism, thorold, roby72, thecoroner, Twixi, Himalmitra, paulkinder, MrsIsIn,birder4106 ,ahef1963
78
Omeros
di Derek Walcott
1,144 utenti
21 recensioni
3.9
7 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Himalmitra, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
79
Vita e destino
di Vasily Grossman
3,428 utenti
88 recensioni
½ 4.4
6 Members
roby72, barbharper, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, MrsIsIn
80
Vita dopo vita
di Kate Atkinson
8,242 utenti
589 recensioni
4
8 Members
deldevries, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, TeriAndersonNeedham, Julie_in_the_Library
81
The Things They Carried
di Tim O'Brien
14,322 utenti
393 recensioni
4.2
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, Twixi, Himalmitra, MrsIsIn, neicybee
82
A Little Life
di Hanya Yanagihara
7,454 utenti
326 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, Twixi, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy, dianeham, MrsIsIn
83
The Double Bind
di Chris Bohjalian
2,673 utenti
172 recensioni
½ 3.6
6 Members
missesK, PaulCranswick, Her_Royal_Orangeness, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee
84
Anna Bolena, una questione di famiglia
di Hilary Mantel
6,918 utenti
345 recensioni
½ 4.3
7 Members
elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, bjmiles
85
Siamo tutti completamente fuori di noi
di Karen Joy Fowler
3,683 utenti
244 recensioni
3.8
6 Members
inge87, woolenthusiast, rozymary, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn
86
Luglio
di Nadine Gordimer
1,807 utenti
40 recensioni
½ 3.5
8 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
87
The Bone People
di Keri Hulme
3,817 utenti
112 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
RuMuse, koalakt, barbharper, chilkatlady, peterveen, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
88
Underworld
di Don DeLillo
7,953 utenti
85 recensioni
3.9
7 Members
roby72, deldevries, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, MrsIsIn
89
La pace come un fiume
di Leif Enger
5,684 utenti
163 recensioni
4
6 Members
sturlington, AmourFou, jaromdl, dottieph, MrsIsIn, manderson113
90
Cold Sassy Tree
di Olive Ann Burns
4,146 utenti
86 recensioni
3.9
7 Members
RuMuse, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
91
The Sparrow
di Mary Doria Russell
7,701 utenti
406 recensioni
4.1
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
92
L'interprete dei malanni
di Jhumpa Lahiri
12,098 utenti
266 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, Tosta
93
Memoriale del convento
di José Saramago
2,458 utenti
49 recensioni
3.9
6 Members
thorold, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
94
Una storia per l'essere tempo
di Ruth Ozeki
4,421 utenti
252 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, MrsIsIn
95
la formula del professore
di Yoko Ogawa
3,214 utenti
218 recensioni
4
7 Members
KimarieBee, 1morechapter, RuMuse, Twixi, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn
96
Fight Club
di Chuck Palahniuk
19,311 utenti
326 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
leigonj, alex68, PaulCranswick, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta,sturlington
97
My Name Is Lucy Barton
di Elizabeth Strout
3,668 utenti
287 recensioni
½ 3.7
8 Members
RuMuse, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee, Tosta
98
L'ora prima dell'alba
di Michael Ondaatje
2,430 utenti
132 recensioni
½ 3.7
6 Members
Chatterbox, booksinbed, LisaMaria_C, chilkatlady, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
99
Medicina d'amore
di Louise Erdrich
3,921 utenti
78 recensioni
3.9
7 Members
LoisCK, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, cej1027, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
100
Ristorante nostalgia
di Anne Tyler
3,643 utenti
86 recensioni
3.8
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, sturlington, koalakt, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee