Favorite Epistolary Fiction

Descrizione
A bringer of news, or of messages of love and affection; a means of fostering connection, of staying in touch—a letter can be a powerful thing. Our List of the Month this March is devoted to our favorite works of epistolary fiction—stories told through letters. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
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84, Charing Cross Road
di Helene Hanff
5,843 utenti
348 recensioni
4.2
27 Members
magid, Osbaldistone, lulaa, jeshakespeare, charl08, LittleTaiko, mbyrne, Cecrow, burneyfan, merrystar, eronn, kac522, endaclon, MDGentleReader, dpakala, 3lilreds, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, msjudy, barefootsong, MaryMcCloskey, Tosta, sapphire525, jaybak, MarigoldJackiFitz, ,anglemark ,paradoxosalpha ,Eat_Read_Knit , ,Laura.a
Spiegazioni
anglemark : This isn't fiction.
Eat_Read_Knit : An amazing book which I love dearly and highly recommend - but it's a collection of real letters, not fiction.
Laura.a : Agree with the others. I love this book, but it is not fiction.
4
Frankenstein
di Mary Shelley
42,605 utenti
709 recensioni
3.8
24 Members
Aquila, knerd.knitter, jeshakespeare, kaulsu, gmathis, ejj1955, WildMaggie, burneyfan, kac522, WordMaven, eclbates, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, kara.shamy, timetunnel, ManWithAnAgenda, Julie_in_the_Library, HelgeM, DoomLuz, loulourevisited, Nookary, harleyyd,Cecrow ,
Spiegazioni
Cecrow : Noting, this is a duplicate list entry and lower ranked than the other.
6
Le lettere di Berlicche
di C. S. Lewis
7,858 utenti
89 recensioni
4.1
17 Members
hipdeep, cpg, Eat_Read_Knit, merrystar, EMS_24, WordMaven, IceCurler, cej1027, 3lilreds, gypsysmom, ahef1963, AnneSteph, msemmag, yourCLYA, petk0616, jaybak, JamesAFarson
11
Il discepolo
di Elizabeth Kostova
21,440 utenti
756 recensioni
½ 3.7
16 Members
Caramellunacy, librookian, Eat_Read_Knit, WildMaggie, WordMaven, Porua, vwinsloe, Tess_W, eclbates, gypsysmom, ahef1963, passion4reading, kara.shamy, Brandy1411, LenaGibson15, jaybak
12
Il racconto dell'ancella
di Margaret Atwood
42,250 utenti
1,138 recensioni
4.1
16 Members
librookian, c_why, Cecrow, WildMaggie, birder4106, tina1969, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, madhatter73, timetunnel, UseHerName, pnppl, ManWithAnAgenda, maschi, LenaGibson15,kaulsu ,
Spiegazioni
kaulsu : It’s an awful book, and not too original at that!
13
La donna in bianco
di Wilkie Collins
12,798 utenti
336 recensioni
4.1
15 Members
anglemark, cpg, charl08, Cecrow, WildMaggie, burneyfan, Heather39, EMS_24, kac522, perennialreader, Porua, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Yuki-Onna,WordMaven
Spiegazioni
WordMaven : It became a quest to finish this novel. Wilkie Collins never wrote a sentence he couldn't stretch to 4 times its natural length, and I hate him for it. Took me 9 months to finish this beast, and when I read the Big Reveal, all I could think was, "that's it? That's the big shocker?" Pardon my French but bitch, please.
14
Gilead
di Marilynne Robinson
10,819 utenti
363 recensioni
3.9
13 Members
Osbaldistone, reader517, cbl_tn, perennialreader, Porua, gypsysmom, AnneSteph, kara.shamy, msjudy, larocco, loulourevisited, mirryi, yourCLYA
15
Le relazioni pericolose
di Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
6,468 utenti
86 recensioni
4.1
11 Members
languagehat, Bookmarque, librookian, jburlinson, burneyfan, EMS_24, kara.shamy, HelgeM, Yuki-Onna, loulourevisited, theofaurez
16
L'uomo di Marte
di Andy Weir
18,134 utenti
1,241 recensioni
½ 4.3
13 Members
Aquila, tardis, Caramellunacy, librookian, NorthernStar, ejj1955, SylviaC, 2wonderY, timetunnel, maschi, theofaurez, LenaGibson15, jaybak,Laura.a
Spiegazioni
Laura.a : This is half diary, half third person. It is not written in letter format.
17
Papà Gambalunga
di Jean Webster
3,337 utenti
107 recensioni
4.1
10 Members
Aquila, tardis, lulaa, LittleTaiko, NorthernStar, ejj1955, merrystar, SylviaC, MDGentleReader, AbigailAdams26
18
The Jolly Postman, or, Other People's Letters
di Janet Ahlberg
2,470 utenti
49 recensioni
½ 4.5
9 Members
knerd.knitter, charl08, WildMaggie, SylviaC, EMS_24, 2wonderY, cej1027, Michael.Rimmer, barefootsong
19
La pietra di luna
di Wilkie Collins
10,816 utenti
251 recensioni
4
10 Members
anglemark, cpg, WildMaggie, burneyfan, cbl_tn, Heather39, kac522, Porua, ManWithAnAgenda, theofaurez
20
Anne of Windy Poplars
di L. M. Montgomery
8,451 utenti
78 recensioni
3.9
9 Members
Aquila, merrystar, SylviaC, MDGentleReader, SpaceStationMir, AbigailAdams26, AnneSteph, slimikin, LenaGibson15
21
Lady Susan
di Jane Austen
1,960 utenti
100 recensioni
½ 3.6
8 Members
Aquila, amanda4242, cbl_tn, kac522, madhatter73, barefootsong, ManWithAnAgenda, Sissalou
22
La parabola del seminatore
di Octavia E. Butler
8,104 utenti
239 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
Aquila, miller.max, timetunnel, msemmag, pnppl, ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3, DoomLuz
23
Dear Mr. Henshaw
di Beverly Cleary
7,998 utenti
147 recensioni
3.8
7 Members
reconditereader, ehousewright, SpaceStationMir, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda, KeithChaffee, yourCLYA
24
Fiori per Algernon
di Daniel Keyes
15,786 utenti
381 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
hipdeep, magid, lulaa, kaulsu, Cecrow, timetunnel, msemmag, LenaGibson15
25
Possessione. Una storia romantica
di A.S. Byatt
12,959 utenti
289 recensioni
4
8 Members
reader517, charl08, cbl_tn, kac522, vwinsloe, kara.shamy, madhatter73, LenaGibson15
26
The Grand Tour, or, The Purloined Coronation Regalia
di Patricia C. Wrede
1,616 utenti
50 recensioni
½ 3.7
7 Members
tardis, kittytm, lizzy50usa, LutheranSouthUnity, Heather39, Maddz, eclbates
27
Dove vai Bernardette?
di Maria Semple
7,492 utenti
541 recensioni
3.9
7 Members
magid, librookian, DetailMuse, raidergirl3, perennialreader, Brandy1411, BFK_Library
28
The Mislaid Magician, or, Ten Years After
di Patricia C. Wrede
1,081 utenti
39 recensioni
½ 3.7
7 Members
tardis, kittytm, NorthernStar, LutheranSouthUnity, Heather39, Maddz, eclbates
29
Up the Down Staircase
di Bel Kaufman
1,355 utenti
40 recensioni
3.9
6 Members
languagehat, hipdeep, magid, lahochstetler, SylviaC, MarigoldJackiFitz
30
Il ‰dossier Harrison
di Dorothy L. Sayers
1,564 utenti
26 recensioni
½ 3.7
6 Members
Aquila, tardis, Eat_Read_Knit, NorthernStar, SylviaC, Nikkimf88
31
Dobbiamo parlare di Kevin
di Lionel Shriver
7,802 utenti
396 recensioni
4.1
6 Members
librookian, knerd.knitter, DetailMuse, tina1969, kara.shamy, madhatter73
32
Dear Committee Members
di Julie Schumacher
1,160 utenti
91 recensioni
3.8
6 Members
librookian, charl08, eclbates, noveltea, kara.shamy, KeithChaffee
33
Freedom and Necessity
di Steven Brust
1,079 utenti
19 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
anglemark, lizzy50usa, merrystar, Heather39, Maddz
34
To the Bright Edge of the World
di Eowyn Ivey
1,119 utenti
80 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
terran, vwinsloe, passion4reading, kara.shamy, msjudy
36
Dear Enemy
di Jean Webster
652 utenti
30 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
tardis, NorthernStar, merrystar, SylviaC, MDGentleReader
37
Meet Me at the Museum
di Anne Youngson
600 utenti
46 recensioni
4
5 Members
raidergirl3, terran, perennialreader, msjudy, larocco
38
Il diario di Bridget Jones
di Helen Fielding
16,956 utenti
264 recensioni
½ 3.6
7 Members
Caramellunacy, charl08, raidergirl3, ejj1955, IceCurler, tina1969, LenaGibson15,noveltea ,passion4reading ,Yuki-Onna ,KeithChaffee
Spiegazioni
Yuki-Onna : Fictional diary, not epistolary.
KeithChaffee : This isn't epistolary; it's a series of diary entries.
39
Evelina
di Frances Burney
2,481 utenti
39 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 Members
SandSing7, burneyfan, kac522, Porua
40
Diario segreto di Adrian Mole di anni 13 e 3/4
di Sue Townsend
3,575 utenti
65 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
karenb, librookian, lulaa, NorthernStar, Verkruissen,
41
Novemila giorni e una sola notte: romanzo
di Jessica Brockmole
809 utenti
78 recensioni
3.8
4 Members
gmathis, cbl_tn, perennialreader, Tosta
42
Henrietta's War: News from the Home Front, 1939-1942
di Joyce Dennys
349 utenti
21 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
tardis, lizzy50usa, SylviaC, MDGentleReader
43
Lettere di Babbo Natale
di J. R. R. Tolkien
2,963 utenti
64 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
Ella_Jill, msjudy, lcl999
44
I dolori del giovane Werther
di Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
8,061 utenti
127 recensioni
½ 3.6
4 Members
Cecrow, Michael.Rimmer, maschi, HelgeM
45
The Time Wanderers
di Arkady Strugatsky
213 utenti
4 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
languagehat, larocco, HelgeM
46
Roomies
di Sara Zarr
285 utenti
36 recensioni
½ 3.6
3 Members
dara85, c_why, eshoug
47
Henrietta Sees It Through: More News from the Home Front 1942-1945
di Joyce Dennys
173 utenti
32 recensioni
4
4 Members
tardis, lizzy50usa, SylviaC, MDGentleReader
48
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
di Tobias Smollett
1,531 utenti
25 recensioni
½ 3.6
3 Members
lulaa, amanda4242, dpakala
49
The Prestige
di Christopher Priest
3,477 utenti
136 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
karenb, paradoxosalpha, TWaits
50
Lettere dalla Terra
di Mark Twain
2,779 utenti
37 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
karenb, paradoxosalpha, skid0612
51
Clarissa
di Samuel Richardson
1,501 utenti
29 recensioni
½ 3.5
3 Members
Cecrow, burneyfan, kac522
52
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street
di Helene Hanff
1,167 utenti
43 recensioni
4
4 Members
Osbaldistone, kaulsu, MDGentleReader, Tosta,Laura.a
Spiegazioni
Laura.a : Like her other book in the series, lovely, but not fiction.
53
Last Christmas in Paris
di Hazel Gaynor
396 utenti
35 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
SandSing7, perennialreader, Tosta
54
Lei
di H. Rider Haggard
2,928 utenti
73 recensioni
½ 3.4
3 Members
Cecrow, lcl999, loulourevisited
55
The Appeal
di Janice Hallett
1,013 utenti
42 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
Caramellunacy, EMS_24, passion4reading
Spiegazioni
passion4reading: Epistolary fiction brought into the 21st century in the shape of emails, texts and WhatsApp messages
56
Bugie, artisti e grandi guai: una storia che fa acqua da tutte le parti
di Kate Klise
660 utenti
24 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
trollsdotter, merrystar, shefferstroke
57
The Weight of Ink
di Rachel Kadish
1,255 utenti
57 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
magid, Tess_W, msjudy
58
Thus Was Adonis Murdered
di Sarah Caudwell
1,091 utenti
38 recensioni
4
2 Members
lizzy50usa, Sarielle
59
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir
di Jennifer Ryan
1,254 utenti
194 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
raidergirl3, perennialreader, Tosta
60
Dear Mrs Bird
di AJ Pearce
1,189 utenti
79 recensioni
½ 3.7
3 Members
terran, Tosta, yourCLYA
61
Povera gente
di Fyodor Dostoevsky
1,174 utenti
30 recensioni
½ 3.6
3 Members
languagehat, HelgeM, loulourevisited
62
Nome in codice Verity. La verità nasconde molti segreti
di Elizabeth Wein
4,817 utenti
387 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
Caramellunacy, cbl_tn, yourCLYA
63
A Woman of Independent Means
di Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
643 utenti
12 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
maddogish, MarigoldJackiFitz
64
Silenzio
di Shūsaku Endō
3,790 utenti
100 recensioni
4
2 Members
cbl_tn, Tess_W
65
Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence
di L. M. Montgomery
262 utenti
4 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
princessgarnet, lulaa
66
Come si scrive ti amo
di Rachel Cohn
1,987 utenti
192 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
trollsdotter, lulaa
67
Lettere persiane
di Charles Louis de Secondat Montesquieu
1,751 utenti
18 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, theofaurez
68
World War Z: la guerra mondiale degli zombi
di Max Brooks
15,467 utenti
713 recensioni
4
2 Members
Tosta, slimikin
69
Illuminae
di Amie Kaufman
3,824 utenti
228 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
Caramellunacy, ManWithAnAgenda
70
Last Days of Summer
di Steve Kluger
710 utenti
39 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
magid, lulaa
71
Texts from Jane Eyre and Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters
di Daniel M. Lavery
722 utenti
64 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
karenb, sqr3cls3
Spiegazioni
karenb: Funny as hell. (Odysseus: Circe, where did my men go?)
72
Lady Vernon and Her Daughter: A Novel of Jane Austen's Lady Susan
di Jane Rubino
101 utenti
12 recensioni
4
2 Members
cbl_tn, Sissalou
73
The Beatrice Letters
di Lemony Snicket
1,431 utenti
28 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
Heather39, shefferstroke
74
Un altro mondo
di Jo Walton
2,945 utenti
250 recensioni
4
2 Members
Cecrow, timetunnel
75
The Day the Crayons Quit
di Drew Daywalt
6,100 utenti
535 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
Tess_W, slimikin
76
Iperione o l'eremita in Grecia
di Friedrich Hölderlin
654 utenti
5 recensioni
½ 3.3
2 Members
HelgeM, loulourevisited
77
Yours Cheerfully
di AJ Pearce
237 utenti
26 recensioni
4
2 Members
terran, Tosta
78
La monaca
di Denis Diderot
1,380 utenti
22 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
burneyfan, HelgeM
79
Signorina Cuorinfranti
di Nathanael West
774 utenti
33 recensioni
½ 3.4
2 Members
lulaa, ManWithAnAgenda
80
Giulia o la nuova Eloisa: Lettere di due amanti di una cittadina ai piedi delle alpi
di Jean-Jacques Rousseau
455 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 3.3
2 Members
burneyfan, HelgeM
81
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
di Louise Rennison
4,216 utenti
194 recensioni
3.8
Member
Jenson_AKA_DL
Spiegazioni
Jenson_AKA_DL: This book made me laugh so hard. The main character is absolutely ridiculous in every way.
82
Inversioni
di Iain M. Banks
3,395 utenti
63 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
pnppl
83
Fanny Hill: memorie di una donna di piacere
di John Cleland
3,323 utenti
58 recensioni
3.2
Member
amanda4242
84
Rifka va in America
di Karen Hesse
2,502 utenti
60 recensioni
4
Member
nrmay
85
Destinatario sconosciuto
di Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
1,259 utenti
75 recensioni
½ 4.3
Member
Moloch
86
Mr. Darcy's Diary
di Amanda Grange
1,119 utenti
46 recensioni
½ 3.5
Member
al.vick
87
Dancer from the Dance. O Corpo governato dalla musica
di Andrew Holleran
1,007 utenti
11 recensioni
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
88
E
di Matt Beaumont
572 utenti
17 recensioni
3.9
Member
Bookmarque
89
Heroides
di Publius Ovidius Naso
561 utenti
5 recensioni
3.9
Member
loulourevisited
90
Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life
di Nina Stibbe
467 utenti
27 recensioni
½ 3.6
Member
paulmdh
91
The Chess Garden
di Brooks Hansen
395 utenti
6 recensioni
4.2
Member
paradoxosalpha
92
De pianostemmer
di Pascal Mercier
248 utenti
9 recensioni
½ 3.5
Member
EMS_24
Spiegazioni
EMS_24: Der Klavierstimmer. Letters between the son and the daughter, trying to understand: Why?
93
Don't Cry for Me
di Daniel Black
234 utenti
8 recensioni
½ 4.3
Member
eshoug
94
Last Words from Montmartre
di Miaojin Qiu
221 utenti
8 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
PeanutNoir
95
The Trick of It
di Michael Frayn
213 utenti
5 recensioni
3.2
Member
deb80
96
Technically, You Started It
di Lana Wood Johnson
133 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
slimikin
97
Dear Miss Kopp
di Amy Stewart
116 utenti
13 recensioni
4.2
Member
MDGentleReader
98
Purple and Black
di K. J. Parker
110 utenti
4 recensioni
4.2
Member
feanor451
99
The Fan
di Bob Randall
93 utenti
2 recensioni
3
Member
terriks
100
The 13th Day of Christmas
di Wright Jason F.
79 utenti
4 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
dara85