Best Contemporary Literary Fiction (Around the Last 30 Years)

Description
Books of the last 30 or so years destined to be classics
1
La servante écarlate
de Margaret Atwood
42,556 membres
1,147 critiques
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
Explications
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
Le nom de la rose
de Umberto Eco
19,576 membres
313 critiques
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
Explications
aulsmith : I don't think you have to be boring and obscure to be "best".
15
Middlesex
de Jeffrey Eugenides
27,227 membres
631 critiques
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
Explications
aulsmith : The historical part was great, but the gender stuff was not.
30
Les Heures
de Michael Cunningham
12,749 membres
232 critiques
3.9
17 Members
LoisCK, booksinbed, 1morechapter, thorold, mmignano11, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, alex68, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, KWille, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, BAPS, blabla_12345,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : Too over-written for my tastes.
32
Un parfum de cèdre
de Ann-Marie MacDonald
5,456 membres
125 critiques
3.9
14 Members
lahochstetler, LoisCK, booksinbed, RuMuse, mmignano11, arrwa, chilkatlady, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee, blabla_12345
36
American Gods
de Neil Gaiman
33,687 membres
933 critiques
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
Explications
sturlington: Love Gaiman, but I wouldn't call this literary
37
Disgrâce
de J. M. Coetzee
10,878 membres
277 critiques
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
13,258 membres
461 critiques
3.9
16 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, deldevries, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, 2lindamar, dianeham, MrsIsIn, grammabren, manderson113, neicybee,sturlington ,
40
The Kitchen God's Wife
de Amy Tan
6,960 membres
80 critiques
3.8
13 Members
LoisCK, booksinbed, littwit, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, jaromdl, dottieph, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, Tosta
41
La Route
de Cormac McCarthy
34,576 membres
1,407 critiques
4.1
13 Members
deldevries, sturlington, leigonj, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ibinu, BenSD480, MrsIsIn, manderson113, TeriAndersonNeedham, Tosta,KimarieBee
45
Les vestiges du jour
de Kazuo Ishiguro
16,440 membres
478 critiques
4.2
14 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, wlindboe, deldevries, sturlington, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, grammabren, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda
46
2666
de Roberto Bolaño
6,645 membres
185 critiques
4.1
10 Members
macha, trandism, SilentInAWay, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, peterveen, Bretzky1, MrsIsIn
48
Le voyageur malgré lui
de Anne Tyler
5,415 membres
98 critiques
3.8
12 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, sturlington, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, Bretzky1, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,Diane-bpcb
49
La fête au Bouc
de Mario Vargas Llosa
3,230 membres
84 critiques
4.1
8 Members
trandism, birder4106, woolenthusiast, barbharper, LisaMaria_C, Twixi, KWille, MrsIsIn
50
Le Passeur
de Lois Lowry
40,321 membres
1,589 critiques
4.2
13 Members
LoisCK, booksinbed, 1morechapter, deldevries, cej1027, ahef1963, 2lindamar, paulkinder, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, manderson113, cindyi1218, Tosta,sturlington ,Charon07
Explications
51
Chocolat
de Joanne Harris
7,865 membres
201 critiques
3.8
11 Members
RuMuse, littwit, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, rozymary, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, AnaraGuard
52
Abattoir 5
de Kurt Vonnegut
44,156 membres
708 critiques
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
Explications
sturlington: Published much more than 30 years ago.
53
Œil-de-chat
de Margaret Atwood
9,130 membres
163 critiques
3.9
11 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, RuMuse, sturlington, chilkatlady, JuliaMaria, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, MrsIsIn
54
Le Conseiller, Tome 1 : Dans l'ombre des Tudors
de Hilary Mantel
13,580 membres
653 critiques
4
11 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, AnaraGuard
55
Lonesome Dove
de Larry McMurtry
8,370 membres
239 critiques
½ 4.6
11 Members
Storeetllr, RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn, TeriAndersonNeedham,John_Vaughan
56
Le cirque des rêves
de Erin Morgenstern
18,600 membres
1,268 critiques
4.1
12 Members
generalkala, KimarieBee, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, Peace2, MrsIsIn, grammabren,missesK ,
57
L'hôtel New Hampshire
de John Irving
7,340 membres
76 critiques
3.9
10 Members
RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, chilkatlady, gypsysmom, griffinas, Estramir, MrsIsIn
58
The Stone Diaries
de Carol Shields
5,791 membres
121 critiques
3.8
11 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, RuMuse, deldevries, chilkatlady, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, dianeham, cindyi1218, neicybee
59
Hortense et Queenie
de Andrea Levy
4,009 membres
140 critiques
3.9
10 Members
lahochstetler, booksinbed, elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, ahef1963, jaromdl, Peace2, MrsIsIn,
60
Anatomie de la stupeur
de Ann Patchett
6,232 membres
393 critiques
3.9
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn, neicybee, AnaraGuard, hmir22
61
Leçons de conduite
de Anne Tyler
4,261 membres
74 critiques
½ 3.6
10 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, koalakt, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, Her_Royal_Orangeness, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,sturlington
62
Les lieux sombres
de Gillian Flynn
8,618 membres
416 critiques
3.8
10 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee, sotw,
63
Sur ma peau
de Gillian Flynn
9,796 membres
539 critiques
½ 3.7
9 Members
deldevries, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, kara.shamy, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee
64
L'Equilibre du monde
de Rohinton Mistry
9,187 membres
255 critiques
½ 4.4
9 Members
booksinbed, KimarieBee, ValLloyd, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, neicybee
65
L'Intégriste malgré lui
de Mohsin Hamid
5,231 membres
251 critiques
½ 3.7
10 Members
SqueakyChu, Chatterbox, booksinbed, lilywren, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, AnaraGuard,missesK ,Peace2
66
Americanah
de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,778 membres
297 critiques
4.2
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, augustau, alex68, Twixi, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee
67
Les ensorceleuses
de Alice Hoffman
5,791 membres
174 critiques
½ 3.7
8 Members
RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, 2lindamar, MrsIsIn, AnaraGuard
68
La Mandoline du capitaine Corelli
de Louis De Bernières
8,008 membres
156 critiques
3.9
10 Members
LoisCK, mmignano11, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn,
69
Drôle de tendresse
de Miriam Toews
2,285 membres
66 critiques
½ 3.6
8 Members
booksinbed, elkiedee, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee
70
Station eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,807 membres
783 critiques
4.1
10 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, deldevries, sturlington, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, Charon07
71
Mason & Dixon
de Thomas Pynchon
4,636 membres
40 critiques
4
7 Members
macha, eromsted, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ibinu, MrsIsIn
72
Du bout des doigts
de Sarah Waters
7,870 membres
287 critiques
4.1
8 Members
elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, Charon07
73
The Red Tent
de Anita Diamant
16,980 membres
394 critiques
4
10 Members
booksinbed, mmignano11, LisaMaria_C, cej1027, ahef1963, 2lindamar, jaromdl, grammabren, cindyi1218, Tosta,chilkatlady ,Charon07
74
Pas facile de voler des chevaux
de Per Petterson
4,298 membres
248 critiques
3.9
8 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, PaulCranswick, Twixi, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, AmourFou, MrsIsIn
75
Méridien de sang
de Cormac McCarthy
11,668 membres
274 critiques
4.2
9 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, thecoroner, MaskedMumbler, PaulCranswick, Himalmitra, kara.shamy, ibinu, MrsIsIn,LisaMaria_C
76
La Maison aux esprits
de Isabel Allende
13,995 membres
247 critiques
4.1
10 Members
Storeetllr, booksinbed, RuMuse, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,Bretzky1 ,AmourFou
77
Austerlitz
de W. G. Sebald
4,146 membres
101 critiques
4.2
8 Members
trandism, thorold, roby72, thecoroner, Twixi, Himalmitra, paulkinder, MrsIsIn,birder4106 ,ahef1963
78
Omeros
de Derek Walcott
1,145 membres
21 critiques
3.9
7 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Himalmitra, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
79
Vie et destin
de Vasily Grossman
3,446 membres
89 critiques
½ 4.4
6 Members
roby72, barbharper, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, MrsIsIn
80
Une vie après l'autre
de Kate Atkinson
8,302 membres
593 critiques
4
8 Members
deldevries, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, TeriAndersonNeedham, Julie_in_the_Library
81
A propos de courage
de Tim O'Brien
14,424 membres
393 critiques
4.2
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, Twixi, Himalmitra, MrsIsIn, neicybee
82
Une vie comme les autres
de Hanya Yanagihara
7,656 membres
330 critiques
4.1
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, Twixi, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy, dianeham, MrsIsIn
83
Dans l'angle mort
de Chris Bohjalian
2,677 membres
172 critiques
½ 3.6
6 Members
missesK, PaulCranswick, Her_Royal_Orangeness, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee
84
Le conseiller T2 : le pouvoir
de Hilary Mantel
6,974 membres
346 critiques
½ 4.3
7 Members
elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, bjmiles
85
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
de Karen Joy Fowler
3,703 membres
244 critiques
3.8
6 Members
inge87, woolenthusiast, rozymary, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn
86
Ceux de July
de Nadine Gordimer
1,820 membres
40 critiques
½ 3.5
8 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
87
The Bone People
de Keri Hulme
3,833 membres
112 critiques
4.1
7 Members
RuMuse, koalakt, barbharper, chilkatlady, peterveen, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
88
Outremonde
de Don DeLillo
7,997 membres
85 critiques
3.9
7 Members
roby72, deldevries, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, MrsIsIn
89
Le premier souffle
de Leif Enger
5,714 membres
164 critiques
4
6 Members
sturlington, AmourFou, jaromdl, dottieph, MrsIsIn, manderson113
90
Cold Sassy Tree
de Olive Ann Burns
4,154 membres
87 critiques
3.9
7 Members
RuMuse, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
91
Le Moineau de Dieu
de Mary Doria Russell
7,743 membres
406 critiques
4.1
8 Members
Storeetllr, KimarieBee, sturlington, leigonj, gypsysmom, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, manderson113,aulsmith ,LisaMaria_C
Explications
aulsmith : If you think this is literary, try reading more fanfic
92
L'interprète des maladies
de Jhumpa Lahiri
12,105 membres
268 critiques
4.1
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, Tosta
93
Le Dieu manchot
de José Saramago
2,471 membres
49 critiques
3.9
6 Members
thorold, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
94
A Tale for the Time Being
de Ruth Ozeki
4,481 membres
252 critiques
4.1
7 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, MrsIsIn
95
La formule préférée du professeur
de Yoko Ogawa
3,244 membres
221 critiques
4
7 Members
KimarieBee, 1morechapter, RuMuse, Twixi, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn
96
Fight Club
de Chuck Palahniuk
19,397 membres
325 critiques
4.1
7 Members
leigonj, alex68, PaulCranswick, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta,sturlington
97
My Name Is Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,695 membres
291 critiques
½ 3.7
8 Members
RuMuse, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee, Tosta
98
La table des autres
de Michael Ondaatje
2,455 membres
133 critiques
½ 3.7
6 Members
Chatterbox, booksinbed, LisaMaria_C, chilkatlady, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
99
Love Medicine
de Louise Erdrich
3,935 membres
78 critiques
3.9
7 Members
LoisCK, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, cej1027, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
100
Le déjeuner de la nostalgie
de Anne Tyler
3,655 membres
86 critiques
3.8
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, sturlington, koalakt, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee