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
42,265 membres
1,139 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
19,516 membres
310 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
27,142 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
12,709 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
5,441 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
33,593 membres
932 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
10,868 membres
274 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
13,208 membres
459 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
6,939 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
34,417 membres
1,406 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
16,359 membres
475 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
6,623 membres
184 critiques
4.1
10 Members
macha, trandism, SilentInAWay, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, peterveen, Bretzky1, MrsIsIn
48
Le voyageur malgré lui
de Anne Tyler
5,391 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
3,218 membres
84 critiques
4.1
8 Members
trandism, birder4106, woolenthusiast, barbharper, LisaMaria_C, Twixi, KWille, MrsIsIn
50
Le Passeur
de Lois Lowry
40,060 membres
1,586 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
7,817 membres
200 critiques
3.8
11 Members
RuMuse, littwit, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, rozymary, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, AnaraGuard
52
Abattoir 5
de Kurt Vonnegut
44,010 membres
704 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
9,111 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
13,486 membres
651 critiques
4
11 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, AnaraGuard
55
Lonesome Dove
de Larry McMurtry
8,326 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
18,428 membres
1,264 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
7,332 membres
75 critiques
3.9
10 Members
RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, chilkatlady, gypsysmom, griffinas, Estramir, MrsIsIn
58
The Stone Diaries
de Carol Shields
5,775 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
3,997 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
6,207 membres
392 critiques
3.9
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn, neicybee, AnaraGuard, hmir22
61
Leçons de conduite
de Anne Tyler
4,251 membres
73 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
8,560 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
9,713 membres
538 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
9,163 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
5,217 membres
250 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
7,710 membres
296 critiques
4.2
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, augustau, alex68, Twixi, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee
67
Les ensorceleuses
de Alice Hoffman
5,753 membres
171 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
8,001 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
2,278 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
11,695 membres
779 critiques
4.1
10 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, deldevries, sturlington, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, Charon07
71
Mason & Dixon
de Thomas Pynchon
4,618 membres
40 critiques
4
7 Members
macha, eromsted, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ibinu, MrsIsIn
72
Du bout des doigts
de Sarah Waters
7,820 membres
285 critiques
4
8 Members
elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, Charon07
73
The Red Tent
de Anita Diamant
16,918 membres
393 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
4,287 membres
246 critiques
3.9
8 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, PaulCranswick, Twixi, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, AmourFou, MrsIsIn
75
Méridien de sang
de Cormac McCarthy
11,570 membres
272 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
13,972 membres
245 critiques
4.1
10 Members
Storeetllr, booksinbed, RuMuse, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,Bretzky1 ,AmourFou
77
Austerlitz
de W. G. Sebald
4,123 membres
101 critiques
4.1
8 Members
trandism, thorold, roby72, thecoroner, Twixi, Himalmitra, paulkinder, MrsIsIn,birder4106 ,ahef1963
78
Omeros
de Derek Walcott
1,144 membres
21 critiques
3.9
7 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Himalmitra, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
79
Vie et destin
de Vasily Grossman
3,432 membres
89 critiques
½ 4.4
6 Members
roby72, barbharper, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, MrsIsIn
80
Une vie après l'autre
de Kate Atkinson
8,246 membres
589 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
14,338 membres
393 critiques
4.2
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, Twixi, Himalmitra, MrsIsIn, neicybee
82
Une vie comme les autres
de Hanya Yanagihara
7,488 membres
328 critiques
4.1
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, Twixi, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy, dianeham, MrsIsIn
83
Dans l'angle mort
de Chris Bohjalian
2,674 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
6,932 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
3,688 membres
244 critiques
3.8
6 Members
inge87, woolenthusiast, rozymary, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn
86
Ceux de July
de Nadine Gordimer
1,809 membres
40 critiques
½ 3.5
8 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
87
The Bone People
de Keri Hulme
3,817 membres
112 critiques
4.1
7 Members
RuMuse, koalakt, barbharper, chilkatlady, peterveen, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
88
Outremonde
de Don DeLillo
7,963 membres
85 critiques
3.9
7 Members
roby72, deldevries, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, MrsIsIn
89
Le premier souffle
de Leif Enger
5,690 membres
164 critiques
4
6 Members
sturlington, AmourFou, jaromdl, dottieph, MrsIsIn, manderson113
90
Cold Sassy Tree
de Olive Ann Burns
4,148 membres
86 critiques
3.9
7 Members
RuMuse, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
91
Le Moineau de Dieu
de Mary Doria Russell
7,712 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
12,111 membres
268 critiques
4.1
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, Tosta
93
Le Dieu manchot
de José Saramago
2,463 membres
49 critiques
3.9
6 Members
thorold, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
94
A Tale for the Time Being
de Ruth Ozeki
4,424 membres
252 critiques
4.1
7 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, MrsIsIn
95
La formule préférée du professeur
de Yoko Ogawa
3,221 membres
218 critiques
4
7 Members
KimarieBee, 1morechapter, RuMuse, Twixi, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn
96
Fight Club
de Chuck Palahniuk
19,329 membres
326 critiques
4.1
7 Members
leigonj, alex68, PaulCranswick, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta,sturlington
97
My Name Is Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,673 membres
289 critiques
½ 3.7
8 Members
RuMuse, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee, Tosta
98
La table des autres
de Michael Ondaatje
2,432 membres
132 critiques
½ 3.7
6 Members
Chatterbox, booksinbed, LisaMaria_C, chilkatlady, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
99
Love Medicine
de Louise Erdrich
3,924 membres
78 critiques
3.9
7 Members
LoisCK, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, cej1027, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
100
Le déjeuner de la nostalgie
de Anne Tyler
3,645 membres
86 critiques
3.8
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, sturlington, koalakt, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee