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
42,986 membres
1,155 critiques
4.1
37 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, afrebe0,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
19,720 membres
308 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
27,354 membres
632 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
12,741 membres
230 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
5,485 membres
124 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
33,058 membres
929 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
10,950 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
13,271 membres
462 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
6,996 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
34,885 membres
1,405 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
16,558 membres
476 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
6,738 membres
182 critiques
4.1
10 Members
macha, trandism, SilentInAWay, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, peterveen, Bretzky1, MrsIsIn
48
Le voyageur malgré lui
de Anne Tyler
5,426 membres
99 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
3,254 membres
83 critiques
4.1
8 Members
trandism, birder4106, woolenthusiast, barbharper, LisaMaria_C, Twixi, KWille, MrsIsIn
50
Le Passeur
de Lois Lowry
40,751 membres
1,591 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
7,864 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
44,587 membres
710 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
9,169 membres
164 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
13,685 membres
652 critiques
4
11 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, AnaraGuard
55
Lonesome Dove
de Larry McMurtry
8,622 membres
246 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
18,827 membres
1,270 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
7,369 membres
76 critiques
3.9
10 Members
RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, chilkatlady, gypsysmom, griffinas, Estramir, MrsIsIn
58
The Stone Diaries
de Carol Shields
5,829 membres
120 critiques
3.8
11 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, RuMuse, deldevries, chilkatlady, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, dianeham, cindyi1218, neicybee
59
Hortense et Queenie
de Andrea Levy
4,025 membres
141 critiques
3.9
10 Members
lahochstetler, booksinbed, elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, ahef1963, jaromdl, Peace2, MrsIsIn,
60
Anatomie de la stupeur
de Ann Patchett
6,268 membres
392 critiques
3.9
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn, neicybee, AnaraGuard, hmir22
61
Leçons de conduite
de Anne Tyler
4,277 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
8,737 membres
415 critiques
3.8
10 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee, sotw,
63
Sur ma peau
de Gillian Flynn
9,955 membres
539 critiques
3.8
9 Members
deldevries, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, kara.shamy, ekelnor, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee
64
L'Equilibre du monde
de Rohinton Mistry
9,243 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
5,262 membres
249 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
7,912 membres
296 critiques
4.2
9 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, augustau, alex68, Twixi, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee
67
Les ensorceleuses
de Alice Hoffman
5,854 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
8,037 membres
155 critiques
3.9
10 Members
LoisCK, mmignano11, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn,
69
Drôle de tendresse
de Miriam Toews
2,295 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
12,044 membres
783 critiques
4.1
10 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, deldevries, sturlington, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, Charon07
71
Mason et Dixon
de Thomas Pynchon
4,670 membres
40 critiques
4
7 Members
macha, eromsted, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ibinu, MrsIsIn
72
Du bout des doigts
de Sarah Waters
7,887 membres
286 critiques
4
8 Members
elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, Charon07
73
The Red Tent
de Anita Diamant
17,060 membres
395 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
4,312 membres
250 critiques
3.9
8 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, PaulCranswick, Twixi, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, AmourFou, MrsIsIn
75
Méridien de sang
de Cormac McCarthy
11,813 membres
278 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
14,097 membres
246 critiques
4.1
10 Members
Storeetllr, booksinbed, RuMuse, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,Bretzky1 ,AmourFou
77
Austerlitz
de W. G. Sebald
4,204 membres
100 critiques
4.1
8 Members
trandism, thorold, roby72, thecoroner, Twixi, Himalmitra, paulkinder, MrsIsIn,birder4106 ,ahef1963
78
Omeros
de Derek Walcott
1,164 membres
22 critiques
3.9
7 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Himalmitra, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
79
Vie et destin
de Vasily Grossman
3,491 membres
89 critiques
½ 4.4
6 Members
roby72, barbharper, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, MrsIsIn
80
Une vie après l'autre
de Kate Atkinson
8,364 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
14,545 membres
395 critiques
4.2
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, Twixi, Himalmitra, MrsIsIn, neicybee
82
Une vie comme les autres
de Hanya Yanagihara
7,962 membres
333 critiques
4.1
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, Twixi, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy, dianeham, MrsIsIn
83
Dans l'angle mort
de Chris Bohjalian
2,688 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
7,071 membres
347 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
3,719 membres
243 critiques
3.8
6 Members
inge87, woolenthusiast, rozymary, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn
86
Ceux de July
de Nadine Gordimer
1,824 membres
40 critiques
½ 3.5
8 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
87
The Bone People
de Keri Hulme
3,853 membres
112 critiques
4.1
7 Members
RuMuse, koalakt, barbharper, chilkatlady, peterveen, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
88
Outremonde
de Don DeLillo
8,040 membres
86 critiques
3.9
7 Members
roby72, deldevries, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, MrsIsIn
89
Le premier souffle
de Leif Enger
5,765 membres
164 critiques
4
6 Members
sturlington, AmourFou, jaromdl, dottieph, MrsIsIn, manderson113
90
Cold Sassy Tree
de Olive Ann Burns
4,180 membres
87 critiques
3.9
7 Members
RuMuse, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
91
Le Moineau de Dieu
de Mary Doria Russell
7,820 membres
407 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
12,193 membres
269 critiques
4.1
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, Tosta
93
Le Dieu manchot
de José Saramago
2,497 membres
50 critiques
3.9
6 Members
thorold, thecoroner, alex68, Twixi, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
94
A Tale for the Time Being
de Ruth Ozeki
4,521 membres
256 critiques
4.1
7 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, MrsIsIn
95
La formule préférée du professeur
de Yoko Ogawa
3,295 membres
223 critiques
4
7 Members
KimarieBee, 1morechapter, RuMuse, Twixi, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn
96
Fight Club
de Chuck Palahniuk
19,478 membres
325 critiques
4.1
7 Members
leigonj, alex68, PaulCranswick, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta,sturlington
97
My Name Is Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,729 membres
288 critiques
½ 3.7
8 Members
RuMuse, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, neicybee, Tosta
98
La table des autres
de Michael Ondaatje
2,461 membres
133 critiques
½ 3.7
6 Members
Chatterbox, booksinbed, LisaMaria_C, chilkatlady, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
99
Love Medicine
de Louise Erdrich
3,971 membres
78 critiques
3.9
7 Members
LoisCK, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, cej1027, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
100
Le déjeuner de la nostalgie
de Anne Tyler
3,669 membres
86 critiques
3.8
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, sturlington, koalakt, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee