Best Contemporary Literary Fiction (Around the Last 30 Years)

Description
Books of the last 30 or so years destined to be classics
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Exiles in America
de Christopher Bram
118 membres
2 critiques
½ 3.4
Rang global 166
3 Members
aulsmith, jaromdl, MrsIsIn
3
Des garçons épatants
de Michael Chabon
4,307 membres
104 critiques
4
Rang global 191
3 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, MrsIsIn
4
Brooklyn
de Colm Tóibín
5,238 membres
295 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 326
4 Members
booksinbed, aulsmith, Twixi, MrsIsIn,Himalmitra ,AmourFou
5
American Gods
de Neil Gaiman
33,590 membres
932 critiques
4.1
Rang global 36
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
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La Maison du bout du monde
de Michael Cunningham
2,643 membres
48 critiques
3.8
Rang global 176
4 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, Twixi, MrsIsIn
7
Ceux de July
de Nadine Gordimer
1,810 membres
40 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 86
8 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
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Le Moineau de Dieu
de Mary Doria Russell
7,712 membres
406 critiques
4.1
Rang global 91
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
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Les Heures
de Michael Cunningham
12,708 membres
232 critiques
3.9
Rang global 30
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.
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La servante écarlate
de Margaret Atwood
42,255 membres
1,138 critiques
4.1
Rang global 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
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Le nom de la rose
de Umberto Eco
19,512 membres
310 critiques
4.2
Rang global 5
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".
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Middlesex
de Jeffrey Eugenides
27,137 membres
631 critiques
4.1
Rang global 15
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.
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Abattoir 5
de Kurt Vonnegut
44,000 membres
704 critiques
4.1
Rang global 52
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.
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Grendel
de John Gardner
6,047 membres
107 critiques
3.8
Rang global 244
5 Members
macha, booksinbed, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: Published in 1971
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Les mille automnes de Jacob de Zoet
de David Mitchell
5,909 membres
315 critiques
4.1
Rang global 373
3 Members
sturlington, Twixi, MrsIsIn,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : This is a very well-written, interesting book, but "best" has to take me places I've never been, and this one didn't.