Best Contemporary Literary Fiction (Around the Last 30 Years)

Description
Books of the last 30 or so years destined to be classics
Liste de koalakt24LibraryThing387
Profil de koalakt
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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
5
Le voyageur malgré lui
de Anne Tyler
5,391 membres
98 critiques
3.8
Rang global 48
12 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, sturlington, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, Bretzky1, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,Diane-bpcb
9
L'hôtel New Hampshire
de John Irving
7,331 membres
75 critiques
3.9
Rang global 57
10 Members
RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, chilkatlady, gypsysmom, griffinas, Estramir, MrsIsIn
12
Les ensorceleuses
de Alice Hoffman
5,750 membres
171 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 67
8 Members
RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, 2lindamar, MrsIsIn, AnaraGuard
13
Lonesome Dove
de Larry McMurtry
8,324 membres
239 critiques
½ 4.6
Rang global 55
11 Members
Storeetllr, RuMuse, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn, TeriAndersonNeedham,John_Vaughan
14
Certaines n'avaient jamais vu la mer
de Julie Otsuka
2,613 membres
204 critiques
3.8
Rang global 116
5 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, toups, koalakt, MrsIsIn,missesK
15
Leçons de conduite
de Anne Tyler
4,251 membres
73 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 61
10 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, koalakt, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, Her_Royal_Orangeness, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, neicybee,sturlington
16
Bright lights, big city
de Jay McInerney
2,984 membres
47 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 115
6 Members
deldevries, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, chilkatlady, PaulCranswick, MrsIsIn
17
Chocolat
de Joanne Harris
7,816 membres
200 critiques
3.8
Rang global 51
11 Members
RuMuse, littwit, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, rozymary, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, cindyi1218, AnaraGuard
18
The Bone People
de Keri Hulme
3,818 membres
112 critiques
4.1
Rang global 87
7 Members
RuMuse, koalakt, barbharper, chilkatlady, peterveen, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn
19
Le déjeuner de la nostalgie
de Anne Tyler
3,644 membres
86 critiques
3.8
Rang global 100
7 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, sturlington, koalakt, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, neicybee
20
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.
22
The Kitchen God's Wife
de Amy Tan
6,939 membres
80 critiques
3.8
Rang global 40
13 Members
LoisCK, booksinbed, littwit, koalakt, LisaMaria_C, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, jaromdl, dottieph, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, Tosta
23
Le bûcher des vanités
de Tom Wolfe
8,938 membres
132 critiques
3.8
Rang global 111
8 Members
LoisCK, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, chilkatlady, Twixi, gypsysmom, MrsIsIn,
24
A propos de courage
de Tim O'Brien
14,336 membres
393 critiques
4.2
Rang global 81
8 Members
booksinbed, deldevries, sturlington, koalakt, Twixi, Himalmitra, MrsIsIn, neicybee