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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La servante écarlate
de Margaret Atwood
42,251 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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Middlesex
de Jeffrey Eugenides
27,134 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.
7
Mille Soleils Splendides
de Khaled Hosseini
30,293 membres
895 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 17
19 Members
booksinbed, lyndabriggs, 1morechapter, lilywren, chilkatlady, Twixi, rozymary, Roro8, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, dottieph, Peace2, paulkinder, MrsIsIn, grammabren, cindyi1218, Tosta, blabla_12345,
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1666
de Geraldine Brooks
8,716 membres
414 critiques
4
Rang global 24
17 Members
lahochstetler, KimarieBee, lyndabriggs, RuMuse, mmignano11, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, bfkendrick, rozymary, Roro8, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, grammabren, Tosta, blabla_12345,sturlington
13
Le Tueur aveugle
de Margaret Atwood
16,477 membres
384 critiques
3.9
Rang global 31
17 Members
booksinbed, thorold, mmignano11, deldevries, littwit, sturlington, thecoroner, chilkatlady, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, dianeham, Charon07, blabla_12345,Diane-bpcb
15
L'Histoire de Pi
de Yann Martel
43,576 membres
1,013 critiques
3.9
Rang global 47
15 Members
booksinbed, KimarieBee, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, chilkatlady, bfkendrick, Twixi, rozymary, Roro8, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, 2lindamar, mspixieears, paulkinder,generalkala ,JGKC ,ahef1963 ,Diane-bpcb ,Charon07
17
High Fidelity
de Nick Hornby
14,935 membres
201 critiques
3.9
Rang global 29
16 Members
deldevries, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, bfkendrick, PaulCranswick, rozymary, framesofref, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, griffinas, mspixieears, ibinu, MrsIsIn, AnaraGuard, blabla_12345,
19
L'élégance du hérisson
de Muriel Barbery
11,853 membres
654 critiques
3.8
Rang global 33
15 Members
booksinbed, RuMuse, elkiedee, chilkatlady, Twixi, rozymary, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, griffinas, kara.shamy, jaromdl, mspixieears, bugeon, MrsIsIn, blabla_12345
22
Bel Canto
de Ann Patchett
13,208 membres
459 critiques
3.9
Rang global 39
16 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, deldevries, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, 2lindamar, dianeham, MrsIsIn, grammabren, manderson113, neicybee,sturlington ,
23
L'Intégriste malgré lui
de Mohsin Hamid
5,217 membres
250 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 65
10 Members
SqueakyChu, Chatterbox, booksinbed, lilywren, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn, AnaraGuard,missesK ,Peace2
24
Le cirque des rêves
de Erin Morgenstern
18,422 membres
1,264 critiques
4.1
Rang global 56
12 Members
generalkala, KimarieBee, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, Peace2, MrsIsIn, grammabren,missesK ,
25
American Gods
de Neil Gaiman
33,588 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
26
L'amour aux temps du choléra
de Gabriel Garcia Marquez
27,776 membres
411 critiques
4
Rang global 43
13 Members
macha, eromsted, SilentInAWay, deldevries, chilkatlady, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, KWille, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, grammabren,Diane-bpcb
27
Hortense et Queenie
de Andrea Levy
3,998 membres
140 critiques
3.9
Rang global 59
10 Members
lahochstetler, booksinbed, elkiedee, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, ahef1963, jaromdl, Peace2, MrsIsIn,
28
La Mandoline du capitaine Corelli
de Louis De Bernières
8,000 membres
156 critiques
3.9
Rang global 68
10 Members
LoisCK, mmignano11, LisaMaria_C, PaulCranswick, Twixi, rozymary, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn,
29
Œil-de-chat
de Margaret Atwood
9,110 membres
163 critiques
3.9
Rang global 53
11 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, RuMuse, sturlington, chilkatlady, JuliaMaria, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, MrsIsIn
30
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
31
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
de Karen Joy Fowler
3,687 membres
244 critiques
3.8
Rang global 85
6 Members
inge87, woolenthusiast, rozymary, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, MrsIsIn