Favorite Epistolary Fiction

Description
A bringer of news, or of messages of love and affection; a means of fostering connection, of staying in touch—a letter can be a powerful thing. Our List of the Month this March is devoted to our favorite works of epistolary fiction—stories told through letters. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
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84, Charing Cross Road
de Helene Hanff
5,842 membres
348 critiques
4.2
27 Members
magid, Osbaldistone, lulaa, jeshakespeare, charl08, LittleTaiko, mbyrne, Cecrow, burneyfan, merrystar, eronn, kac522, endaclon, MDGentleReader, dpakala, 3lilreds, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, msjudy, barefootsong, MaryMcCloskey, Tosta, sapphire525, jaybak, MarigoldJackiFitz, ,anglemark ,paradoxosalpha ,Eat_Read_Knit , ,Laura.a
Explications
anglemark : This isn't fiction.
Eat_Read_Knit : An amazing book which I love dearly and highly recommend - but it's a collection of real letters, not fiction.
Laura.a : Agree with the others. I love this book, but it is not fiction.
4
Frankenstein
de Mary Shelley
42,603 membres
709 critiques
3.8
24 Members
Aquila, knerd.knitter, jeshakespeare, kaulsu, gmathis, ejj1955, WildMaggie, burneyfan, kac522, WordMaven, eclbates, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, kara.shamy, timetunnel, ManWithAnAgenda, Julie_in_the_Library, HelgeM, DoomLuz, loulourevisited, Nookary, harleyyd,Cecrow ,
Explications
Cecrow : Noting, this is a duplicate list entry and lower ranked than the other.
10
Sabine et griffon
de Nick Bantock
2,879 membres
68 critiques
4.2
14 Members
hipdeep, Osbaldistone, librookian, DetailMuse, lizzy50usa, Heather39, IceCurler, Verkruissen, madhatter73, TWaits, petk0616, Laura.a, jaybak, MarigoldJackiFitz
12
La servante écarlate
de Margaret Atwood
42,242 membres
1,138 critiques
4.1
16 Members
librookian, c_why, Cecrow, WildMaggie, birder4106, tina1969, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, madhatter73, timetunnel, UseHerName, pnppl, ManWithAnAgenda, maschi, LenaGibson15,kaulsu ,
Explications
kaulsu : It’s an awful book, and not too original at that!
13
La dame en blanc
de Wilkie Collins
12,795 membres
336 critiques
4.1
15 Members
anglemark, cpg, charl08, Cecrow, WildMaggie, burneyfan, Heather39, EMS_24, kac522, perennialreader, Porua, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Yuki-Onna,WordMaven
Explications
WordMaven : It became a quest to finish this novel. Wilkie Collins never wrote a sentence he couldn't stretch to 4 times its natural length, and I hate him for it. Took me 9 months to finish this beast, and when I read the Big Reveal, all I could think was, "that's it? That's the big shocker?" Pardon my French but bitch, please.
14
Gilead
de Marilynne Robinson
10,819 membres
363 critiques
3.9
13 Members
Osbaldistone, reader517, cbl_tn, perennialreader, Porua, gypsysmom, AnneSteph, kara.shamy, msjudy, larocco, loulourevisited, mirryi, yourCLYA
15
Les liaisons dangereuses
de Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
6,466 membres
86 critiques
4.1
11 Members
languagehat, Bookmarque, librookian, jburlinson, burneyfan, EMS_24, kara.shamy, HelgeM, Yuki-Onna, loulourevisited, theofaurez
16
Seul sur Mars
de Andy Weir
18,131 membres
1,241 critiques
½ 4.3
13 Members
Aquila, tardis, Caramellunacy, librookian, NorthernStar, ejj1955, SylviaC, 2wonderY, timetunnel, maschi, theofaurez, LenaGibson15, jaybak,Laura.a
Explications
Laura.a : This is half diary, half third person. It is not written in letter format.
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Papa-Longues-Jambes
de Jean Webster
3,336 membres
107 critiques
4.1
10 Members
Aquila, tardis, lulaa, LittleTaiko, NorthernStar, ejj1955, merrystar, SylviaC, MDGentleReader, AbigailAdams26
18
Le gentil facteur ou Lettres à des gens célèbres
de Janet Ahlberg
2,470 membres
49 critiques
½ 4.5
9 Members
knerd.knitter, charl08, WildMaggie, SylviaC, EMS_24, 2wonderY, cej1027, Michael.Rimmer, barefootsong
19
Pierre de lune
de Wilkie Collins
10,814 membres
251 critiques
4
10 Members
anglemark, cpg, WildMaggie, burneyfan, cbl_tn, Heather39, kac522, Porua, ManWithAnAgenda, theofaurez
20
Anne au Domaine des Peupliers (T4)
de L. M. Montgomery
8,449 membres
78 critiques
3.9
9 Members
Aquila, merrystar, SylviaC, MDGentleReader, SpaceStationMir, AbigailAdams26, AnneSteph, slimikin, LenaGibson15
21
Lady Susan
de Jane Austen
1,960 membres
100 critiques
½ 3.6
8 Members
Aquila, amanda4242, cbl_tn, kac522, madhatter73, barefootsong, ManWithAnAgenda, Sissalou
22
La parabole du semeur
de Octavia E. Butler
8,097 membres
239 critiques
4.1
8 Members
Aquila, miller.max, timetunnel, msemmag, pnppl, ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3, DoomLuz
23
Signé, Lou
de Beverly Cleary
8,000 membres
147 critiques
3.8
7 Members
reconditereader, ehousewright, SpaceStationMir, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda, KeithChaffee, yourCLYA
24
Des fleurs pour Algernon
de Daniel Keyes
15,780 membres
381 critiques
4.1
8 Members
hipdeep, magid, lulaa, kaulsu, Cecrow, timetunnel, msemmag, LenaGibson15
25
Possession
de A.S. Byatt
12,957 membres
289 critiques
4
8 Members
reader517, charl08, cbl_tn, kac522, vwinsloe, kara.shamy, madhatter73, LenaGibson15
26
The Grand Tour, or, The Purloined Coronation Regalia
de Patricia C. Wrede
1,616 membres
50 critiques
½ 3.7
7 Members
tardis, kittytm, lizzy50usa, LutheranSouthUnity, Heather39, Maddz, eclbates
27
Bernadette a disparu
de Maria Semple
7,491 membres
541 critiques
3.9
7 Members
magid, librookian, DetailMuse, raidergirl3, perennialreader, Brandy1411, BFK_Library
28
The Mislaid Magician, or, Ten Years After
de Patricia C. Wrede
1,081 membres
39 critiques
½ 3.7
7 Members
tardis, kittytm, NorthernStar, LutheranSouthUnity, Heather39, Maddz, eclbates
29
Up the Down Staircase
de Bel Kaufman
1,355 membres
40 critiques
3.9
6 Members
languagehat, hipdeep, magid, lahochstetler, SylviaC, MarigoldJackiFitz
30
Les pieces du dossier - documents in the case
de Dorothy L. Sayers
1,564 membres
26 critiques
½ 3.7
6 Members
Aquila, tardis, Eat_Read_Knit, NorthernStar, SylviaC, Nikkimf88
31
Il faut qu'on parle de Kevin
de Lionel Shriver
7,801 membres
396 critiques
4.1
6 Members
librookian, knerd.knitter, DetailMuse, tina1969, kara.shamy, madhatter73
32
Dear Committee Members
de Julie Schumacher
1,159 membres
91 critiques
3.8
6 Members
librookian, charl08, eclbates, noveltea, kara.shamy, KeithChaffee
33
Freedom and Necessity
de Steven Brust
1,079 membres
19 critiques
3.9
5 Members
anglemark, lizzy50usa, merrystar, Heather39, Maddz
34
To the Bright Edge of the World
de Eowyn Ivey
1,119 membres
80 critiques
4.1
5 Members
terran, vwinsloe, passion4reading, kara.shamy, msjudy
36
Mon ennemi chéri
de Jean Webster
652 membres
30 critiques
3.8
5 Members
tardis, NorthernStar, merrystar, SylviaC, MDGentleReader
37
Meet Me at the Museum
de Anne Youngson
600 membres
46 critiques
4
5 Members
raidergirl3, terran, perennialreader, msjudy, larocco
38
Le journal de Bridget Jones
de Helen Fielding
16,956 membres
264 critiques
½ 3.6
7 Members
Caramellunacy, charl08, raidergirl3, ejj1955, IceCurler, tina1969, LenaGibson15,noveltea ,passion4reading ,Yuki-Onna ,KeithChaffee
Explications
Yuki-Onna : Fictional diary, not epistolary.
KeithChaffee : This isn't epistolary; it's a series of diary entries.
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Evelina: Ou l'entrée d'une jeune personne dans le monde
de Frances Burney
2,482 membres
39 critiques
½ 3.7
4 Members
SandSing7, burneyfan, kac522, Porua
40
Le Journal secret d'Adrien 13 ans 3/4
de Sue Townsend
3,575 membres
65 critiques
3.8
5 Members
karenb, librookian, lulaa, NorthernStar, Verkruissen,
41
Letters from Skye
de Jessica Brockmole
809 membres
78 critiques
3.8
4 Members
gmathis, cbl_tn, perennialreader, Tosta
42
Henrietta's War: News from the Home Front, 1939-1942
de Joyce Dennys
349 membres
21 critiques
3.9
4 Members
tardis, lizzy50usa, SylviaC, MDGentleReader
43
Lettres du père Noël
de J. R. R. Tolkien
2,962 membres
64 critiques
4.2
3 Members
Ella_Jill, msjudy, lcl999
44
Les souffrances du jeune Werther
de Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
8,061 membres
127 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
Cecrow, Michael.Rimmer, maschi, HelgeM
45
Les Vagues éteignent le vent
de Arkady Strugatsky
213 membres
4 critiques
3.9
3 Members
languagehat, larocco, HelgeM
46
Roomies
de Sara Zarr
285 membres
36 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
dara85, c_why, eshoug
47
Henrietta Sees It Through: More News from the Home Front 1942-1945
de Joyce Dennys
173 membres
32 critiques
4
4 Members
tardis, lizzy50usa, SylviaC, MDGentleReader
48
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
de Tobias Smollett
1,531 membres
25 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
lulaa, amanda4242, dpakala
49
Le Prestige
de Christopher Priest
3,477 membres
136 critiques
3.8
3 Members
karenb, paradoxosalpha, TWaits
50
Letters from the Earth
de Mark Twain
2,779 membres
37 critiques
4.1
3 Members
karenb, paradoxosalpha, skid0612
51
Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady
de Samuel Richardson
1,502 membres
29 critiques
½ 3.5
3 Members
Cecrow, burneyfan, kac522
52
La duchesse de Bloomsbury Street
de Helene Hanff
1,166 membres
43 critiques
4
4 Members
Osbaldistone, kaulsu, MDGentleReader, Tosta,Laura.a
Explications
Laura.a : Like her other book in the series, lovely, but not fiction.
53
Last Christmas in Paris
de Hazel Gaynor
396 membres
35 critiques
4.1
3 Members
SandSing7, perennialreader, Tosta
54
She
de H. Rider Haggard
2,927 membres
73 critiques
½ 3.4
3 Members
Cecrow, lcl999, loulourevisited
55
The Appeal
de Janice Hallett
1,012 membres
42 critiques
3.9
3 Members
Caramellunacy, EMS_24, passion4reading
Explications
passion4reading: Epistolary fiction brought into the 21st century in the shape of emails, texts and WhatsApp messages
56
Regarding the Fountain
de Kate Klise
660 membres
24 critiques
4.1
3 Members
trollsdotter, merrystar, shefferstroke
57
De sang et d'encre
de Rachel Kadish
1,253 membres
57 critiques
4.1
3 Members
magid, Tess_W, msjudy
58
Thus Was Adonis Murdered
de Sarah Caudwell
1,091 membres
38 critiques
4
2 Members
lizzy50usa, Sarielle
59
La chorale des dames de Chilbury
de Jennifer Ryan
1,253 membres
194 critiques
3.9
3 Members
raidergirl3, perennialreader, Tosta
60
Dear Mrs Bird
de AJ Pearce
1,190 membres
79 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
terran, Tosta, yourCLYA
61
Les Pauvres Gens
de Fyodor Dostoevsky
1,173 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
languagehat, HelgeM, loulourevisited
62
Nom de Code : Verity
de Elizabeth Wein
4,817 membres
387 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
Caramellunacy, cbl_tn, yourCLYA
63
A Woman of Independent Means
de Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
643 membres
12 critiques
3.9
2 Members
maddogish, MarigoldJackiFitz
64
Silence
de Shūsaku Endō
3,788 membres
100 critiques
4
2 Members
cbl_tn, Tess_W
65
Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence
de L. M. Montgomery
262 membres
4 critiques
3.8
2 Members
princessgarnet, lulaa
66
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
de Rachel Cohn
1,987 membres
192 critiques
3.8
2 Members
trollsdotter, lulaa
67
Lettres persanes
de Charles Louis de Secondat Montesquieu
1,752 membres
18 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, theofaurez
68
World War Z
de Max Brooks
15,464 membres
713 critiques
4
2 Members
Tosta, slimikin
69
Illuminae
de Amie Kaufman
3,824 membres
228 critiques
4.2
2 Members
Caramellunacy, ManWithAnAgenda
70
Last Days of Summer
de Steve Kluger
710 membres
39 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
magid, lulaa
71
Texts from Jane Eyre and Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters
de Daniel M. Lavery
722 membres
64 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
karenb, sqr3cls3
Explications
karenb: Funny as hell. (Odysseus: Circe, where did my men go?)
72
Lady Vernon and Her Daughter: A Novel of Jane Austen's Lady Susan
de Jane Rubino
101 membres
12 critiques
4
2 Members
cbl_tn, Sissalou
73
The Beatrice Letters
de Lemony Snicket
1,431 membres
28 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
Heather39, shefferstroke
74
Morwenna
de Jo Walton
2,945 membres
250 critiques
4
2 Members
Cecrow, timetunnel
75
The Day the Crayons Quit
de Drew Daywalt
6,096 membres
535 critiques
½ 4.5
2 Members
Tess_W, slimikin
76
Hypérion ou l'ermite de Grèce
de Friedrich Hölderlin
654 membres
5 critiques
½ 3.3
2 Members
HelgeM, loulourevisited
77
Yours Cheerfully
de AJ Pearce
237 membres
26 critiques
4
2 Members
terran, Tosta
78
La Religieuse
de Denis Diderot
1,380 membres
22 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
burneyfan, HelgeM
79
Miss Lonelyhearts
de Nathanael West
774 membres
33 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
lulaa, ManWithAnAgenda
80
Julie ou la Nouvelle Héloïse
de Jean-Jacques Rousseau
455 membres
7 critiques
½ 3.3
2 Members
burneyfan, HelgeM
81
Mon nez, mon chat, l'amour... et moi
de Louise Rennison
4,215 membres
194 critiques
3.8
Member
Jenson_AKA_DL
Explications
Jenson_AKA_DL: This book made me laugh so hard. The main character is absolutely ridiculous in every way.
82
Inversions
de Iain M. Banks
3,395 membres
63 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
pnppl
83
Fanny Hill : La fille de joie
de John Cleland
3,323 membres
58 critiques
3.2
Member
amanda4242
84
Letters from Rifka
de Karen Hesse
2,502 membres
60 critiques
4
Member
nrmay
85
Inconnu à cette adresse
de Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
1,258 membres
75 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
Moloch
86
Le Journal de Mr Darcy
de Amanda Grange
1,119 membres
46 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
al.vick
87
Le danseur de Manhattan
de Andrew Holleran
1,005 membres
11 critiques
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
88
E
de Matt Beaumont
572 membres
17 critiques
3.9
Member
Bookmarque
89
Héroïdes, 5e édition
de Publius Ovidius Naso
561 membres
5 critiques
3.9
Member
loulourevisited
90
Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life
de Nina Stibbe
467 membres
27 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
paulmdh
91
The Chess Garden
de Brooks Hansen
395 membres
6 critiques
4.2
Member
paradoxosalpha
92
L'accordeur de pianos
de Pascal Mercier
248 membres
9 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
EMS_24
Explications
EMS_24: Der Klavierstimmer. Letters between the son and the daughter, trying to understand: Why?
93
Don't Cry for Me
de Daniel Black
234 membres
8 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
eshoug
94
Last Words from Montmartre
de Miaojin Qiu
221 membres
8 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
PeanutNoir
95
The Trick of It
de Michael Frayn
213 membres
5 critiques
3.2
Member
deb80
96
Technically, You Started It
de Lana Wood Johnson
133 membres
7 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
slimikin
97
Dear Miss Kopp
de Amy Stewart
116 membres
13 critiques
4.2
Member
MDGentleReader
98
Purple and Black
de K. J. Parker
110 membres
4 critiques
4.2
Member
feanor451
99
The Fan
de Bob Randall
92 membres
2 critiques
3
Member
terriks
100
The 13th Day of Christmas
de Wright Jason F.
79 membres
4 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
dara85