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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19,361 membres
1,246 critiques
4.2
Score 124.01
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 02:17 PM
- 34 Members
- tardis, Caramellunacy, magid, DetailMuse, kaulsu, charl08, LittleTaiko, raidergirl3, Eat_Read_Knit, NorthernStar, c_why, ejj1955, cbl_tn, merrystar, SylviaC, perennialreader, tina1969, MDGentleReader, Tess_W, 3lilreds, gypsysmom, ahef1963, passion4reading, AbigailAdams26, AnneSteph, blueberry, msjudy, shefferstroke, Brandy1411, sqr3cls3, Tosta, yourCLYA, LenaGibson15, harleyyd
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de Helene Hanff
5,835 membres
348 critiques
4.2
Score 84.88
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:13 PM
- 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.
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- 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.
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- 19 Members
- magid, reader517, lulaa, paradoxosalpha, knerd.knitter, raidergirl3, wester, amanda4242, cbl_tn, AnnieMod, MDGentleReader, cej1027, 3lilreds, ahef1963, msjudy, sapphire525, KeithChaffee, Sissalou, jaybak,
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de C. S. Lewis
7,858 membres
89 critiques
4.1
Score 55.34
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:04 PM
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3,244 membres
135 critiques
4.1
Score 53.2
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:44 PM
- 16 Members
- tardis, trollsdotter, Caramellunacy, lizzy50usa, NorthernStar, LutheranSouthUnity, merrystar, Heather39, Maddz, eclbates, 3lilreds, barefootsong, shefferstroke, sqr3cls3, slimikin, jaybak
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de Alice Walker
19,693 membres
334 critiques
4.1
Score 50.26
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 04:10 PM
- 17 Members
- Aquila, librookian, reader517, SandSing7, jeshakespeare, mbyrne, ejj1955, WildMaggie, kac522, WordMaven, Tess_W, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, madhatter73, ManWithAnAgenda, LenaGibson15
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4,061 membres
211 critiques
3.9
Score 48.13
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:10 PM
- 15 Members
- Aquila, paperkingdoms, karenb, anglemark, Ling.Lass, merrystar, passion4reading, lavaturtle, msjudy, msemmag, sqr3cls3, skid0612, sapphire525, yourCLYA, jaybak,Osbaldistone
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- 14 Members
- hipdeep, Osbaldistone, librookian, DetailMuse, lizzy50usa, Heather39, IceCurler, Verkruissen, madhatter73, TWaits, petk0616, Laura.a, jaybak, MarigoldJackiFitz
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21,427 membres
755 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 45.2
Ajouté 2023-03-08, 09:48 AM
- 16 Members
- Caramellunacy, librookian, Eat_Read_Knit, WildMaggie, WordMaven, Porua, vwinsloe, Tess_W, eclbates, gypsysmom, ahef1963, passion4reading, kara.shamy, Brandy1411, LenaGibson15, jaybak
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42,212 membres
1,137 critiques
4.1
Score 44.54
Ajouté 2023-03-07, 03:06 AM
- 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!
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12,790 membres
336 critiques
4.1
Score 41.86
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:05 PM
- 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.
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- 13 Members
- Osbaldistone, reader517, cbl_tn, perennialreader, Porua, gypsysmom, AnneSteph, kara.shamy, msjudy, larocco, loulourevisited, mirryi, yourCLYA
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6,464 membres
86 critiques
4.1
Score 37.14
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:03 PM
- 11 Members
- languagehat, Bookmarque, librookian, jburlinson, burneyfan, EMS_24, kara.shamy, HelgeM, Yuki-Onna, loulourevisited, theofaurez
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- 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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de Jean Webster
3,331 membres
107 critiques
4.1
Score 29.02
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 02:17 PM
- 10 Members
- Aquila, tardis, lulaa, LittleTaiko, NorthernStar, ejj1955, merrystar, SylviaC, MDGentleReader, AbigailAdams26
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2,466 membres
49 critiques
½ 4.5
Score 27.3
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 02:28 PM
- 9 Members
- knerd.knitter, charl08, WildMaggie, SylviaC, EMS_24, 2wonderY, cej1027, Michael.Rimmer, barefootsong
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- 10 Members
- anglemark, cpg, WildMaggie, burneyfan, cbl_tn, Heather39, kac522, Porua, ManWithAnAgenda, theofaurez
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8,441 membres
78 critiques
3.9
Score 26.53
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 02:16 PM
- 9 Members
- Aquila, merrystar, SylviaC, MDGentleReader, SpaceStationMir, AbigailAdams26, AnneSteph, slimikin, LenaGibson15
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- 8 Members
- Aquila, amanda4242, cbl_tn, kac522, madhatter73, barefootsong, ManWithAnAgenda, Sissalou
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8,085 membres
237 critiques
4.1
Score 23.62
Ajouté 2023-03-09, 03:39 PM
- 8 Members
- Aquila, miller.max, timetunnel, msemmag, pnppl, ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3, DoomLuz
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- 7 Members
- reconditereader, ehousewright, SpaceStationMir, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda, KeithChaffee, yourCLYA
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de Daniel Keyes
15,764 membres
381 critiques
4.1
Score 22.7
Ajouté 2023-03-09, 03:37 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, magid, lulaa, kaulsu, Cecrow, timetunnel, msemmag, LenaGibson15
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- 8 Members
- reader517, charl08, cbl_tn, kac522, vwinsloe, kara.shamy, madhatter73, LenaGibson15
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1,615 membres
50 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 21.19
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:47 PM
- 7 Members
- tardis, kittytm, lizzy50usa, LutheranSouthUnity, Heather39, Maddz, eclbates
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de Maria Semple
7,484 membres
541 critiques
3.9
Score 21.04
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:06 PM
- 7 Members
- magid, librookian, DetailMuse, raidergirl3, perennialreader, Brandy1411, BFK_Library
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1,080 membres
39 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 19.17
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:46 PM
- 7 Members
- tardis, kittytm, NorthernStar, LutheranSouthUnity, Heather39, Maddz, eclbates
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1,564 membres
26 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 17.1
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:55 PM
- 6 Members
- Aquila, tardis, Eat_Read_Knit, NorthernStar, SylviaC, Nikkimf88
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7,797 membres
396 critiques
4.1
Score 17.08
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 02:30 PM
- 6 Members
- librookian, knerd.knitter, DetailMuse, tina1969, kara.shamy, madhatter73
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1,158 membres
91 critiques
3.8
Score 16.99
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 06:29 PM
- 6 Members
- librookian, charl08, eclbates, noveltea, kara.shamy, KeithChaffee
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de Steven Brust
1,080 membres
19 critiques
3.9
Score 16.17
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:13 PM
- 5 Members
- anglemark, lizzy50usa, merrystar, Heather39, Maddz
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de Eowyn Ivey
1,116 membres
80 critiques
4.1
Score 15.54
Ajouté 2023-03-07, 12:20 PM
- 5 Members
- terran, vwinsloe, passion4reading, kara.shamy, msjudy
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de Nick Bantock
691 membres
11 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 15.21
Ajouté 2023-03-15, 09:12 AM
- 5 Members
- perennialreader, Verkruissen, madhatter73, TWaits, Laura.a
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de Bel Kaufman
1,355 membres
40 critiques
3.9
Score 14.94
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 05:31 PM
- 5 Members
- languagehat, hipdeep, magid, SylviaC, MarigoldJackiFitz
36
- 5 Members
- tardis, NorthernStar, merrystar, SylviaC, MDGentleReader
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601 membres
46 critiques
4
Score 14.42
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:03 PM
- 5 Members
- raidergirl3, terran, perennialreader, msjudy, larocco
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16,945 membres
263 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 13.46
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:01 PM
- 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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2,481 membres
39 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 12.12
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 04:13 PM
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de Sue Townsend
3,568 membres
64 critiques
3.8
Score 12.07
Ajouté 2023-03-09, 12:45 PM
- 5 Members
- karenb, librookian, lulaa, NorthernStar, Verkruissen,
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810 membres
78 critiques
3.8
Score 10.43
Ajouté 2023-03-09, 06:26 PM
- 4 Members
- gmathis, cbl_tn, perennialreader, Tosta
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de Joyce Dennys
349 membres
21 critiques
3.9
Score 10.36
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:45 PM
- 4 Members
- tardis, lizzy50usa, SylviaC, MDGentleReader
43
2,959 membres
64 critiques
4.2
Score 10.31
Ajouté 2023-03-19, 02:10 PM
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8,059 membres
127 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 10.27
Ajouté 2023-03-07, 11:57 AM
- 4 Members
- Cecrow, Michael.Rimmer, maschi, HelgeM
45
214 membres
4 critiques
3.9
Score 10.08
Ajouté 2023-03-07, 11:53 AM
- 3 Members
- languagehat, larocco, HelgeM
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de Joyce Dennys
173 membres
32 critiques
4
Score 9.55
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:46 PM
- 4 Members
- tardis, lizzy50usa, SylviaC, MDGentleReader
48
1,529 membres
25 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 9.5
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 02:26 PM
- 3 Members
- lulaa, amanda4242, dpakala
49
- 3 Members
- karenb, paradoxosalpha, TWaits
50
de Mark Twain
2,776 membres
37 critiques
4.1
Score 9.4
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 04:20 PM
- 3 Members
- karenb, paradoxosalpha, skid0612
51
1,502 membres
29 critiques
½ 3.5
Score 9.38
Ajouté 2023-03-07, 01:21 AM
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de Helene Hanff
1,167 membres
43 critiques
4
Score 9.01
Ajouté 2023-03-08, 04:39 PM
- 4 Members
- Osbaldistone, kaulsu, MDGentleReader, Tosta,Laura.a
- Explications
- Laura.a : Like her other book in the series, lovely, but not fiction.
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de Hazel Gaynor
395 membres
35 critiques
4.1
Score 8.86
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 04:12 PM
- 3 Members
- SandSing7, perennialreader, Tosta
54
- 3 Members
- Cecrow, lcl999, loulourevisited
55
- 3 Members
- Caramellunacy, EMS_24, passion4reading
- Explications
- passion4reading: Epistolary fiction brought into the 21st century in the shape of emails, texts and WhatsApp messages
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- 3 Members
- trollsdotter, merrystar, shefferstroke
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1,253 membres
57 critiques
4.1
Score 8.04
Ajouté 2023-03-19, 02:09 PM
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1,254 membres
194 critiques
3.9
Score 7.88
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 03:09 PM
- 3 Members
- raidergirl3, perennialreader, Tosta
60
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1,172 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 7.76
Ajouté 2023-03-07, 11:55 AM
- 3 Members
- languagehat, HelgeM, loulourevisited
62
4,806 membres
387 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 7.48
Ajouté 2023-03-20, 01:40 PM
- 3 Members
- Caramellunacy, cbl_tn, yourCLYA
63
643 membres
12 critiques
3.9
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2023-03-20, 02:13 PM
- 2 Members
- maddogish, MarigoldJackiFitz
64
66
de Rachel Cohn
1,986 membres
192 critiques
3.8
Score 5.92
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 09:49 PM
- 2 Members
- trollsdotter, lulaa
67
1,751 membres
18 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 5.87
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 04:16 PM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, theofaurez
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69
- 2 Members
- Caramellunacy, ManWithAnAgenda
70
71
722 membres
64 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 5.5
Ajouté 2023-03-09, 12:56 PM
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de Jane Rubino
101 membres
12 critiques
4
Score 5.5
Ajouté 2023-03-20, 01:32 PM
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1,431 membres
28 critiques
½ 3.5
Score 5.35
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 05:09 PM
- 2 Members
- Heather39, shefferstroke
74
- 2 Members
- Cecrow, timetunnel
75
de Drew Daywalt
6,088 membres
535 critiques
½ 4.5
Score 5.23
Ajouté 2023-03-31, 06:32 PM
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78
79
- 2 Members
- lulaa, ManWithAnAgenda
80
455 membres
7 critiques
½ 3.3
Score 4.5
Ajouté 2023-03-07, 11:58 AM
81
4,214 membres
194 critiques
3.8
Score 4
Ajouté 2023-03-07, 03:56 PM
- Member
- Jenson_AKA_DL
- Explications
- Jenson_AKA_DL: This book made me laugh so hard. The main character is absolutely ridiculous in every way.
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- Member
- pnppl
84
- Member
- nrmay
91
- Member
- paradoxosalpha
92
93
- Member
- eshoug
95
- Member
- deb80
97
- Member
- MDGentleReader
98
- Member
- feanor451