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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19,370 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
5,842 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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de Alice Walker
19,711 membres
335 critiques
4.1
Score 54.26
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 04:10 PM
- 18 Members
- Aquila, librookian, reader517, SandSing7, lahochstetler, jeshakespeare, mbyrne, ejj1955, WildMaggie, kac522, WordMaven, Tess_W, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, madhatter73, ManWithAnAgenda, LenaGibson15
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3,246 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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4,083 membres
212 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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21,440 membres
756 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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42,244 membres
1,138 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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12,797 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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6,466 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
3,337 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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2,470 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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8,450 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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8,099 membres
239 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
15,781 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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1,616 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
7,492 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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1,081 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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de Bel Kaufman
1,355 membres
40 critiques
3.9
Score 18.3
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 05:31 PM
- 6 Members
- languagehat, hipdeep, magid, lahochstetler, SylviaC, MarigoldJackiFitz
30
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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7,801 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
32
1,160 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
1,079 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
1,119 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
692 membres
11 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 15.21
Ajouté 2023-03-15, 09:12 AM
- 5 Members
- perennialreader, Verkruissen, madhatter73, TWaits, Laura.a
36
- 5 Members
- tardis, NorthernStar, merrystar, SylviaC, MDGentleReader
37
600 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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16,956 membres
264 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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2,482 membres
39 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 12.12
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 04:13 PM
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de Sue Townsend
3,575 membres
65 critiques
3.8
Score 12.07
Ajouté 2023-03-09, 12:45 PM
- 5 Members
- karenb, librookian, lulaa, NorthernStar, Verkruissen,
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809 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
2,963 membres
64 critiques
4.2
Score 10.31
Ajouté 2023-03-19, 02:10 PM
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8,061 membres
127 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 10.27
Ajouté 2023-03-07, 11:57 AM
- 4 Members
- Cecrow, Michael.Rimmer, maschi, HelgeM
45
213 membres
4 critiques
3.9
Score 10.08
Ajouté 2023-03-07, 11:53 AM
- 3 Members
- languagehat, larocco, HelgeM
46
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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
1,531 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
2,779 membres
37 critiques
4.1
Score 9.4
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 04:20 PM
- 3 Members
- karenb, paradoxosalpha, skid0612
51
1,501 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
396 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
57
1,254 membres
57 critiques
4.1
Score 8.04
Ajouté 2023-03-19, 02:09 PM
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1,253 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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1,174 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 7.76
Ajouté 2023-03-07, 11:55 AM
- 3 Members
- languagehat, HelgeM, loulourevisited
62
4,817 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
1,987 membres
192 critiques
3.8
Score 5.92
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 09:49 PM
- 2 Members
- trollsdotter, lulaa
67
1,752 membres
18 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 5.87
Ajouté 2023-03-06, 04:16 PM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, theofaurez
68
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
6,099 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
4,216 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