Best Contemporary Literary Fiction (Around the Last 30 Years)

Descripción
Books of the last 30 or so years destined to be classics
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Exiles in America
por Christopher Bram
118 miembros
2 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 166
3 Members
aulsmith, jaromdl, MrsIsIn
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Chicos prodigiosos
por Michael Chabon
4,304 miembros
104 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 191
3 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, MrsIsIn
4
Brooklyn
por Colm Tóibín
5,231 miembros
294 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 326
4 Members
booksinbed, aulsmith, Twixi, MrsIsIn,Himalmitra ,AmourFou
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American Gods
por Neil Gaiman
33,588 miembros
931 reseñas
4.1
Ranking 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
Explicaciones
sturlington: Love Gaiman, but I wouldn't call this literary
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Una casa en el fin del mundo
por Michael Cunningham
2,641 miembros
48 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 176
4 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, Twixi, MrsIsIn
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La Gente de July
por Nadine Gordimer
1,806 miembros
40 reseñas
½ 3.5
Ranking Global 86
8 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
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Rakhat
por Mary Doria Russell
7,700 miembros
406 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 91
8 Members
Storeetllr, KimarieBee, sturlington, leigonj, gypsysmom, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, manderson113,aulsmith ,LisaMaria_C
Explicaciones
aulsmith : If you think this is literary, try reading more fanfic
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Las horas
por Michael Cunningham
12,696 miembros
232 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 30
17 Members
LoisCK, booksinbed, 1morechapter, thorold, mmignano11, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, alex68, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, KWille, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, BAPS, blabla_12345,aulsmith
Explicaciones
aulsmith : Too over-written for my tastes.
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El cuento de la criada
por Margaret Atwood
42,212 miembros
1,137 reseñas
4.1
Ranking 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
Explicaciones
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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El Nombre de la Rosa
por Umberto Eco
19,496 miembros
310 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 5
26 Members
Edward, inge87, SilentInAWay, thorold, wlindboe, mmignano11, roby72, JWhitsitt, birder4106, juanakennedy, thecoroner, LisaMaria_C, MaskedMumbler, chilkatlady, alex68, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, mazzy7, bugeon, MrsIsIn, bjmiles, crookedcat, grammabren, Charon07, blabla_12345,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ahef1963 ,Diane-bpcb ,Peace2
Explicaciones
aulsmith : I don't think you have to be boring and obscure to be "best".
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Middlesex
por Jeffrey Eugenides
27,123 miembros
630 reseñas
4.1
Ranking 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
Explicaciones
aulsmith : The historical part was great, but the gender stuff was not.
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Matadero cinco o La cruzada de los niños
por Kurt Vonnegut
43,968 miembros
704 reseñas
4.1
Ranking 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
Explicaciones
sturlington: Published much more than 30 years ago.
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Grendel
por John Gardner
6,044 miembros
107 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 244
5 Members
macha, booksinbed, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington: Published in 1971
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Mil otoños
por David Mitchell
5,901 miembros
312 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 373
3 Members
sturlington, Twixi, MrsIsIn,aulsmith
Explicaciones
aulsmith : This is a very well-written, interesting book, but "best" has to take me places I've never been, and this one didn't.