Best Contemporary Literary Fiction (Around the Last 30 Years)

Beschrijving
Books of the last 30 or so years destined to be classics
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Middlesex
door Jeffrey Eugenides
27,123 leden
630 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 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
Verklaringen
aulsmith : The historical part was great, but the gender stuff was not.
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Boetekleed
door Ian McEwan
26,457 leden
626 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 27
20 Members
SilentInAWay, booksinbed, mmignano11, deldevries, sturlington, thecoroner, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, chilkatlady, Twixi, rozymary, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, 2lindamar, dottieph, Peace2, cindyi1218, Charon07, blabla_12345,1morechapter ,JGKC ,Himalmitra
7
High Fidelity
door Nick Hornby
14,925 leden
201 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 29
16 Members
deldevries, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, bfkendrick, PaulCranswick, rozymary, framesofref, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, griffinas, mspixieears, ibinu, MrsIsIn, AnaraGuard, blabla_12345,
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Maus : vertelling van een overlevende
door Art Spiegelman
8,691 leden
257 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Algemene Rangorde 25
17 Members
macha, Storeetllr, SilentInAWay, LoisCK, booksinbed, deldevries, ValLloyd, PaulCranswick, Twixi, Himalmitra, cej1027, mspixieears, ibinu, MrsIsIn, manderson113, AnaraGuard, blabla_12345
9
Belcanto
door Ann Patchett
13,194 leden
457 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 39
16 Members
booksinbed, 1morechapter, deldevries, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, Twixi, rozymary, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, 2lindamar, dianeham, MrsIsIn, grammabren, manderson113, neicybee,sturlington ,
10
Misery
door Stephen King
15,275 leden
204 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 132
7 Members
mmignano11, ValLloyd, chilkatlady, ahef1963, MrsIsIn, neicybee, TeriAndersonNeedham,sturlington ,Diane-bpcb
Verklaringen
sturlington: Love King but I wouldn't call this literary
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King Hereafter
door Dorothy Dunnett
816 leden
22 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 192
3 Members
macha, ValLloyd, MrsIsIn
12
Een wankel evenwicht
door Rohinton Mistry
9,161 leden
255 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 64
9 Members
booksinbed, KimarieBee, ValLloyd, PaulCranswick, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, neicybee
13
Cold Sassy Tree
door Olive Ann Burns
4,146 leden
86 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 90
7 Members
RuMuse, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
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Het verhaal van de dienstmaagd
door Margaret Atwood
42,212 leden
1,137 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 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
Verklaringen
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