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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Exiles in America
door Christopher Bram
118 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 166
3 Members
aulsmith, jaromdl, MrsIsIn
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Wonder Boys
door Michael Chabon
4,304 leden
104 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 191
3 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, MrsIsIn
4
Brooklyn
door Colm Tóibín
5,231 leden
294 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 326
4 Members
booksinbed, aulsmith, Twixi, MrsIsIn,Himalmitra ,AmourFou
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Amerikaanse Goden
door Neil Gaiman
33,588 leden
931 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 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
Verklaringen
sturlington: Love Gaiman, but I wouldn't call this literary
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Huis aan het einde van de wereld
door Michael Cunningham
2,641 leden
48 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 176
4 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, Twixi, MrsIsIn
7
July's mensen
door Nadine Gordimer
1,806 leden
40 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Algemene Rangorde 86
8 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, alex68, PaulCranswick, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, MrsIsIn
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De gevangene
door Mary Doria Russell
7,700 leden
406 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 91
8 Members
Storeetllr, KimarieBee, sturlington, leigonj, gypsysmom, jaromdl, MrsIsIn, manderson113,aulsmith ,LisaMaria_C
Verklaringen
aulsmith : If you think this is literary, try reading more fanfic
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De uren
door Michael Cunningham
12,696 leden
232 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 30
17 Members
LoisCK, booksinbed, 1morechapter, thorold, mmignano11, sturlington, LisaMaria_C, alex68, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, KWille, MrsIsIn, ManWithAnAgenda, BAPS, blabla_12345,aulsmith
Verklaringen
aulsmith : Too over-written for my tastes.
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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
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De naam van de roos
door Umberto Eco
19,496 leden
310 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 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
Verklaringen
aulsmith : I don't think you have to be boring and obscure to be "best".
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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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Slachthuis vijf, of De kinderkruistocht een verplichte dans met de dood
door Kurt Vonnegut
43,968 leden
704 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 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
Verklaringen
sturlington: Published much more than 30 years ago.
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Grendel
door John Gardner
6,044 leden
107 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 244
5 Members
macha, booksinbed, ahef1963, dianeham, MrsIsIn,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
sturlington: Published in 1971
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De niet verhoorde gebeden van Jacob de Zoet
door David Mitchell
5,901 leden
312 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 373
3 Members
sturlington, Twixi, MrsIsIn,aulsmith
Verklaringen
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.