The 241 Best General Fiction Novels

The 241 Best General Fiction Novels

This list is generated from 172 book polls & top lists from a variety of great sources. The books is ranked based on how many lists a particular book appears on (xx) = Number off lists the book appears on​

1. Lila by Marilynne Robinson (42)
2. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami (27)
3. An Untamed State by Roxane Gay (24)
4. A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride (22)
5. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante (22)
6. Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill (21)
7. Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson (21)
8. Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle (21)
9. The Book of Unknown Americans by Christina Henriquez (20)
10. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (20)
11. All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (19)
12. My Struggle Book Three: Boyhood by Karl Ove Knausgård (19)
13. An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine (19)
14. 10:04 by Ben Lerner (18)
15. All Our Names by Dinaw Mengestu (17)
16. The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt (17)
17. The Fever by Megan Abbott (15)
18. How to Be Both by Ali Smith (15)
19. The Children Act by Ian McEwan (14)
20. Family Life by Akhil Sharma (14)
21. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (12)
22. To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris (12)
23. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (11)
24. Landline by Rainbow Rowell (10)
25. Orfeo by Richard Powers (10)
26. Us by David Nicholls (10)
27. Love Me Back by Merritt Tierce (9)
28. Tigerman by Nick Harkaway (9)
29. Florence Gordon by Brian Morton (8)
30. How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran (8)
31. The Last Illusion by Porochista Khakpour (8)
32. Nobody Is Ever Missing by Catherine Lacey (8)
33. Singing All the Birds by Evie Wyld (7)
34. Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher (7)
35. Panic in a Suitcase by Yelena Akhtiorskaya (7)
36. Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter (7)
37. The Wallcreeper by Nell Zink (7)
38. F by Daniel Kehlmann (6)
39. In the Light of What We Know by Zia Haider Rahman (6)
40. The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob (6)
41. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler (6)
42. The Ballad of a Small Player by Lawrence Osborne (5)
43. The Betrayers by David Bezmogis (5)
44. A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall by Will Chancellor (5)
45. Cry Father by Benjamin Whitmer (5)
46. Every Day Is for the Thief by Teju Cole (5)
47. Fives and Twenty-Fives by Michael Pitre (5)
48. Inc. Foreign Gods by Okey Ndibe (5)
49. The Girls from Corona Del Mar by Rufi Thorpe (5)
50. High as the Horses' Bridles by Scott Cheshire (5)
51. In Paradise by Peter Matthiessen (5)
52. The Land of Steady Habits by Ted Thompson (5)
53. Life Drawing by Robin Black (5)
54. Mermaids in Paradise by Lydia Millet (5)
55. One Plus One by Jojo Moyes (5)
56. Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish (5)
57. Wonderland by Stacey D'Erasmo (5)
58. 2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino (4)
59. All I Love and Know by Judith Frank (4)
60. Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia (4)
61. The Dog by Joseph O'Neill (4)
62. Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luiselli (4)
63. The Girl who Was Saturday Night by Heather O'Neill (4)
64. A Little Lumpen Novelita by Roberto Bolaño (4)
65. The Painter by Peter Heller (4)
66. Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement (4)
67. Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah (4)
68. Remember Me like This by Bret Anthony Johnston (4)
69. The Rise & Fall of Great Powers by Tom Rachman (4)
70. Ruby by Cynthia Bond (4)
71. Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler (4)
72. The Vacationers by Emma Straub (4)
73. Andrew's Brain by E. L. Doctorow (3)
74. Casebook by Mona Simpson (3)
75. Confessions by Kanae Minato (3)
76. Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (3)
77. Falling out of Time by David Grossman (3)
78. Friendship by Emily Gould (3)
79. I Am Having So Much Fun Here without You by Courtney Maum (3)
80. Into the Go-Slow by Bridgett M. Davis (3)
81. Kinder than Solitude by Yiyun Li (3)
82. Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult (3)
83. Lost for Words by Edward St. Aubyn (3)
84. Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen (3)
85. Mambo in Chinatown by Jean Kwok (3)
86. The Memory Garden by Mary Rickert (3)
87. The Orphans of Race Point by Patry Francis (3)
88. The Remedy for Love by Bill Roorbach (3)
89. Shark by Will Self (3)
90. Thirty Girls by Susan Minot (3)
91. This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash (3)
92. This Is the Water by Yannick Murphy (3)
93. The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker (3)
94. Wittgenstein Jr. by Lars Iyer (3)
95. Three Hundred Million by Brett Butler (2)
96. Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead (2)
97. The Author and Me by Eric Chevillard (2)
98. The Back of the Turtle by Thomas King (2)
99. The Bear by Claire Cameron (2)
100. Bonita Avenue by Peter Buwalda (2)
101. The Brunist Day of Wrath by Robert Coover (2)
102. Dear Thief by Samantha Harvey (2)
103. Delicious! by Ruth Reichl (2)
104. Famous Writers I Have Known by James Magnuson (2)
105. The Girl who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson (2)
106. History of the Rain by Niall Williams (2)
107. The Home Place by Carrie La Seur (2)
108. The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai (2)
109. I Am China by Xiaolu Guo (2)
110. I Loved You More by Tom Spanbauer (2)
111. I'll Be Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin (2)
112. In the Course of Human Events by Mike Harvkey (2)
113. The Last Lover by Can Xue (2)
114. The Moon Sisters by Therese Walsh (2)
115. The Pearl that Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashima (2)
116. Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile (2)
117. The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion (2)
118. Rusty Nailed by Alice Clayton (2)
119. Shirley by Susan Scarf Merrell (2)
120. Silence Once Begun by Jesse Ball (2)
121. The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan (2)
122. Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen (2)
123. A Sudden Light by Garth Stein (2)
124. Sweetland by Michael Crummey (2)
125. Waiting for the Electricity by Christina Nichol (2)
126. Women by Chloe Caldwell (2)
127. The Year She Left Us by Kathryn Ma (2)
128. Your Face in Mine by Jess Row (2)
129. Accidents of Marriage by Randy Susan Meyers (1)
130. Adam by Ariel Schrag (1)
131. After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid (1)
132. American Romantic by Ward Just (1)
133. The Anatomy of Dreams by Chloe Krug Benjamin (1)
134. Ancient Oceans of Central Kentucky by David Connerley Nahm (1)
135. Animals by Emma Jane Unsworth (1)
136. The Answer to Everything by Elyse Friedman (1)
137. Apart at the Seams by Marie Bostwick (1)
138. Arts and Entertainments by Christopher Beha (1)
139. Barracuda by Christos Tsiolkas (1)
140. The Barter by Siobhan Adcock (1)
141. Be Safe I Love You by Cara Hoffman (1)
142. Beautiful You by Palahniuk ,Chuck (1)
143. Bedrock Faith by Eric Charles May (1)
144. The Beggar and the Hare by Thomas Kyro (1)
145. Bingo's Run by James A. Levine (1)
146. Black Dance by Nancy Huston (1)
147. The Blessings by Elise Juska (1)
148. The Book of Gold Leaves by Mirza Waheed (1)
149. The Book of Jonah by Joshua Max Feldman (1)
150. Boxer Handsome by Anna Whitwham (1)
151. Byrd by Kim Church (1)
152. Carry the Sky by Kate Gray (1)
153. Cataract City by Craig Davidson (1)
154. Caught by Lisa Moore (1)
155. Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy (1)
156. Chop Chop by Simon Wroe (1)
157. The Confessions of Frances Godwin by Robert Hellenga (1)
158. Cutting Teeth by Julia Fierro (1)
159. Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore by Walter Mosley (1)
160. Delilah's Daughters by Angela Benson (1)
161. The Devil I Know by Claire Kilroy (1)
162. Diary of the Fall by Michel Laub (1)
163. The Dismal Science by Peter Mountford (1)
164. Emeralds Included by Betsy Woodman (1)
165. The End of the Book by Porter Shreve (1)
166. Eyrie by Tim Winton (1)
167. The Farm by Tom Rob Smith (1)
168. Fat Man and Little Boy by Mike Meginnis (1)
169. For Today I Am a Boy by Kim Fu (1)
170. The Fracking King by James Browning (1)
171. Friendswood by Rene Steinke (1)
172. Gemini by Carol Cassella (1)
173. The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne (1)
174. Give It to Me by Ana Castillo (1)
175. The Guest Cat by Takahashi Hiraide (1)
176. Hiding in Plain Sight by Nuruddin Farah (1)
177. The Hilltop by Assaf Gavron (1)
178. Hold Me in Contempt by Wendy Williams (1)
179. House of Ashes by Monique Roffey (1)
180. The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell (1)
181. How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky by Lydia Netzer (1)
182. The Hunting Gun by Yasushi Inouye (1)
183. In Certain Circles by Elizabeth Harrower (1)
184. In the Red by Elena Mauli Shapiro (1)
185. It Will End with Us by Sam Savage (1)
186. The Joneses by Sheila Goss (1)
187. Kiss the Ring by Meesha Mink (1)
188. The Language of Silence by Peggy Webb (1)
189. The Last Days of California by Mary Miller (1)
190. The Last Enchantments by Charles Finch (1)
191. The Last Magazine by Michael Hastings (1)
192. Last Night at the Blue Angel by Rebecca Rotert (1)
193. Leavetaking by Peter Weiss (1)
194. Leaving Tomorrow by David Bergen (1)
195. The Lobster Kings by Alexi Zentner (1)
196. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (1)
197. A Map of Betrayal by Ha Jin (1)
198. Missing Reels by Farran Smith Nehme (1)
199. The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances by Ellen Cooney (1)
200. Mr. Gwyn by Alessandro Baricco (1)
201. Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo (1)
202. Next Life Might Be Kinder by Howard Norman (1)
203. Of Sea and Cloud by Jon Keller (1)
204. Only the Longest Threads by Tasneem Zehra Husain (1)
205. The Plover by Brian Doyle (1)
206. The Possibilities by Kaui Hart Hemmings (1)
207. Pushkin Hills by Sergei Dovlatov (1)
208. The Replacement Life by Boris Fishman (1)
209. Saint Monkey by Jacinda Townsend (1)
210. Season to Taste by Natalie Young (1)
211. Short Century by David Gerrard (1)
212. Sister Golden Hair by Darcy Steinke (1)
213. The Sixteenth of June by Maya Lang (1)
214. Small Blessings by Martha Woodroof (1)
215. A Song for Issy Bradley by Carys Bray (1)
216. The Story Hour by Thrity Umrigar (1)
217. Strange Bodies by Marcel Theroux (1)
218. Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch (1)
219. Suzanne Davis Gets a Life by Paula Morantz Cohen (1)
220. Sweetness #9 by Stephan Eirik Clark (1)
221. Talking to Ourselves by Andres Neuman (1)
222. That Summer by Lauren Willig (1)
223. Their Lips Talk of Mischief by Alan Warner (1)
224. The Thing about December by Donal Ryan (1)
225. Three Light-Years by Andrea Canobbio (1)
226. The Thrill of It All by Joseph O'Connor (1)
227. The Tower by Uwe Tellkamp (1)
228. The Transcriptionist by Amy Rowland (1)
229. Trilemma by Jennifer Mortimer (1)
230. Try to Kiss a Girl by Kevin Killeen (1)
231. Upstairs at the Party by Linda Grant (1)
232. Us Conductors by Sean Michaels (1)
233. Visible City by Tova Mirvis (1)
234. The Walk Home by Rachel Seiffert (1)
235. We Are Called to Rise by Laura McBride (1)
236. What Ends by Andrew Ladd (1)
237. Why Are You So Sad? by Jason Porter (1)
238. With My Dog Eyes by Hilda Hilst (1)
239. The World of Rae English by Lucy Rosenthal (1)
240. Wynne's War by Aaron Gwyn (1)
241. You Should Have Known by Jean Korelitz (1)
242. You're Not Much Use to Anyone by David Shapiro Jr. (1)

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A​
Amazon, a1
ALA/RUSA Notable Books, a2
The Atlantic, a3
Alex Awards, a4
About.Com, a5
Agatha Awards, a6
A.V. Club, a7
All About Romance, a8
Association for Library Service to Children, a9
AARP, a10
AbeBooks, a11
America's Test Kitchen, a12
Andrew Zimmern, a13
Austin Chronicle, a14
Andrew Carnegie Medals, a15
B
Boston Globe, b2
BookPage, b3
Booklist, b4
BookPeople, b5
Buzzfeed, b6
Brain Pickings, b7
Barnes and Noble, b8
Barry Award, b9
Boing Boing, b10
Book Riot, b11
Backchannel,b12
BBC,b13
BestFantasyBooks.com, b14
Biographile, b15
The Book Smugglers, b16
The BookBitch, b17
Bustle, b18
Bookreporter, b19
C
Christian Science Monitor, c1
Crimespree Magazine, c2
Chatelaine, c3
Cleveland Plain-Dealer, c4
Comics Alliance, c5
Commonweal, c6
Complex, c7
Costa Book Awards, c8
Crime Always Pays, c9
Cybil Awards, c10
D
Do Some Damage Crime Fiction, d1
The Daily Beast, d2
The Daily Meal, d3
Denver Post, d4
E
Esquire, e1
The Economist, e2
Edgar Awards,e3
Entertainment Weekly, e4
Entrepreneur, e5
Eater, e6
Elle, e7
F
Fiction_L (online discussion group--one vote for each title receiving multiple votes on list), f1
Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, f2
Flavorwire, f3
Fantasy Book Critic,f4
Fantasy Café, f5
Fantasy Faction, f6
Fantasy Literature.com, f7
Foreign Affairs, f8
Fortune, f9
Financial Times, f10
G
Goodreads Choice Awards, g1
Gear Patrol, g2
Great New Books, g3
Greatist,g4
Globe and Mail, g5
Guardian, g6
H
Hudson Booksellers, h1
The Huffington Post, h2
The House of Crime and Mystery, h3
Hammett Prize, h4
Horn Book, h5
Hugo Awards, h6
Hypable, h7
I
io9, i1
Inc., i2
Indigo, i3
Indies Choices Awards, i4
The Independent, i5
K
Kirkus Reviews, k1
Kansas City Star, k2

​L
Library Journal, l1
​Library Reads, l2
Locus Magazine, l3
Largehearted Boy, l4
Left Coast Crime Awards, l5
Library Thing, l6
LitReactor, l7
Los Angeles Times, l8
Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, l9
M
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, m1
Man Booker Prize, m2
Mother Jones, m3
Maclean's,m4
Murder by the Book, m5
Morning News-Tournament of Books, m6
Mad Hatter's Bookshelf, m7
McNally Jackson, m8
Miami Herald, m9
The Millions, m10
Mashable, m11
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, m12
The Millions, m10
Mashable, m11
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, m12
N
New York Times, n1
Newsweek, n2
National Book Awards, n3
Nebula and Andre Norton Awards, n4
NPR, n5
The New Yorker, n6
The New Republic, n7
New York Public Library, n8
National Book Critics Circle Awards, n9
National Journal, n10
National Outdoor Book Awards, n11
National Reading Group Month: Great Group Reads, n12
New York Post, n13
Newsday, n14
New Statesman, n15
O
O Magazine, o1
Only the Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, o2
P
Publisher's Weekly, p1
People Magazine, p2
PEN/Faulkner Awards, p3
Printz Awards, p4
Pop Matters, p5
Powell's Books, p6
Pat's Fantasy Hotlist, p7
PaperMag, p8
Paste Magazine, p9
PBS Food, p10
Providence Journal, p11
Pulitzer Prizes, p12
R
RUSA Reading List, r1
The Rap Sheet, r2
Read Me Deadly, r3
Riffle, r4
Richmond Times-Dispatch, r5
Rolling Stone, r6
RT Book Reviewer's Awards, r7
RITA Awards, r8
S
School Library Journal, s1
Salon, s2
Seattle Times, s3
Slate, s4
Strand Critics Award, s5
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, s6
San Francisco Chronicle, s7
SFF World, s8
Story Prize, s9
Strange Horizons, s10
The Savvy Reader, s11
Science Friday, s12
Splitsider, s13
T
Time,t1
Tor.com,t2
Telegraph,t3
U
USA Today, u1
Vogue, v1
Vanity Fair, v2
The Village Voice, v3
Vox, v4
Vulture, v5
W
Waterstone's Book of the Year, w1
Washington Post, w2
Wall Street Journal, w3
Wired, w4
The Week, w5
Woman's Day, w6
Women's Prize for Fiction, w7
Y
YALSA Awards, y1

1. ​Lila by Robinson, Marilynne (42 Lists: a1,b3,b4,b6,b8,b13,b18,b19,c1,c6,e2,f1,f3,f10,g1,g5,g6,h2,k1,k2,l6,l8,m1,m4,m10,n1,n3,n5,n9,n15,p1,p6,s2,s3,s6,s7,s11,u1,v1,v5,w2,w3)
2. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Murakami, Haruki (27 Lists: a1,a7,b3,b4,b18,b19,c7,d2,f4,f10,g1,h1,i3,i5,k1,k2,m3,m11,n1,n6,p5,r4,s4,s6,s7,w2,w5)
3. Untamed State, An by Gay, Roxane (24 Lists: a7,a14,b2,b5,b6,b11,b13,b16,b18,b19,e7,f2,g1,k1,l1,m6,n5,n8,n12,r4,s2,s7,v3,w2)
4. Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing, A by McBride, Eimear (22 Lists: a14,b2,b6,b11,b18,d2,f3,g5,i5,k1,l1,l4,l9,m8,n1,n3,n15,p1,s2,t3,v2,v5)
5. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Ferrante, Elena (22 Lists: b2,b4,b16,b18,c6,d2,f3,g5,g6,k1,m6,m10,n1,n5,n6,n15,p1,s4,s7,t3,v1,w3)
6. Dept. of Speculation by Offill, Jenny (21 Lists: a3,b6,b18,b19,f3,g6,k2,l4,l9,m1,m6,m10,n1,n6,n7,p3,p5,s2,s7,s10,v1)
7. Fourth of July Creek by Henderson, Smith (21 Lists: a10,b6,b11,b19,c4,d1,e2,e4,f2,g2,i4,k2,l4,l7,m9,n1,n5,n7,p6,s2,w2)
8. Wolf in White Van by Darnielle, John (21 Lists: a1,a4,a7,b2,b5,b6,b10,b11,b19,c7,h1,i5,k1,l9,m5,n3,n5,p6,r4,s10,w5)
9. Book of Unknown Americans, The by Henriquez, Christina (20 Lists: a1,a10,b3,b4,b6,b16,b18,d4,e7,g1,k2,m3,m11,n1,n5,p6,r4,s1,s7,w2)
10. Everything I Never Told You by Ng, Celeste (20 Lists: a1,a4,b4,b6,b11,b18,b19,c4,e4,h2,i5,m6,m10,m11,n1,n5,n12,s1,s6,s7)
11. All My Puny Sorrows by Toews, Miriam (19 Lists: a2,b2,b6,b11,b18,b19,g5,g6,i3,k1,m4,n7,p6,r4,s2,s7,s11,t3,w2)
12. My Struggle Book Three: Boyhood by Knausgård, Karl Ove (19 Lists: a1,b8,e1,c7,f3,f10,g5,g6,i5,k1,k2,n1,n6,p11,s2,s7,t3,v1,v2)
13. Unnecessary Woman, An by Alameddine, Rabih (19 Lists: a1,b2,b16,b18,c1,h1,k1,k2,l6,n3,n5,n9,n14,p6,r3,s2,s7,w2,w3)
14. 10:04 by Lerner, Ben (18 Lists: a3,b2,c4,c6,c7,f3,g5,h2,k2,m8,m10,n1,n5,n6,p6,s2,s7,v2)
15. All Our Names by Mengestu, Dinaw (17 Lists: a3,b2,b6,b18,b19,c1,d2,g5,i5,k1,n1,n5,p1,s2,s7,t3,w2)
16. Blazing World, The by Hustvedt, Siri (17 Lists: b2,b6,b18,e7,i5,k1,l9,m2,m9,n1,n5,p1,p5,s4,s6,s7,w2)
17. Fever, The by Abbott, Megan (15 Lists: a1,b2,b3,b5,b6,b11,b16,d1,k1,l7,n5,s1,s5,t2,v3)
18. How to Be Both by Smith, Ali (15 Lists: b6,b18,b19,c8,f10,g6,i5,k1,m2,n5,n15,s2,t3,v3,w7)
19. Children Act, The by McEwan, Ian (14 Lists: a2,b11,b19,g1,g6,h1,i3,k1,k2,n5,n7,n15,v1,w2)
20. Family Life by Sharma, Akhil (14 Lists: e2,b8,b19,f10,h2,k1,l1,m10,n1,n7,s4,v1,v5,w5)
21. Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, The by Zevin, Gabrielle (12 Lists: b3,b17,f1,g1,g3,l1,l2,l6,m3,n12,r4,s11)
22. To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Ferris, Joshua (12 Lists: a1,b3,e1,f10,g5,k2,m2,n5,s6,s7,t3,w2)
23. Big Little Lies by Moriarty, Liane (11 Lists: a1,a5,b3,b17,e7,g1,i3,k1,l1,p2,u1)
24. Landline by Rowell, Rainbow (10 Lists: a1,b18,b19,f1,g1,k2,l1,l2,r7,s11)
25. Orfeo by Powers, Richard (10 Lists: a2,b4,b19,e2,m2,n3,n5,s7,t3,w2)
26. Us by Nicholls, David (10 Lists: a1,b3,b4,c9,g6,i3,l1,m2,s11,w2)
27. Love Me Back by Tierce, Merritt (9 Lists: a14,b5,b8,b11,b18,l7,m10,s2,s7)
28. Tigerman by Harkaway, Nick (9 Lists: a2,g1,k1,l3,l7,m7,n5,s10,w2)
29. Florence Gordon by Morton, Brian (8 Lists: b4,b8,c1,k1,m10,n5,s2,s7)
30. How to Build a Girl by Moran, Caitlin (8 Lists: b2,b18,n5,n7,p5,r1,s4,s11)
31. Last Illusion, The by Khakpour, Porochista (8 Lists: b6,b8,g2,k1,l4,n5,p5,s2)
32. Nobody Is Ever Missing by Lacey, Catherine (8 Lists: b6,b8,b18,h2,m10,n6,s2,v2)
33. All the Birds, Singing by Wyld, Evie (7 Lists: b3,b19,i5,m6,m10,n1,s7)
34. Dear Committee Members by Schumacher, Julie (7 Lists: b2,b5,k2,m4,m12,n5,s2)
35. Panic in a Suitcase by Akhtiorskaya, Yelena (7 Lists: b6,b18,f3,n1,n5,s2,w2)
36. Ugly Girls by Hunter, Lindsay (7 Lists: b6,b8,b18,l4,m10,r4,s2)
37. Wallcreeper, The by Zink, Nell (7 Lists: f3,m8,m10,n1,p1,s2,v2)
38. F by Kehlmann, Daniel (6 Lists: b5,l7,n1,n5,n15,s7)
39. In the Light of What We Know by Rahman, Zia Haider (6 Lists: a3,b8,k1,n5,n6,s4)
40. Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing, The by Jacob, Mira (6 Lists: b2,b6,b18,k1,k2,m10)
41. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Fowler, Karen Joy (6 Lists: f10,g6,i5,l6,m2,w2)
42. Ballad of a Small Player, The by Osborne, Lawrence (5 Lists: k2,n1,n5,n6,n15)
43. Betrayers, The by Bezmogis, David (5 Lists: b3,g5,s2,s11,w3)
44. Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall, A by Chancellor, Will (5 Lists: b6,k1,l4,m6,m10)
45. Cry Father by Whitmer, Benjamin (5 Lists: b5,b19,d1,l7,r7)
46. Every Day Is for the Thief by Cole, Teju (5 Lists: a3,g5,n5,s7,t3)
47. Fives and Twenty-Fives by Pitre, Michael (5 Lists: a1,h1,i5,l1,s3)
48. Foreign Gods, Inc. by Ndibe, Okey (5 Lists: c4,d1,n5,n12,r3)
49. Girls from Corona Del Mar, The by Thorpe, Rufi (5 Lists: a3,b8,b18,f2,m10)
50. High as the Horses' Bridles by Cheshire, Scott (5 Lists: b8,l4,m10,s2,w2)
51. In Paradise by Matthiessen, Peter (5 Lists: a1,b3,b4,n2,p11)
52. Land of Steady Habits, The by Thompson, Ted (5 Lists: a1,b8,b18,f2,s7)
53. Life Drawing by Black, Robin (5 Lists: b19,f2,m10,n5,s2)
54. Mermaids in Paradise by Millet, Lydia (5 Lists: b3,b18,k1,s2,v3)
55. One Plus One by Moyes, Jojo (5 Lists: b17,g1,h1,l1,l2)
56. Preparation for the Next Life by Lish, Atticus (5 Lists: b6,f3,p3,v2,w3)
57. Wonderland by D'Erasmo, Stacey (5 Lists: b13,b19,h1,n5,t1)
58. 2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas by Bertino, Marie-Helene (4 Lists: b6,k2,n5,s1)
59. All I Love and Know by Frank, Judith (4 Lists: b4,k1,n14,s2)
60. Bellweather Rhapsody by Racculia, Kate (4 Lists: a4,l1,m10,s1)
61. Dog, The by O'Neill, Joseph (4 Lists: m2,n1,p1,s7)
62. Faces in the Crowd by Luiselli, Valeria (4 Lists: b11,f3,l4,l9)
63. Girl who Was Saturday Night, The by O'Neill, Heather (4 Lists: a11,g5,s11,w7)
64. Little Lumpen Novelita, A by Bolaño, Roberto (4 Lists: b8,m10,n1,w2)
65. Painter, The by Heller, Peter (4 Lists: a1,h1,l9,r5)
66. Prayers for the Stolen by Clement, Jennifer (4 Lists: l7,n12,p3,s7)
67. Radiance of Tomorrow by Beah, Ishmael (4 Lists: c1,c4,f2,s7)
68. Remember Me like This by Johnston, Bret Anthony (4 Lists: b3,f2,n1,w6)
69. Rise & Fall of Great Powers, The by Rachman, Tom (4 Lists: g5,k1,n5,s3)
70. Ruby by Bond, Cynthia (4 Lists: f2,h1,m10,s7)
71. Shotgun Lovesongs by Butler, Nickolas (4 Lists: a1,b3,f2,i4)
72. Vacationers, The by Straub, Emma (4 Lists: b3,b19,i3,w2)
73. Andrew's Brain by Doctorow, E. L. (3 Lists: s4,s6,t3)
74. Casebook by Simpson, Mona (3 Lists: a1,m10,s7)
75. Confessions by Minato, Kanae (3 Lists: a4,s5,w3)
76. Dust by Owuor, Yvonne Adhiambo (3 Lists: l4,s7,w2)
77. Falling out of Time by Grossman, David (3 Lists: b4,p5,t3)
78. Friendship by Gould, Emily (3 Lists: b18,g5,m10)
79. I Am Having So Much Fun Here without You by Maum, Courtney (3 Lists: a1,b18,w6)
80. Into the Go-Slow by Davis, Bridgett M. (3 Lists: b8,s2,s7)
81. Kinder than Solitude by Li, Yiyun (3 Lists: a3,b19,s2)
82. Leaving Time by Picoult, Jodi (3 Lists: a1,b19,g1)
83. Lost for Words by St. Aubyn, Edward (3 Lists: n2,s3,s4)
84. Lost Lake by Allen, Sarah Addison (3 Lists: a8,g1,n5)
85. Mambo in Chinatown by Kwok, Jean (3 Lists: a8,b16,w6)
86. Memory Garden, The by Rickert, Mary (3 Lists: i1,l3,n5)
87. Orphans of Race Point, The by Francis, Patry (3 Lists: n12,p11,s1)
88. Remedy for Love, The by Roorbach, Bill (3 Lists: a1,k1,s2)
89. Shark by Self, Will (3 Lists: e1,g6,t3)
90. Thirty Girls by Minot, Susan (3 Lists: b4,e2,n1)
91. This Dark Road to Mercy by Cash, Wiley (3 Lists: e3,m5,s2)
92. This Is the Water by Murphy, Yannick (3 Lists: b19,m3,p1)
93. Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair, The by Dicker, Joel (3 Lists: a1,s11,w6)
94. Wittgenstein Jr. by Iyer, Lars (3 Lists: m6,m10,t3)
95. Astonish Me by Shipstead, Maggie (2 Lists: b3,s7)
96. Author and Me, The by Chevillard, Eric (2 Lists: k1,s2)
97. Back of the Turtle, The by King, Thomas (2 Lists: i3,s11)
98. Bear, The by Cameron, Claire (2 Lists: a11,l7)
99. Bonita Avenue by Buwalda, Peter (2 Lists: i5,t3)
100. Brunist Day of Wrath, The by Coover, Robert (2 Lists: p11,s4)
101. Dear Thief by Harvey, Samantha (2 Lists: m10,w7)
102. Delicious! by Reichl, Ruth (2 Lists: b17,w6)
103. Famous Writers I Have Known by Magnuson, James (2 Lists: n5,s7)
104. Girl who Saved the King of Sweden, The by Jonasson, Jonas (2 Lists: n5,s11)
105. History of the Rain by Williams, Niall (2 Lists: m2,t3)
106. Home Place, The by La Seur, Carrie (2 Lists: b16,s5)
107. Hundred-Year House, The by Makkai, Rebecca (2 Lists: b3,p5)
108. I Am China by Guo, Xiaolu (2 Lists: n5,w7)
109. I Loved You More by Spanbauer, Tom (2 Lists: l7,p6)
110. I'll Be Right There by Shin, Kyung-Sook (2 Lists: f3,h2)
111. In the Course of Human Events by Harvkey, Mike (2 Lists: l7,s2)
112. Last Lover, The by Xue, Can (2 Lists: i5,m10)
113. Moon Sisters, The by Walsh, Therese (2 Lists: b11,l1)
114. Pearl that Broke Its Shell, The by Hashima, Nadia (2 Lists: g1,s11)
115. Queen Sugar by Baszile, Natalie (2 Lists: s2,s7)
116. Rosie Effect, The by Simsion, Graeme (2 Lists: i3,s11)
117. Rusty Nailed by Clayton, Alice (2 Lists: g1,h1)
118. Shirley by Merrell, Susan Scarf (2 Lists: l7,w2)
119. Silence Once Begun by Ball, Jesse (2 Lists: l9,m6)
120. Spinning Heart, The by Ryan, Donal (2 Lists: b5,l1)
121. Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Quindlen, Anna (2 Lists: g1,h1)
122. Sudden Light, A by Stein, Garth (2 Lists: b19,h1)
123. Sweetland by Crummey, Michael (2 Lists: g5,m4)
124. Waiting for the Electricity by Nichol, Christina (2 Lists: k1,w3)
125. Women by Caldwell, Chloe (2 Lists: b18,g6)
126. Year She Left Us, The by Ma, Kathryn (2 Lists: n5,s7)
127. Your Face in Mine by Row, Jess (2 Lists: m9,s7)
128. Accidents of Marriage by Meyers, Randy Susan (1 Lists: k1)
129. Adam by Schrag, Ariel (1 Lists: s1)
130. After I Do by Reid, Taylor Jenkins (1 Lists: r1)
131. American Romantic by Just, Ward (1 Lists: s6)
132. Anatomy of Dreams, The by Benjamin, Chloe Krug (1 Lists: f2)
133. Ancient Oceans of Central Kentucky by Nahm, David Connerley (1 Lists: n5)
134. Animals by Unsworth, Emma Jane (1 Lists: b6)
135. Answer to Everything, The by Friedman, Elyse (1 Lists: p5)
136. Apart at the Seams by Bostwick, Marie (1 Lists: b19)
137. Arts and Entertainments by Beha, Christopher (1 Lists: s13)
138. Barracuda by Tsiolkas, Christos (1 Lists: k1)
139. Barter, The by Adcock, Siobhan (1 Lists: m10)
140. Be Safe I Love You by Hoffman, Cara (1 Lists: s2)
141. Beautiful You by Palahniuk ,Chuck (1 Lists: h1)
142. Bedrock Faith by May, Eric Charles (1 Lists: s2)
143. Beggar and the Hare, The by Kyro, Thomas (1 Lists: p5)
144. Bingo's Run by Levine, James A. (1 Lists: a4)
145. Black Dance by Huston, Nancy (1 Lists: s4)
146. Blessings, The by Juska, Elise (1 Lists: b19)
147. Book of Gold Leaves, The by Waheed, Mirza (1 Lists: g6)
148. Book of Jonah, The by Feldman, Joshua Max (1 Lists: a1)
149. Boxer Handsome by Whitwham, Anna (1 Lists: n15)
150. Byrd by Church, Kim (1 Lists: f2)
151. Carry the Sky by Gray, Kate (1 Lists: b18)
152. Cataract City by Davidson, Craig (1 Lists: n12)
153. Caught by Moore, Lisa (1 Lists: a1)
154. Chestnut Street by Binchy, Maeve (1 Lists: w6)
155. Chop Chop by Wroe, Simon (1 Lists: c8)
156. Confessions of Frances Godwin, The by Hellenga, Robert (1 Lists: b4)
157. Cutting Teeth by Fierro, Julia (1 Lists: b6)
158. Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore by Mosley, Walter (1 Lists: n5)
159. Delilah's Daughters by Benson, Angela (1 Lists: l1)
160. Devil I Know, The by Kilroy, Claire (1 Lists: b2)
161. Diary of the Fall by Laub, Michel (1 Lists: f10)
162. Dismal Science, The by Mountford, Peter (1 Lists: m10)
163. Emeralds Included by Woodman, Betsy (1 Lists: n5)
164. End of the Book, The by Shreve, Porter (1 Lists: s7)
165. Eyrie by Winton, Tim (1 Lists: k1)
166. Farm, The by Smith, Tom Rob (1 Lists: a1)
167. Fat Man and Little Boy by Meginnis, Mike (1 Lists: m10)
168. For Today I Am a Boy by Fu, Kim (1 Lists: f2)
169. Fracking King, The by Browning, James (1 Lists: a1)
170. Friendswood by Steinke, Rene (1 Lists: n5)
171. Gemini by Cassella, Carol (1 Lists: h1)
172. Girl in the Road, The by Byrne, Monica (1 Lists: p5)
173. Give It to Me by Castillo, Ana (1 Lists: s2)
174. Guest Cat, The by Hiraide, Takahashi (1 Lists: b19)
175. Hiding in Plain Sight by Farah, Nuruddin (1 Lists: k1)
176. Hilltop, The by Gavron, Assaf (1 Lists: n5)
177. Hold Me in Contempt by Williams, Wendy (1 Lists: l1)
178. House of Ashes by Roffey, Monique (1 Lists: c8)
179. House We Grew Up In, The by Jewell, Lisa (1 Lists: r1)
180. How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky by Netzer, Lydia (1 Lists: r5)
181. Hunting Gun, The by Inouye, Yasushi (1 Lists: k1)
182. In Certain Circles by Harrower, Elizabeth (1 Lists: p6)
183. In the Red by Shapiro, Elena Mauli (1 Lists: m10)
184. It Will End with Us by Savage, Sam (1 Lists: n2)
185. Joneses, The by Goss, Sheila (1 Lists: l1)
186. Kiss the Ring by Mink, Meesha (1 Lists: l1)
187. Language of Silence, The by Webb, Peggy (1 Lists: h1)
188. Last Days of California, The by Miller, Mary (1 Lists: b5)
189. Last Enchantments, The by Finch, Charles (1 Lists: b19)
190. Last Magazine, The by Hastings, Michael (1 Lists: r7)
191. Last Night at the Blue Angel by Rotert, Rebecca (1 Lists: b19)
192. Leavetaking by Weiss, Peter (1 Lists: f3)
193. Leaving Tomorrow by Bergen, David (1 Lists: s11)
194. Lobster Kings, The by Zentner, Alexi (1 Lists: l6)
195. Man Called Ove, A by Backman, Fredrik (1 Lists: i3)
196. Map of Betrayal, A by Jin, Ha (1 Lists: k1)
197. Missing Reels by Nehme, Farran Smith (1 Lists: r7)
198. Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances, The by Cooney, Ellen (1 Lists: h1)
199. Mr. Gwyn by Baricco, Alessandro (1 Lists: m3)
200. Mr. Loverman by Evaristo, Bernardine (1 Lists: b16)
201. Next Life Might Be Kinder by Norman, Howard (1 Lists: m10)
202. Of Sea and Cloud by Keller, Jon (1 Lists: s2)
203. Only the Longest Threads by Husain, Tasneem Zehra (1 Lists: b10)
204. Plover, The by Doyle, Brian (1 Lists: l6)
205. Possibilities, The by Hemmings, Kaui Hart (1 Lists: s7)
206. Pushkin Hills by Dovlatov, Sergei (1 Lists: p1)
207. Replacement Life, The by Fishman, Boris (1 Lists: s7)
208. Saint Monkey by Townsend, Jacinda (1 Lists: f2)
209. Season to Taste by Young, Natalie (1 Lists: l7)
210. Short Century by Gerrard, David (1 Lists: m10)
211. Sister Golden Hair by Steinke, Darcy (1 Lists: m10)
212. Sixteenth of June, The by Lang, Maya (1 Lists: f2)
213. Small Blessings by Woodroof, Martha (1 Lists: h1)
214. Song for Issy Bradley, A by Bray, Carys (1 Lists: c8)
215. Story Hour, The by Umrigar, Thrity (1 Lists: r1)
216. Strange Bodies by Theroux, Marcel (1 Lists: w3)
217. Summer House with Swimming Pool by Koch, Herman (1 Lists: p1)
218. Suzanne Davis Gets a Life by Cohen, Paula Morantz (1 Lists: r7)
219. Sweetness #9 by Clark, Stephan, Eirik (1 Lists: s13)
220. Talking to Ourselves by Neuman, Andres (1 Lists: p6)
221. That Summer by Willig, Lauren (1 Lists: a8)
222. Their Lips Talk of Mischief by Warner, Alan (1 Lists: g6)
223. Thing about December, The by Ryan, Donal (1 Lists: b5)
224. Three Light-Years by Canobbio, Andrea (1 Lists: a3)
225. Thrill of It All, The by O'Connor, Joseph (1 Lists: b8)
226. Tower, The by Tellkamp, Uwe (1 Lists: i5)
227. Transcriptionist, The by Rowland, Amy (1 Lists: w2)
228. Trilemma by Mortimer, Jennifer (1 Lists: b19)
229. Try to Kiss a Girl by Killeen, Kevin (1 Lists: s6)
230. Upstairs at the Party by Grant, Linda (1 Lists: t3)
231. Us Conductors by Michaels, Sean (1 Lists: g5)
232. Visible City by Mirvis, Tova (1 Lists: s2)
233. Walk Home, The by Seiffert, Rachel (1 Lists: w7)
234. We Are Called to Rise by McBride, Laura (1 Lists: h1)
235. What Ends by Ladd, Andrew (1 Lists: f2)
236. Why Are You So Sad? by Porter, Jason (1 Lists: m10)
237. With My Dog Eyes by Hilst, Hilda (1 Lists: n5)
238. World of Rae English, The by Rosenthal, Lucy (1 Lists: n12)
239. Wynne's War by Gwyn, Aaron (1 Lists: s2)
240. You Should Have Known by Korelitz, Jean (1 Lists: w2)
241. You're Not Much Use to Anyone by Shapiro, Jr., David (1 Lists: n2)