Could you recommend some good modern literary fiction?
I've read a lot of fantasy and mystery lately and would like to expand my tastes a bit more. What literary fiction have you guys read recently? Preferably from the last 10 years or so.
Literary fiction is a big tent. That said here are my favorites.
Trust, Hernan Diaz
Weather, Jenny Offill
The Lazarus Project, Aleksandar Hemon
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David Mitchell, Margaret Atwood, Gary Shteingart (spelling?), Michael Chabon. Go back further and you have Don Delillo, DFW, etc.
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Human Acts by Han Kang
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Hangman by Maya Binyam is a pretty quick and easy one. Also very good.
Luminaries by Catton if you want something more story driven
Septology by Jon Fosse
Not sure if it quite classifies as literary fiction, but Wind-Up Bird Chroncile by Murakami is great
Oh another fun one: On the Calculation of Volume
North Woods
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Ironweed by William Kennedy
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Any book by Jonathan Franzen.
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I keep hearing about What Can We Know by Ian McEwan. Supposed to be great.
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I just read “Olive Kittredge” and although it is not an upbeat book I enjoyed it and miss having another Olive story to read.
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You Dreamed of Empires – Alvaro Enrigue
Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead- Olga Tokarczuk
There There – Tommy Orange
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Barbara Kingslover. I’ve read three of hers, *The Poisonwood Bible*, *The Lacuna* and *Flight Behavior”, and they are all top class.
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The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
anything by Clare Keegan
Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell series (the third one came out in 2020)
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Edge of Collapse series by Kyla stone. I read all 7 books within 2 months cause I couldn’t put em down. Post apocalyptic literary fiction with great characters. I loved the series.
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Literary fiction is a big tent. That said here are my favorites.
Trust, Hernan Diaz
Weather, Jenny Offill
The Lazarus Project, Aleksandar Hemon
David Mitchell, Margaret Atwood, Gary Shteingart (spelling?), Michael Chabon. Go back further and you have Don Delillo, DFW, etc.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Human Acts by Han Kang
Hangman by Maya Binyam is a pretty quick and easy one. Also very good.
Luminaries by Catton if you want something more story driven
Septology by Jon Fosse
Not sure if it quite classifies as literary fiction, but Wind-Up Bird Chroncile by Murakami is great
Oh another fun one: On the Calculation of Volume
North Woods
Ironweed by William Kennedy
Any book by Jonathan Franzen.
I keep hearing about What Can We Know by Ian McEwan. Supposed to be great.
I just read “Olive Kittredge” and although it is not an upbeat book I enjoyed it and miss having another Olive story to read.
You Dreamed of Empires – Alvaro Enrigue
Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead- Olga Tokarczuk
There There – Tommy Orange
Barbara Kingslover. I’ve read three of hers, *The Poisonwood Bible*, *The Lacuna* and *Flight Behavior”, and they are all top class.
The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
anything by Clare Keegan
Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell series (the third one came out in 2020)
Edge of Collapse series by Kyla stone. I read all 7 books within 2 months cause I couldn’t put em down. Post apocalyptic literary fiction with great characters. I loved the series.