20 of the best contemporary fiction novels

A Listmania! list by "clanktherabbit"
 
English Passengers
1.  English Passengers by Matthew Kneale
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  "Clever,witty,poignant......almost perfect reading"
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Middlesex
2.  Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
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  "An intelligent book,spanning three generations of Greek immigrants"
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Red Mars (Mars Trilogy)
3.  Red Mars (Mars Trilogy) by Kim Stanley Robinson
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  "Science fiction becomes montonous,this is future history at its finest."
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The Church of Dead Girls
4.  The Church of Dead Girls by Stephen Dobyns
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  "An excellent crime thriller mystery."
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Shutter Island
5.  Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
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  "Best book Ive read in years.The ending WILL blow your mind."
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Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)
6.  Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
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  "Desreves far more praise than the Potter books.Beautiful and imaginitve."
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The Salesman
7.  The Salesman by Joseph O'Connor
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  "This book will stay in your mind for a long time"
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The Good German
8.  The Good German by Joseph Kanon
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  "fascinating post-war Germany novel"
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Lucky You Pb
9.  Lucky You Pb by Carl Hiaasen
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  "Funny.environmentally friendly and only slightly sick"
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The Wimbledon Poisoner
10.  The Wimbledon Poisoner by Nigel Williams
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  "An skewed look at suburbia and hatred"
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The Buddha of Suburbia
11.  The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi
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  "why havent you read this yet?"
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The Wasp Factory
12.  The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
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  "Bizarre,disturbing and I love it"
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A Prayer For Owen Meany
13.  A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
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  "you will fall in love with young master meany"
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Making History
14.  Making History by Stephen Fry
The list author says:
  "Alterantive history and Frys humour.....winning book"
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Life of Pi
15.  Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The list author says:
  "a classic.read it and marvel"
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The Long Firm
16.  The Long Firm by Jake Arnott
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  "swinging london and gangsters..great"
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Day of the Triffids
17.  Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
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  "forget the stand and 28 days later...this is THE end of the world book"
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Weaveworld (Voyager Classics)
18.  Weaveworld (Voyager Classics) by Clive Barker
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  "lose yourself in weaveworld"
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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
19.  1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "best book ever written?"
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To Kill A Mockingbird
20.  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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  "i love this book.do yourself a favour and read it today"
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Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) forum
Religous controvesy 		4 19 days ago
Life of Pi forum
Books which match, beat The Life of Pi? 		13 10 Apr 2012
Nineteen Eighty-Four forum
Definitive book of the 20th century? 		5 25 Jan 2012
To Kill a Mockingbird forum
half way through to kill a mockingbird... 		1 5 Sep 2011
The Wasp Factory forum
Wasp Factory other similar novels. 		1 30 Mar 2011
Middlesex forum
What is the best way for a book club to decide on a book? 		0 15 Dec 2010
Shutter Island forum
Shutter Island / Lehane Novels 		3 18 Apr 2010
Nineteen Eighty-Four forum
Definitive book of the 20th century? 		4 6 Feb 2010
The Day of the Triffids forum
Why are people doing theses on this? 		0 16 Jan 2010
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) forum
steampunk/gaslight novels-recommendations 		0 9 Dec 2009
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) forum
Age range 		2 30 Nov 2007
Nineteen Eighty-Four forum
Definitive book of the 20th century? 		0 21 Jun 2007
 
   

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