Contemporary Fiction Books

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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 1184 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,403,186 ratings — published 2017
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Little Fires Everywhere Little Fires Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1110 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,300,033 ratings — published 2017
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1086 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,192,314 ratings — published 2012
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1076 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,821,977 ratings — published 2018
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 981 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,584,550 ratings — published 2003
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 952 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,655,044 ratings — published 2012
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 909 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,027,958 ratings — published 2013
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 908 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,314,082 ratings — published 2022
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 900 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,452,322 ratings — published 2003
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The Midnight Library The Midnight Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 868 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,382,643 ratings — published 2020
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Yellowface Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 862 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.73 — 981,766 ratings — published 2023
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Anxious People Anxious People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 836 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.17 — 783,503 ratings — published 2019
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 819 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,981,268 ratings — published 2017
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Remarkably Bright Creatures Remarkably Bright Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 783 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,163,231 ratings — published 2022
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 748 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 996,359 ratings — published 1992
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 721 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,406,409 ratings — published 2012
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Hardcover)
by (shelved 721 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.87 — 596,604 ratings — published 2012
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 713 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,452,431 ratings — published 2002
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 711 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,741,820 ratings — published 2001
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Room Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 709 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 830,973 ratings — published 2010
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 701 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,783,655 ratings — published 2012
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 693 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,977,295 ratings — published 1999
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Beartown (Beartown, #1) Beartown (Beartown, #1)
by (shelved 678 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 574,268 ratings — published 2016
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Such a Fun Age Such a Fun Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 670 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.77 — 572,217 ratings — published 2019
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 650 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.28 — 899,976 ratings — published 2015
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The Time Traveler's Wife The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 621 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,851,665 ratings — published 2003
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 615 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,557,219 ratings — published 2018
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 613 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 353,609 ratings — published 2014
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 613 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,000,287 ratings — published 2017
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Big Little Lies Big Little Lies (Paperback)
by (shelved 606 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,105,295 ratings — published 2014
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 600 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.85 — 837,544 ratings — published 2005
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The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
by (shelved 587 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 590,540 ratings — published 2013
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 587 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,270,261 ratings — published 2004
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 583 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,417,089 ratings — published 2005
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Americanah Americanah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 579 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 408,355 ratings — published 2013
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Everything I Never Told You Everything I Never Told You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 575 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.83 — 606,246 ratings — published 2014
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 571 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,713,145 ratings — published 2007
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The Wedding People The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 553 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 909,946 ratings — published 2024
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The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 540 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,250,452 ratings — published 2015
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Daisy Jones & The Six Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 538 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,819,670 ratings — published 2019
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Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1) Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)
by (shelved 538 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 543,462 ratings — published 2013
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Middlesex Middlesex (Paperback)
by (shelved 529 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 660,979 ratings — published 2002
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 527 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.60 — 548,278 ratings — published 2018
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Convenience Store Woman Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 504 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.67 — 363,275 ratings — published 2016
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The Vanishing Half The Vanishing Half (Hardcover)
by (shelved 494 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 845,962 ratings — published 2020
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An American Marriage An American Marriage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 493 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 383,317 ratings — published 2018
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 490 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,503,071 ratings — published 2003
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Paperback)
by (shelved 480 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 433,830 ratings — published 2005
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 474 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,992,475 ratings — published 2009
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Malibu Rising Malibu Rising (Hardcover)
by (shelved 472 times as contemporary-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,267,414 ratings — published 2021
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