Best California Fiction

1.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,589 ratings
2.
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1)
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 149,642 ratings
3.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,765 ratings
4.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,409 ratings
5.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,191 ratings
6.
Tales of the City (Tales of the City #1)
Tales of the City (Tales of the City #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 46,895 ratings
7.
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust 3.70 avg rating — 23,730 ratings
8.
Clover Blue
Clover Blue 4.12 avg rating — 1,917 ratings
9.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,202 ratings
10.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,930 ratings
11.
California
California 3.24 avg rating — 20,361 ratings
12.
Fat City
Fat City really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,615 ratings
13.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,232 ratings
14.
American River: Currents: Book Two of the American River Trilogy (The American River Trilogy, 2)
American River: Currents: Book Two of the American River Trilogy (The American River Trilogy, 2) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
15.
Tributaries (American River Trilogy #1)
Tributaries (American River Trilogy #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings
16.
American River: Confluence: Book Three of the American River Trilogy
American River: Confluence: Book Three of the American River Trilogy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
17.
The Graduate (The Graduate, #1)
The Graduate (The Graduate, #1) 3.35 avg rating — 11,681 ratings
18.
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose 4.24 avg rating — 61,307 ratings
19.
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 41,873 ratings
20.
Crown of Dust
Crown of Dust 3.67 avg rating — 190 ratings
21.
Tapping the Source
Tapping the Source
by: Kem Nunn
3.97 avg rating — 2,814 ratings
22.
The Subterraneans
The Subterraneans 3.65 avg rating — 16,541 ratings
23.
The Dharma Bums
The Dharma Bums 3.93 avg rating — 99,788 ratings
24.
The Underground Man (Lew Archer, #16)
The Underground Man (Lew Archer, #16) 3.94 avg rating — 2,541 ratings
25.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating — 108,213 ratings
25.
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon 3.63 avg rating — 13,600 ratings
27.
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 45,500 ratings
28.
South of the Angels
South of the Angels 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings
28.
The Dogs of Winter
The Dogs of Winter
by: Kem Nunn
4.03 avg rating — 1,128 ratings
28.
Sweet Thursday (Cannery Row, #2)
Sweet Thursday (Cannery Row, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 18,692 ratings
31.
Ask the Dust (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #3)
Ask the Dust (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 38,234 ratings
32.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 214,024 ratings
32.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating — 47,114 ratings
34.
The Tortilla Curtain
The Tortilla Curtain 3.66 avg rating — 34,023 ratings
35.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 238,935 ratings
36.
Less Than Zero
Less Than Zero 3.60 avg rating — 95,136 ratings
37.
Frog Music
Frog Music 3.20 avg rating — 26,612 ratings
37.
What We Are
What We Are 3.55 avg rating — 65 ratings
37.
Water Ghosts
Water Ghosts 3.32 avg rating — 536 ratings
37.
Bottom Feeders
Bottom Feeders 3.35 avg rating — 97 ratings
37.
Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay 3.11 avg rating — 668 ratings
37.
The Middle Ground: Stories
The Middle Ground: Stories 4.03 avg rating — 75 ratings
37.
The Road to Delano
The Road to Delano 4.30 avg rating — 180 ratings
37.
Mulholland Meat
Mulholland Meat
by: Kip Nolan
4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings
37.
Protecting Caroline (SEAL of Protection, #1)
Protecting Caroline (SEAL of Protection, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 15,422 ratings
37.
The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue
The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 276 ratings
37.
The Devil You Know (Detective Margaret Nolan, #3)
The Devil You Know (Detective Margaret Nolan, #3) 3.55 avg rating — 2,092 ratings
37.
True Grandeur
True Grandeur 4.07 avg rating — 29 ratings
37.
Thorn Tree
Thorn Tree 3.70 avg rating — 221 ratings
37.
The Mighty Six-Ninety (690)
The Mighty Six-Ninety (690) 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings
37.
Martin Eden
Martin Eden 4.48 avg rating — 51,262 ratings
52.
Adaptation (Adaptation, #1)
Adaptation (Adaptation, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 7,966 ratings
52.
Somebody's Darling
Somebody's Darling 3.45 avg rating — 807 ratings
52.
Protecting Alabama (SEAL of Protection, #2)
Protecting Alabama (SEAL of Protection, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 10,581 ratings
52.
Two Californias
Two Californias 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings
56.
Sister Noon
Sister Noon 3.10 avg rating — 1,215 ratings
56.
Protecting Fiona (SEAL of Protection, #3)
Protecting Fiona (SEAL of Protection, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 9,242 ratings
56.
In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle 3.93 avg rating — 15,709 ratings
59.
Rabbit Boss
Rabbit Boss 4.03 avg rating — 120 ratings
59.
Protecting Dakota (SEAL of Protection, #10; Sleeper SEALs, #1)
Protecting Dakota (SEAL of Protection, #10; Sleeper SEALs, #1) 4.43 avg rating — 3,614 ratings
59.
Woman No. 17
Woman No. 17 3.31 avg rating — 7,543 ratings
62.
The Hollywood Trilogy: A Couple of Comedians, The True Story of Jody McKeegan, and Turnaround
The Hollywood Trilogy: A Couple of Comedians, The True Story of Jody McKeegan, and Turnaround 4.04 avg rating — 127 ratings
62.
The Lemon Orchard
The Lemon Orchard 3.81 avg rating — 5,076 ratings
62.
A Place for Us
A Place for Us 4.17 avg rating — 64,121 ratings
62.
Protecting Kiera (SEAL of Protection, #9)
Protecting Kiera (SEAL of Protection, #9) 4.40 avg rating — 3,512 ratings
62.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 4.07 avg rating — 370,588 ratings
67.
The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1)
The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 132,986 ratings
67.
The Sometimes Daughter
The Sometimes Daughter 3.81 avg rating — 1,402 ratings
67.
Tortilla Flat
Tortilla Flat 3.83 avg rating — 61,121 ratings
67.
Protecting Melody (SEAL of Protection, #7)
Protecting Melody (SEAL of Protection, #7) 4.40 avg rating — 6,425 ratings
67.
The Buddha in the Attic
The Buddha in the Attic 3.70 avg rating — 62,380 ratings
72.
The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 24,731 ratings
72.
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) 3.98 avg rating — 18,417 ratings
72.
Protecting Jessyka (SEAL of Protection, #6)
Protecting Jessyka (SEAL of Protection, #6) 4.38 avg rating — 6,537 ratings
72.
Telegraph Avenue
Telegraph Avenue 3.40 avg rating — 21,577 ratings
76.
Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers 3.70 avg rating — 7,338 ratings
76.
Cold Shoulder (Lorraine Page, #1)
Cold Shoulder (Lorraine Page, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 3,016 ratings
76.
Movie Shoes (Shoes, #6)
Movie Shoes (Shoes, #6) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,807 ratings
76.
Marrying Caroline (SEAL of Protection, #3.5)
Marrying Caroline (SEAL of Protection, #3.5) 4.18 avg rating — 4,040 ratings
76.
Play It As It Lays
Play It As It Lays 3.91 avg rating — 85,256 ratings
81.
The God of War
The God of War 3.77 avg rating — 918 ratings
81.
Gum Moon: A Novel of San Francisco Chinatown
Gum Moon: A Novel of San Francisco Chinatown 3.99 avg rating — 160 ratings
81.
Protecting Julie (Hot SEALs; SEAL of Protection, #6.5)
Protecting Julie (Hot SEALs; SEAL of Protection, #6.5) 4.31 avg rating — 3,780 ratings
81.
Empire of the Wheel: Espionage, The Occult and Murder in Southern California
Empire of the Wheel: Espionage, The Occult and Murder in Southern California 3.61 avg rating — 51 ratings
85.
Protecting Summer (SEAL of Protection, #4)
Protecting Summer (SEAL of Protection, #4) 4.34 avg rating — 7,985 ratings
85.
The Bear Flag: A Novel of California
The Bear Flag: A Novel of California 3.37 avg rating — 63 ratings
87.
Filaree: A Novel of an American Woman
Filaree: A Novel of an American Woman 3.71 avg rating — 119 ratings
88.
Reasons to Live
Reasons to Live 4.13 avg rating — 3,360 ratings
88.
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 3.97 avg rating — 3,250 ratings
90.
Winter Harvest
Winter Harvest 3.98 avg rating — 90 ratings
91.
VietnamEazy: A Novel About Mothers, Daughters and Food
VietnamEazy: A Novel About Mothers, Daughters and Food 3.68 avg rating — 66 ratings
91.
Daughters of the Silver Screen
Daughters of the Silver Screen 4.26 avg rating — 43 ratings
93.
Into the Valley
Into the Valley
by: Ruth Galm
3.27 avg rating — 210 ratings
93.
Daughters of the Shining City
Daughters of the Shining City 4.40 avg rating — 60 ratings
95.
Dream West
Dream West 4.09 avg rating — 233 ratings
96.
The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress
The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress 3.58 avg rating — 91 ratings
97.
Bound for Gold (Peter Fallon, #6)
Bound for Gold (Peter Fallon, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 529 ratings
98.
White Oleander
White Oleander really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 363,346 ratings
99.
The Octopus: A Story of California
The Octopus: A Story of California 3.81 avg rating — 2,015 ratings
100.
A Friend of the Earth
A Friend of the Earth 3.69 avg rating — 3,719 ratings
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