Kirkus Best Fiction of 2017

1.
Autumn (Seasonal, #1)
Autumn (Seasonal, #1)
by: Ali Smith
3.66 avg rating — 79,591 ratings
2.
Exit West
Exit West 3.74 avg rating — 148,010 ratings
3.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating — 582,542 ratings
4.
All Grown Up
All Grown Up 3.38 avg rating — 17,213 ratings
5.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 145,361 ratings
6.
Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo 3.75 avg rating — 169,906 ratings
7.
The Refugees
The Refugees 3.87 avg rating — 21,717 ratings
8.
The Power
The Power 3.75 avg rating — 246,906 ratings
9.
The Ninth Hour
The Ninth Hour 3.59 avg rating — 18,529 ratings
10.
Anything Is Possible (Amgash, #2)
Anything Is Possible (Amgash, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 76,459 ratings
11.
The Floating World
The Floating World 3.28 avg rating — 870 ratings
11.
White Tears
White Tears 3.67 avg rating — 10,262 ratings
13.
The Changeling
The Changeling 3.77 avg rating — 26,915 ratings
14.
The Animators
The Animators 3.97 avg rating — 12,394 ratings
15.
Reservoir 13
Reservoir 13 3.55 avg rating — 13,675 ratings
16.
Everything Belongs to Us
Everything Belongs to Us 3.56 avg rating — 1,105 ratings
17.
Grace
Grace 3.73 avg rating — 2,653 ratings
18.
Dunbar
Dunbar 3.42 avg rating — 3,159 ratings
19.
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby 3.84 avg rating — 2,103 ratings
20.
The Locals
The Locals 3.34 avg rating — 3,096 ratings
21.
Salt Houses
Salt Houses 4.01 avg rating — 19,220 ratings
22.
Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59, #1)
Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 29,000 ratings
23.
Exposed (Rosato & DiNunzio, #5)
Exposed (Rosato & DiNunzio, #5) 4.04 avg rating — 10,986 ratings
24.
Golden Hill: A Novel of Old New York
Golden Hill: A Novel of Old New York 3.79 avg rating — 14,079 ratings
25.
Standard Deviation
Standard Deviation 3.59 avg rating — 19,395 ratings
26.
Marlena
Marlena 3.69 avg rating — 15,123 ratings
27.
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1 3.97 avg rating — 35,821 ratings
28.
Fierce Kingdom
Fierce Kingdom 3.52 avg rating — 24,622 ratings
29.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness 3.55 avg rating — 38,034 ratings
30.
The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent 3.52 avg rating — 67,373 ratings
31.
Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach 3.61 avg rating — 90,135 ratings
32.
Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere 4.07 avg rating — 1,279,520 ratings
33.
The Teeth of the Comb & Other Stories
The Teeth of the Comb & Other Stories 3.59 avg rating — 318 ratings
34.
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky 4.09 avg rating — 16,027 ratings
35.
Breath of Fire (Kingmaker Chronicles, #2)
Breath of Fire (Kingmaker Chronicles, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 28,969 ratings
36.
The Golden Legend
The Golden Legend 3.95 avg rating — 1,669 ratings
37.
Murder in Saint-Germain (Aimee Leduc Investigations, #17)
Murder in Saint-Germain (Aimee Leduc Investigations, #17) 3.83 avg rating — 1,244 ratings
38.
The Stone in the Skull (Lotus Kingdoms, #1)
The Stone in the Skull (Lotus Kingdoms, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 1,219 ratings
39.
The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element 3.63 avg rating — 426 ratings
40.
Live from Cairo
Live from Cairo 3.60 avg rating — 361 ratings
41.
Rogue Magic
Rogue Magic 3.88 avg rating — 199 ratings
42.
The Gift (Emily Books)
The Gift (Emily Books) 3.97 avg rating — 281 ratings
43.
The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)
The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #30) 4.12 avg rating — 101,931 ratings
44.
What We Lose
What We Lose 3.60 avg rating — 14,100 ratings
45.
Ill Will
Ill Will
by: Dan Chaon
3.36 avg rating — 11,342 ratings
46.
Walkaway
Walkaway 3.76 avg rating — 8,878 ratings
47.
An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League, #1)
An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 9,856 ratings
48.
Pages for Her
Pages for Her 3.70 avg rating — 1,589 ratings
49.
Duke with Benefits (Studies in Scandal, #2)
Duke with Benefits (Studies in Scandal, #2) 3.60 avg rating — 839 ratings
50.
The Vanishing Princess
The Vanishing Princess 4.02 avg rating — 534 ratings
51.
The Veneration of Monsters
The Veneration of Monsters 3.33 avg rating — 21 ratings
52.
The Arrangement
The Arrangement 3.59 avg rating — 20,947 ratings
53.
Future Home of the Living God
Future Home of the Living God 3.60 avg rating — 28,723 ratings
54.
Fresh Complaint: Stories
Fresh Complaint: Stories 3.61 avg rating — 9,502 ratings
55.
Keep Her Safe
Keep Her Safe 3.33 avg rating — 9,233 ratings
56.
Little Sister
Little Sister 3.11 avg rating — 1,208 ratings
57.
A Cast of Vultures (Sam Clair, #3)
A Cast of Vultures (Sam Clair, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 1,022 ratings
58.
Catapult
Catapult 3.46 avg rating — 665 ratings
59.
The Remnant (Oversight Trilogy, #3)
The Remnant (Oversight Trilogy, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 575 ratings
60.
Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1)
Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 157,074 ratings
61.
The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3)
The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 159,378 ratings
62.
Rabbit Cake
Rabbit Cake 3.98 avg rating — 13,577 ratings
63.
The Stars Are Legion
The Stars Are Legion 3.65 avg rating — 10,658 ratings
64.
Defectors
Defectors 3.81 avg rating — 3,802 ratings
65.
Mrs. Caliban
Mrs. Caliban 3.74 avg rating — 12,296 ratings
66.
The Dark Dark
The Dark Dark 3.65 avg rating — 3,893 ratings
67.
The Talented Ribkins
The Talented Ribkins 3.74 avg rating — 1,723 ratings
68.
Rich People Problems (Crazy Rich Asians, #3)
Rich People Problems (Crazy Rich Asians, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 180,970 ratings
69.
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories 3.82 avg rating — 102,306 ratings
70.
The Day of the Duchess (Scandal & Scoundrel, #3)
The Day of the Duchess (Scandal & Scoundrel, #3) 3.91 avg rating — 17,639 ratings
71.
The Answers
The Answers 3.29 avg rating — 5,977 ratings
72.
Midwinter Break
Midwinter Break 3.62 avg rating — 5,307 ratings
73.
Noumenon (Noumenon, #1)
Noumenon (Noumenon, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 3,857 ratings
74.
Dirty Dancing at Devil's Leap (Hellcat Canyon, #3)
Dirty Dancing at Devil's Leap (Hellcat Canyon, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 806 ratings
75.
The Smack
The Smack 3.95 avg rating — 642 ratings
76.
The Burning Girl
The Burning Girl 3.25 avg rating — 12,809 ratings
77.
The Lonely Hearts Hotel
The Lonely Hearts Hotel 3.79 avg rating — 20,441 ratings
78.
Autonomous
Autonomous 3.58 avg rating — 17,838 ratings
79.
Say Nothing
Say Nothing 3.94 avg rating — 5,525 ratings
80.
Five-Carat Soul
Five-Carat Soul 4.02 avg rating — 5,123 ratings
81.
Augustown
Augustown 4.30 avg rating — 3,841 ratings
82.
Recluce Tales: Stories from the World of Recluce
Recluce Tales: Stories from the World of Recluce 4.07 avg rating — 675 ratings
83.
After the Flare (Nigerians in Space, #2)
After the Flare (Nigerians in Space, #2) 3.55 avg rating — 401 ratings
84.
A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3)
A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 186,774 ratings
85.
House of Spies (Gabriel Allon, #17)
House of Spies (Gabriel Allon, #17) 4.31 avg rating — 33,801 ratings
86.
Hate to Want You (Forbidden Hearts, #1)
Hate to Want You (Forbidden Hearts, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 7,542 ratings
87.
New People
New People 3.25 avg rating — 6,908 ratings
88.
Ties
Ties 3.95 avg rating — 23,375 ratings
89.
Improvement
Improvement 3.52 avg rating — 6,084 ratings
90.
The Song of the Orphans (Silvers, #2)
The Song of the Orphans (Silvers, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 1,411 ratings
91.
Uncertain Glory (New York Review Books Classics)
Uncertain Glory (New York Review Books Classics) 4.15 avg rating — 773 ratings
92.
My Absolute Darling
My Absolute Darling 3.60 avg rating — 54,110 ratings
93.
Young Jane Young
Young Jane Young 3.82 avg rating — 36,033 ratings
94.
Borne (Borne, #1)
Borne (Borne, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 40,066 ratings
95.
The Clockwork Dynasty
The Clockwork Dynasty 3.65 avg rating — 5,428 ratings
96.
The Undateable (Librarians in Love, #1)
The Undateable (Librarians in Love, #1) 3.38 avg rating — 1,350 ratings
97.
Temporary People (Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant W)
Temporary People (Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant W) 3.43 avg rating — 994 ratings
98.
Wait Till You See Me Dance
Wait Till You See Me Dance 3.88 avg rating — 702 ratings
99.
Radiant Terminus
Radiant Terminus 3.74 avg rating — 580 ratings