Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Works of Jewish Fiction

1.
Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement 3.95 avg rating β€” 998 ratings
2.
My Name Is Asher Lev
My Name Is Asher Lev 4.24 avg rating β€” 42,914 ratings
3.
The Blue Mountain
The Blue Mountain 4.17 avg rating β€” 1,752 ratings
4.
As a Driven Leaf
As a Driven Leaf 4.14 avg rating β€” 2,994 ratings
5.
Herzog
Herzog 3.76 avg rating β€” 22,522 ratings
6.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 3.94 avg rating β€” 252,108 ratings
7.
The Finkler Question
The Finkler Question 2.83 avg rating β€” 15,956 ratings
8.
Dolly City
Dolly City 3.57 avg rating β€” 462 ratings
9.
Enemies: A Love Story
Enemies: A Love Story 3.97 avg rating β€” 3,648 ratings
10.
Khirbet Khizeh
Khirbet Khizeh
by: S. Yizhar
4.03 avg rating β€” 1,421 ratings
11.
Suddenly, a Knock on the Door
Suddenly, a Knock on the Door 3.92 avg rating β€” 7,970 ratings
12.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating β€” 623,977 ratings
13.
To the End of the Land
To the End of the Land 4.01 avg rating β€” 8,155 ratings
14.
Fatelessness
Fatelessness 4.08 avg rating β€” 13,039 ratings
14.
Kaaterskill Falls
Kaaterskill Falls 3.70 avg rating β€” 2,997 ratings
16.
Even in Darkness
Even in Darkness 4.10 avg rating β€” 393 ratings
17.
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating β€” 93,607 ratings
18.
The Best Place on Earth
The Best Place on Earth 4.15 avg rating β€” 1,224 ratings
19.
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird 3.90 avg rating β€” 27,861 ratings
20.
The End of Days
The End of Days 3.76 avg rating β€” 4,821 ratings
21.
The History of Love
The History of Love 3.92 avg rating β€” 139,275 ratings
22.
The World to Come
The World to Come
by: Dara Horn
3.86 avg rating β€” 8,945 ratings
23.
The Collected Stories
The Collected Stories 4.13 avg rating β€” 3,361 ratings
24.
American Pastoral
American Pastoral 3.95 avg rating β€” 86,073 ratings
25.
The Invisible Bridge
The Invisible Bridge 4.18 avg rating β€” 53,715 ratings
26.
A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard: A Novel in Three Parts
A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard: A Novel in Three Parts 3.45 avg rating β€” 82 ratings
27.
The Autograph Man
The Autograph Man 3.16 avg rating β€” 13,156 ratings
28.
The Golems of Gotham
The Golems of Gotham 3.29 avg rating β€” 233 ratings
29.
The Believers
The Believers 3.38 avg rating β€” 5,764 ratings
30.
Albina and the Dog Men
Albina and the Dog Men 3.50 avg rating β€” 677 ratings
31.
The Liars' Gospel
The Liars' Gospel 3.75 avg rating β€” 2,164 ratings
32.
Isles of the Blind
Isles of the Blind 3.50 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
33.
The Red Book
The Red Book 3.25 avg rating β€” 4,647 ratings
34.
Septimania
Septimania 3.27 avg rating β€” 209 ratings
35.
36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction
36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction 3.57 avg rating β€” 2,275 ratings
36.
A Perfect Peace
A Perfect Peace
by: Amos Oz
3.77 avg rating β€” 867 ratings
37.
AdΓ©: A Love Story
AdΓ©: A Love Story 3.75 avg rating β€” 917 ratings
38.
The Museum of Extraordinary Things
The Museum of Extraordinary Things 3.77 avg rating β€” 56,222 ratings
39.
The Far Euphrates
The Far Euphrates 3.59 avg rating β€” 184 ratings
40.
Piece of Mind
Piece of Mind 3.42 avg rating β€” 1,187 ratings
41.
The Messiah of Stockholm
The Messiah of Stockholm 3.53 avg rating β€” 733 ratings
42.
Einstein’s Dreams
Einstein’s Dreams 4.06 avg rating β€” 42,079 ratings
43.
YASMINE
YASMINE
by: Eli Amir
3.88 avg rating β€” 177 ratings
44.
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes 3.83 avg rating β€” 224,104 ratings
45.
The Sea Beach Line
The Sea Beach Line 3.87 avg rating β€” 79 ratings
46.
Jacob's Folly
Jacob's Folly 3.59 avg rating β€” 996 ratings
47.
No One Is Here Except All of Us
No One Is Here Except All of Us 3.38 avg rating β€” 2,666 ratings
48.
Super Sad True Love Story
Super Sad True Love Story 3.45 avg rating β€” 41,498 ratings
49.
Martha Quest (Children of Violence, #1)
Martha Quest (Children of Violence, #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 2,624 ratings
50.
Pebble in the Sky (Galactic Empire, #3)
Pebble in the Sky (Galactic Empire, #3) 3.90 avg rating β€” 26,673 ratings
51.
The Lost Civilization of Suolucidir
The Lost Civilization of Suolucidir 3.35 avg rating β€” 65 ratings
52.
The Biology of Luck
The Biology of Luck 3.41 avg rating β€” 842 ratings
53.
July's People
July's People 3.51 avg rating β€” 8,096 ratings
54.
A Blessing on the Moon
A Blessing on the Moon 3.68 avg rating β€” 706 ratings
55.
After Abel and Other Stories
After Abel and Other Stories 4.14 avg rating β€” 175 ratings
56.
These Things Happen
These Things Happen 3.54 avg rating β€” 678 ratings
57.
The Genizah At The House Of Shepher
The Genizah At The House Of Shepher 3.26 avg rating β€” 259 ratings
58.
King of Yiddish
King of Yiddish it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
59.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 4.04 avg rating β€” 344,918 ratings
60.
Some Day
Some Day 4.23 avg rating β€” 368 ratings
61.
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn 3.86 avg rating β€” 42,130 ratings
62.
The Luminous Heart of Jonah S.
The Luminous Heart of Jonah S. 3.69 avg rating β€” 439 ratings
63.
Like a Bride and Like a Mother (Jewish Latin America Series, 13)
Like a Bride and Like a Mother (Jewish Latin America Series, 13) 3.35 avg rating β€” 17 ratings
64.
The Liberated Bride
The Liberated Bride 3.79 avg rating β€” 805 ratings
65.
The Weight of Temptation
The Weight of Temptation 3.02 avg rating β€” 60 ratings
66.
The Ministry of Special Cases
The Ministry of Special Cases 3.68 avg rating β€” 3,294 ratings
67.
The Planets
The Planets 3.85 avg rating β€” 110 ratings
68.
Let It Be Morning
Let It Be Morning 3.82 avg rating β€” 824 ratings
69.
A Guest for the Night
A Guest for the Night 4.17 avg rating β€” 140 ratings
70.
The Seventh Beggar
The Seventh Beggar 3.18 avg rating β€” 122 ratings
71.
The Journey
The Journey 3.68 avg rating β€” 80 ratings
72.
A Scrap of Time and Other Stories
A Scrap of Time and Other Stories
by: Ida Fink
4.24 avg rating β€” 359 ratings
73.
Apples from the Desert
Apples from the Desert 3.88 avg rating β€” 155 ratings
74.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.36 avg rating β€” 3,901 ratings
75.
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Yiddish Policemen's Union 3.72 avg rating β€” 79,301 ratings
76.
The Pillar of Salt
The Pillar of Salt 3.85 avg rating β€” 452 ratings
77.
Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son
Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son 4.18 avg rating β€” 500 ratings
78.
Last Train to Istanbul
Last Train to Istanbul 3.88 avg rating β€” 28,699 ratings
79.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating β€” 149,995 ratings
80.
Diary of the Fall
Diary of the Fall 3.74 avg rating β€” 1,849 ratings
81.
Melisande! What Are Dreams?
Melisande! What Are Dreams? 3.89 avg rating β€” 490 ratings
82.
Thereafter Johnnie
Thereafter Johnnie 3.83 avg rating β€” 66 ratings
83.
The Man in My Basement
The Man in My Basement 3.69 avg rating β€” 5,643 ratings
84.
The UnAmericans
The UnAmericans 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,515 ratings
85.
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar 3.99 avg rating β€” 9,175 ratings
86.
A Trumpet in the Wadi
A Trumpet in the Wadi 3.80 avg rating β€” 531 ratings
87.
The Monkey's Wrench
The Monkey's Wrench 3.85 avg rating β€” 2,127 ratings
88.
My Holocaust: A Novel
My Holocaust: A Novel 2.90 avg rating β€” 183 ratings
89.
The Conversion
The Conversion 3.64 avg rating β€” 83 ratings
90.
The Natural
The Natural 3.61 avg rating β€” 12,224 ratings
91.
Beyond the Pale
Beyond the Pale 4.33 avg rating β€” 1,162 ratings
92.
The Storyteller
The Storyteller 4.30 avg rating β€” 264,371 ratings
93.
Exodus
Exodus
by: Leon Uris
4.34 avg rating β€” 100,893 ratings
94.
The Secret Chord
The Secret Chord 3.68 avg rating β€” 21,340 ratings
95.
Bitter Bronx
Bitter Bronx 3.63 avg rating β€” 132 ratings
96.
The Good Lord Bird
The Good Lord Bird 3.95 avg rating β€” 37,225 ratings
97.
Love & Treasure
Love & Treasure 3.52 avg rating β€” 4,419 ratings
98.
Here I Am
Here I Am 3.64 avg rating β€” 27,406 ratings
99.
The Forgotten
The Forgotten 3.95 avg rating β€” 699 ratings
100.
Hungry Hearts
Hungry Hearts 3.77 avg rating β€” 375 ratings