Best contemporary novels

1.
Love Life
Love Life 3.66 avg rating — 1,884 ratings
2.
About a Boy
About a Boy 3.80 avg rating — 140,020 ratings
3.
Milkman
Milkman 3.53 avg rating — 68,156 ratings
4.
My Name is Asher Lev
My Name is Asher Lev 4.24 avg rating — 42,914 ratings
5.
La fiesta del chivo
La fiesta del chivo 4.34 avg rating — 40,755 ratings
6.
El beso de la mujer araña
El beso de la mujer araña 4.02 avg rating — 21,119 ratings
7.
Der Vorleser
Der Vorleser 3.78 avg rating — 226,231 ratings
8.
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World 4.09 avg rating — 77,616 ratings
9.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating — 114,211 ratings
10.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating — 950,570 ratings
11.
A Spot of Bother
A Spot of Bother 3.50 avg rating — 37,433 ratings
12.
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (Paula Spencer, #1)
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (Paula Spencer, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 11,663 ratings
13.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn 3.74 avg rating — 151,327 ratings
14.
What I Loved
What I Loved 4.09 avg rating — 21,734 ratings
15.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating — 317,167 ratings
16.
El tiempo entre costuras
El tiempo entre costuras 4.20 avg rating — 49,547 ratings
17.
La amigdalitis de Tarzán
La amigdalitis de Tarzán 3.58 avg rating — 648 ratings
18.
Fragrant Harbour
Fragrant Harbour 3.81 avg rating — 2,117 ratings
19.
A Widow for One Year
A Widow for One Year 3.77 avg rating — 64,059 ratings
20.
One Day
One Day 3.87 avg rating — 399,264 ratings
21.
Olive Kitteridge
Olive Kitteridge 3.86 avg rating — 259,621 ratings
22.
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating — 93,609 ratings
23.
Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,235 ratings
24.
Gracias por el fuego
Gracias por el fuego 4.03 avg rating — 3,703 ratings
25.
El viaje vertical
El viaje vertical 3.82 avg rating — 690 ratings
26.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North 4.03 avg rating — 60,929 ratings
27.
The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener 3.83 avg rating — 30,209 ratings
28.
Kolymsky Heights
Kolymsky Heights 3.75 avg rating — 4,799 ratings
29.
La consagración de la primavera
La consagración de la primavera 4.35 avg rating — 346 ratings
30.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating — 768,700 ratings
31.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,593 ratings
32.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,551 ratings
33.
The Girls
The Girls 3.51 avg rating — 237,209 ratings
34.
Any Human Heart
Any Human Heart 4.27 avg rating — 26,011 ratings
35.
Ordinary Thunderstorms
Ordinary Thunderstorms 3.72 avg rating — 9,530 ratings
36.
Cat’s Eye
Cat’s Eye 3.95 avg rating — 71,400 ratings