fiction in which the writing of a book features prominently

1.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,157 ratings
2.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,221 ratings
3.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,517 ratings
4.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,117 ratings
5.
Erasure
Erasure 4.17 avg rating — 28,459 ratings
6.
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp 4.11 avg rating — 235,956 ratings
7.
David Copperfield
David Copperfield 4.04 avg rating — 253,076 ratings
8.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,866 ratings
9.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating — 291,756 ratings
10.
Orlando
Orlando 3.87 avg rating — 109,430 ratings
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Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,392,847 ratings
12.
The Hours
The Hours 3.96 avg rating — 146,846 ratings
13.
Pale Fire
Pale Fire 4.17 avg rating — 55,878 ratings
14.
Man Struggling With Umbrella
Man Struggling With Umbrella 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings
15.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 3.73 avg rating — 22,670 ratings
16.
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 3.95 avg rating — 333,028 ratings
17.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,961,878 ratings
18.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,215 ratings
19.
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale 3.98 avg rating — 323,002 ratings
20.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys 3.93 avg rating — 36,825 ratings
21.
The Dream of Scipio
The Dream of Scipio 3.76 avg rating — 4,459 ratings
22.
The History of Love
The History of Love 3.92 avg rating — 139,267 ratings
23.
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) 3.86 avg rating — 84,247 ratings
23.
Station Eleven
Station Eleven 4.07 avg rating — 590,192 ratings
25.
Mister Pip
Mister Pip 3.68 avg rating — 23,797 ratings
26.
At Swim-Two-Birds
At Swim-Two-Birds 3.85 avg rating — 14,060 ratings
27.
The Children's Book
The Children's Book 3.68 avg rating — 18,832 ratings
28.
Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) 4.14 avg rating — 32,858 ratings
29.
Dhalgren
Dhalgren 3.78 avg rating — 12,076 ratings
30.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,429 ratings
31.
QB VII
QB VII
by: Leon Uris
4.20 avg rating — 30,364 ratings
32.
A Perfect Spy
A Perfect Spy 3.99 avg rating — 22,493 ratings
33.
The Modigliani Girl
The Modigliani Girl 3.75 avg rating — 36 ratings
34.
Oracle Night
Oracle Night 3.81 avg rating — 17,385 ratings
35.
The Cat Who Saw Red (Cat Who... #4)
The Cat Who Saw Red (Cat Who... #4) 3.98 avg rating — 12,158 ratings
36.
Conceit
Conceit 3.40 avg rating — 346 ratings
37.
The Rebel Angels (The Cornish Trilogy, #1)
The Rebel Angels (The Cornish Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 5,974 ratings
38.
Look! I Wrote a Book!
Look! I Wrote a Book! 3.94 avg rating — 267 ratings
39.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,533 ratings
39.
Snow
Snow 3.62 avg rating — 48,682 ratings
41.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes 3.62 avg rating — 1,521 ratings
42.
Finding Forrester
Finding Forrester 3.97 avg rating — 356 ratings
42.
The Lighthouse (Adam Dalgliesh, #13)
The Lighthouse (Adam Dalgliesh, #13) 3.86 avg rating — 18,947 ratings
44.
Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7) 4.10 avg rating — 17,645 ratings
45.
Porno (Norton Paperback)
Porno (Norton Paperback) 3.84 avg rating — 26,361 ratings
45.
The Last Witchfinder
The Last Witchfinder 3.52 avg rating — 1,622 ratings
45.
The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonia, #4)
The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonia, #4) 4.40 avg rating — 23,502 ratings
45.
Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling With D.H. Lawrence
Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling With D.H. Lawrence 4.03 avg rating — 2,346 ratings
45.
Novel Concept
Novel Concept 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
45.
Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle 4.12 avg rating — 12,648 ratings
45.
Dining Out Around the Solar System (Dining Out Around The Solar System, #1)
Dining Out Around the Solar System (Dining Out Around The Solar System, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 75 ratings
45.
The Reengineers
The Reengineers 3.87 avg rating — 47 ratings
45.
Writers Revenge: Four Authors and the Publisher from Hell
Writers Revenge: Four Authors and the Publisher from Hell 2.87 avg rating — 31 ratings
45.
Please Write in this Book
Please Write in this Book 3.89 avg rating — 570 ratings
45.
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian 3.45 avg rating — 36,190 ratings
56.
Memoir from Antproof Case
Memoir from Antproof Case 4.01 avg rating — 2,965 ratings
56.
The School Story
The School Story 3.98 avg rating — 12,255 ratings
56.
Death on the Installment Plan
Death on the Installment Plan 4.20 avg rating — 9,036 ratings
56.
Muse
Muse 3.47 avg rating — 302 ratings
56.
Dining Out with the Ice Giants (Dining Out Around The Solar System, #2)
Dining Out with the Ice Giants (Dining Out Around The Solar System, #2) 4.45 avg rating — 42 ratings
56.
Anything But Typical
Anything But Typical 3.86 avg rating — 8,405 ratings
56.
The Book of Goose
The Book of Goose
by: Yiyun Li
3.69 avg rating — 19,262 ratings
56.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 4.40 avg rating — 3,832,643 ratings
64.
Mr. Fox
Mr. Fox 3.57 avg rating — 11,452 ratings
64.
The Other Side of the Story
The Other Side of the Story 3.80 avg rating — 45,351 ratings
64.
Imagination According to Humphrey (According to Humphrey #11)
Imagination According to Humphrey (According to Humphrey #11) 4.38 avg rating — 701 ratings
64.
A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 44,619 ratings
68.
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 61,488 ratings
68.
Chapter & hearse
Chapter & hearse 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
68.
Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble
Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble 4.22 avg rating — 1,793 ratings
68.
My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1)
My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 435,383 ratings
72.
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying 3.89 avg rating — 24,358 ratings
72.
My Worst Book Ever
My Worst Book Ever 3.66 avg rating — 132 ratings
74.
The Anna Papers
The Anna Papers 4.01 avg rating — 866 ratings
74.
My Secret Fantasies (Forbidden Fantasies, 5)
My Secret Fantasies (Forbidden Fantasies, 5) 3.78 avg rating — 179 ratings
74.
The Buk Buk Buk Festival
The Buk Buk Buk Festival 3.22 avg rating — 112 ratings
77.
How This Book Was Made
How This Book Was Made 4.04 avg rating — 1,517 ratings
78.
Edith's Diary
Edith's Diary 3.80 avg rating — 2,259 ratings
78.
Fanny & Annabelle (Fanny, 2)
Fanny & Annabelle (Fanny, 2) 3.75 avg rating — 125 ratings
78.
The Observations
The Observations 3.62 avg rating — 7,395 ratings
81.
About The Author: Signed
About The Author: Signed 3.82 avg rating — 1,531 ratings
81.
Library Mouse (Library Mouse #1)
Library Mouse (Library Mouse #1) 4.22 avg rating — 4,350 ratings
81.
The Year Without Summer
The Year Without Summer 3.48 avg rating — 381 ratings
84.
Violet and Victor Write the Best-Ever Bookworm Book
Violet and Victor Write the Best-Ever Bookworm Book 3.69 avg rating — 358 ratings
84.
Shadowplay
Shadowplay 3.85 avg rating — 3,741 ratings
86.
Violet and Victor Write the Most Fabulous Fairy Tale
Violet and Victor Write the Most Fabulous Fairy Tale 3.77 avg rating — 231 ratings
86.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,024 ratings
88.
Arcadia
Arcadia 3.94 avg rating — 6,236 ratings
89.
The Virgin in the Garden (The Frederica Quartet, #1)
The Virgin in the Garden (The Frederica Quartet, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 3,609 ratings
89.
Inside This Book: (are three books).
Inside This Book: (are three books). 3.47 avg rating — 376 ratings
91.
Babel Tower
Babel Tower 3.84 avg rating — 2,835 ratings
91.
Mr. Putter & Tabby Write the Book
Mr. Putter & Tabby Write the Book 4.28 avg rating — 715 ratings
93.
The Biographer's Tale
The Biographer's Tale 3.20 avg rating — 1,385 ratings
94.
The Information
The Information 3.61 avg rating — 6,432 ratings
95.
My Dream of You
My Dream of You 3.57 avg rating — 2,657 ratings
96.
The Documents in the Case
The Documents in the Case 3.99 avg rating — 5,429 ratings
97.
Original Sin (Adam Dalgliesh, #9)
Original Sin (Adam Dalgliesh, #9) 3.91 avg rating — 12,407 ratings
98.
Unnatural Causes (Adam Dalgliesh, #3)
Unnatural Causes (Adam Dalgliesh, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 17,194 ratings
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Written In Blood (Chief Inspector Barnaby #4)
Written In Blood (Chief Inspector Barnaby #4) 4.10 avg rating — 2,920 ratings