Novels About Small-Town Life

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,829 ratings
2.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,372 ratings
3.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,672 ratings
4.
The Shipping News
The Shipping News 3.88 avg rating — 150,735 ratings
5.
Plainsong (Plainsong, #1)
Plainsong (Plainsong, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 78,099 ratings
6.
At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)
At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)
by: Jan Karon
4.13 avg rating — 68,449 ratings
7.
Our Town
Our Town 3.74 avg rating — 58,045 ratings
7.
My Ántonia
My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating — 144,864 ratings
9.
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend 3.56 avg rating — 44,715 ratings
10.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,416 ratings
11.
The Trouble in Willow Falls (Willow Falls, #2)
The Trouble in Willow Falls (Willow Falls, #2) 4.61 avg rating — 213 ratings
12.
The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories
The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,350 ratings
13.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,961 ratings
14.
’Salem’s Lot
’Salem’s Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,659 ratings
15.
Montana 1948
Montana 1948 3.89 avg rating — 16,054 ratings
16.
Echoes
Echoes 3.90 avg rating — 16,010 ratings
17.
Butterfly Weeds (Butterfly Weeds, #1)
Butterfly Weeds (Butterfly Weeds, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 3,441 ratings
18.
Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio 3.84 avg rating — 36,325 ratings
19.
Cold Sassy Tree
Cold Sassy Tree 4.02 avg rating — 104,862 ratings
20.
The Glass Lake
The Glass Lake 3.99 avg rating — 24,641 ratings
21.
Boy's Life
Boy's Life 4.40 avg rating — 39,728 ratings
22.
Margreete's Harbor
Margreete's Harbor 3.87 avg rating — 985 ratings
23.
My Butterfly (Butterfly Weeds, #2)
My Butterfly (Butterfly Weeds, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 648 ratings
24.
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1)
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 149,639 ratings
25.
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard 3.47 avg rating — 6,222 ratings
25.
Main Street
Main Street 3.78 avg rating — 26,593 ratings
27.
Kaaterskill Falls
Kaaterskill Falls 3.70 avg rating — 2,997 ratings
28.
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 260,185 ratings
29.
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1)
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 259,606 ratings
30.
We Were the Mulvaneys
We Were the Mulvaneys 3.75 avg rating — 104,198 ratings
31.
Northern Borders
Northern Borders 4.41 avg rating — 1,405 ratings
32.
The Bookshop
The Bookshop 3.27 avg rating — 25,956 ratings
33.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 145,995 ratings
34.
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 274,912 ratings
35.
Eventide (Plainsong, #2)
Eventide (Plainsong, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 25,901 ratings
35.
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand 3.90 avg rating — 144,380 ratings
37.
The End of Vandalism
The End of Vandalism
by: Tom Drury
3.88 avg rating — 2,061 ratings
38.
South of Resurrection
South of Resurrection 3.45 avg rating — 98 ratings
38.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 4.04 avg rating — 344,915 ratings
40.
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
The Girl Who Chased the Moon 3.97 avg rating — 63,151 ratings
41.
Firefly Summer
Firefly Summer 3.97 avg rating — 16,292 ratings
42.
The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs
The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs 3.32 avg rating — 522 ratings
43.
The Mermaid Collector
The Mermaid Collector 3.72 avg rating — 601 ratings
44.
Where Things Come Back
Where Things Come Back 3.80 avg rating — 21,230 ratings
44.
The Book of Joe
The Book of Joe 3.97 avg rating — 19,618 ratings
44.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,855 ratings
44.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,787 ratings
48.
Remarkable
Remarkable 3.93 avg rating — 2,548 ratings
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A Stranger in the Kingdom
A Stranger in the Kingdom 4.17 avg rating — 1,438 ratings
50.
A Place Where the Sea Remembers
A Place Where the Sea Remembers 3.64 avg rating — 980 ratings
50.
Beartown (Beartown, #1)
Beartown (Beartown, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 549,513 ratings
52.
Please Ignore Vera Dietz
Please Ignore Vera Dietz
by: A.S. King
3.87 avg rating — 29,856 ratings
53.
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine 4.09 avg rating — 76,304 ratings
54.
The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)
The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 33,727 ratings
55.
Our Souls at Night
Our Souls at Night 3.92 avg rating — 82,027 ratings
56.
The Bird Artist
The Bird Artist 3.83 avg rating — 3,977 ratings
57.
Midnight Crossroad (Midnight, Texas, #1)
Midnight Crossroad (Midnight, Texas, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 37,638 ratings
57.
An Irish Country Doctor (Irish Country #1)
An Irish Country Doctor (Irish Country #1) 3.90 avg rating — 20,877 ratings
59.
The Blue Mountain
The Blue Mountain 4.17 avg rating — 1,752 ratings
59.
The Honk and Holler Opening Soon
The Honk and Holler Opening Soon 3.97 avg rating — 20,544 ratings
61.
The Santa Suit
The Santa Suit 3.78 avg rating — 62,571 ratings
62.
The Other Garden
The Other Garden 3.10 avg rating — 58 ratings
63.
The Dutch House
The Dutch House 4.10 avg rating — 527,332 ratings
64.
Vinegar Hill
Vinegar Hill 3.39 avg rating — 29,573 ratings
65.
Sudie
Sudie 4.19 avg rating — 58 ratings
66.
Us Against You (Beartown, #2)
Us Against You (Beartown, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 238,837 ratings
66.
The Giver of Stars
The Giver of Stars 4.29 avg rating — 485,731 ratings
68.
Lake Wobegon Days
Lake Wobegon Days 3.64 avg rating — 8,324 ratings
68.
How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9)
How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9) 4.48 avg rating — 94,791 ratings
70.
The Copper Beech
The Copper Beech 3.94 avg rating — 24,214 ratings
71.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6)
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6) 4.44 avg rating — 188,412 ratings
72.
Standing in the Rainbow (Elmwood Springs, #2)
Standing in the Rainbow (Elmwood Springs, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 18,612 ratings
73.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,185 ratings
74.
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 4.36 avg rating — 80,364 ratings
75.
Nobody's Fool (Sully #1)
Nobody's Fool (Sully #1) 4.11 avg rating — 32,108 ratings
76.
Patty Jane's House of Curl
Patty Jane's House of Curl 3.87 avg rating — 10,620 ratings
77.
A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove 4.38 avg rating — 1,164,800 ratings
78.
These High, Green Hills (Mitford Years, #3)
These High, Green Hills (Mitford Years, #3)
by: Jan Karon
4.31 avg rating — 23,697 ratings
78.
Hemingway's Chair
Hemingway's Chair 3.35 avg rating — 1,766 ratings
80.
The Samurai's Garden
The Samurai's Garden 4.16 avg rating — 27,754 ratings
81.
Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1)
Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 155,178 ratings
82.
Dale Loves Sophie to Death: A Novel
Dale Loves Sophie to Death: A Novel 3.23 avg rating — 314 ratings
83.
The Sweetheart Season
The Sweetheart Season 3.24 avg rating — 569 ratings
84.
Animal Dreams
Animal Dreams 4.08 avg rating — 76,497 ratings
85.
The Way Men Act
The Way Men Act 3.64 avg rating — 1,090 ratings
85.
Dalva
Dalva 4.16 avg rating — 4,398 ratings
87.
Private Altars
Private Altars 3.82 avg rating — 222 ratings
88.
Showdown: A Novel
Showdown: A Novel 4.02 avg rating — 595 ratings
88.
Spring Chickens
Spring Chickens 3.93 avg rating — 75 ratings
88.
Magic in the Backyard
Magic in the Backyard 4.16 avg rating — 32 ratings
88.
Misplaced Clarity
Misplaced Clarity 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
88.
Feedback
Feedback 3.97 avg rating — 61 ratings
88.
Let Him Go
Let Him Go 3.93 avg rating — 3,343 ratings
88.
... Life In A Northern Town: Small places in a big world. Big worlds in small places.
... Life In A Northern Town: Small places in a big world. Big worlds in small places.
by: Jack Hart
3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
88.
Trouble Won't Wait (Love-n-Trouble #2)
Trouble Won't Wait (Love-n-Trouble #2) 3.78 avg rating — 380 ratings
88.
Drunken Crows
Drunken Crows 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
88.
Te Kauhanga: A Tale of Space
Te Kauhanga: A Tale of Space 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings
88.
Old Hickory Lane
Old Hickory Lane
by: E.J. Ruek
4.68 avg rating — 146 ratings
88.
Thrush Green
Thrush Green
by: Miss Read
4.14 avg rating — 3,317 ratings
88.
Each Vagabond By Name
Each Vagabond By Name 4.01 avg rating — 316 ratings
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