Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Fiction 2024

1.
The Axeman's Carnival
The Axeman's Carnival 4.33 avg rating — 4,433 ratings
2.
Clear
Clear 3.88 avg rating — 18,268 ratings
3.
Creation Lake
Creation Lake 3.38 avg rating — 28,214 ratings
4.
Intermezzo
Intermezzo 3.85 avg rating — 264,754 ratings
5.
Long Island (Eilis Lacey, #2)
Long Island (Eilis Lacey, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 69,662 ratings
6.
Ædnan
Ædnan 4.20 avg rating — 2,695 ratings
7.
All Fours
All Fours 3.46 avg rating — 161,007 ratings
8.
Beautiful Days: Stories
Beautiful Days: Stories 3.42 avg rating — 767 ratings
9.
Behind You Is the Sea
Behind You Is the Sea 4.08 avg rating — 7,030 ratings
10.
The Book of George
The Book of George 3.43 avg rating — 2,734 ratings
11.
Cahokia Jazz
Cahokia Jazz 3.98 avg rating — 4,162 ratings
12.
Catalina
Catalina 3.58 avg rating — 6,940 ratings
13.
Come and Get It
Come and Get It 3.34 avg rating — 41,417 ratings
14.
Enlightenment
Enlightenment 3.58 avg rating — 4,434 ratings
15.
Entitlement
Entitlement 2.99 avg rating — 7,438 ratings
16.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.26 avg rating — 3,042 ratings
17.
Held
Held 3.52 avg rating — 10,204 ratings
18.
Herscht 07769
Herscht 07769 4.21 avg rating — 813 ratings
19.
I Cheerfully Refuse
I Cheerfully Refuse really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20,218 ratings
20.
Lazarus Man
Lazarus Man 3.53 avg rating — 2,258 ratings
21.
Lesser Ruins
Lesser Ruins 4.16 avg rating — 291 ratings
22.
Long Island Compromise
Long Island Compromise 3.75 avg rating — 38,757 ratings
23.
The Magnificent Ruins
The Magnificent Ruins 3.93 avg rating — 2,631 ratings
24.
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Margo's Got Money Troubles 3.85 avg rating — 129,541 ratings
25.
Martyr!
Martyr! 4.19 avg rating — 111,736 ratings
26.
Mice 1961
Mice 1961 3.11 avg rating — 237 ratings
27.
The Mighty Red
The Mighty Red 3.83 avg rating — 25,354 ratings
28.
The Most
The Most 3.31 avg rating — 12,121 ratings
29.
Neighbors and Other Stories
Neighbors and Other Stories 4.02 avg rating — 2,246 ratings
30.
On the Calculation of Volume I
On the Calculation of Volume I 3.72 avg rating — 15,165 ratings
31.
The Other Valley
The Other Valley 3.87 avg rating — 19,745 ratings
32.
Our Evenings
Our Evenings 3.94 avg rating — 6,489 ratings
33.
Real Life and Other Fictions
Real Life and Other Fictions 3.26 avg rating — 690 ratings
34.
Reboot
Reboot 2.96 avg rating — 843 ratings
35.
The Rich People Have Gone Away
The Rich People Have Gone Away 3.33 avg rating — 2,373 ratings
36.
The Safekeep
The Safekeep 4.10 avg rating — 49,358 ratings
37.
Same As It Ever Was
Same As It Ever Was 3.84 avg rating — 40,841 ratings
38.
The Sequel (The Book Series, #2)
The Sequel (The Book Series, #2) 3.62 avg rating — 17,286 ratings
39.
Shy Creatures
Shy Creatures 4.07 avg rating — 11,845 ratings
40.
Small Rain
Small Rain 4.04 avg rating — 4,138 ratings
41.
Someone Like Us
Someone Like Us 3.52 avg rating — 2,437 ratings
42.
The Spoiled Heart
The Spoiled Heart 3.78 avg rating — 1,009 ratings
43.
Swift River
Swift River 3.50 avg rating — 9,104 ratings
44.
Wandering Stars
Wandering Stars 3.83 avg rating — 32,875 ratings
45.
The Waters
The Waters 3.48 avg rating — 10,562 ratings
46.
Wild Houses
Wild Houses 3.71 avg rating — 7,456 ratings
47.
The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts
The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts 3.73 avg rating — 1,863 ratings
48.
The Women Behind the Door
The Women Behind the Door 3.47 avg rating — 1,288 ratings
49.
Worry
Worry 3.29 avg rating — 10,316 ratings
50.
The Husbands
The Husbands 3.52 avg rating — 115,775 ratings