San Francisco Chronicle 100 recommended books of 2013

1.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating — 401,553 ratings
2.
The Story of a New Name (Neapolitan Novels, #2)
The Story of a New Name (Neapolitan Novels, #2) 4.46 avg rating — 222,668 ratings
3.
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 129,530 ratings
4.
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth 3.86 avg rating — 72,052 ratings
5.
Benediction (Plainsong, #3)
Benediction (Plainsong, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 22,868 ratings
6.
Brown Dog
Brown Dog 4.16 avg rating — 2,670 ratings
7.
Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father
Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father 4.05 avg rating — 4,077 ratings
8.
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal 3.93 avg rating — 50,610 ratings
9.
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 237,994 ratings
10.
The People in the Trees
The People in the Trees 3.73 avg rating — 44,441 ratings
11.
The Son
The Son 4.03 avg rating — 37,217 ratings
12.
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves 3.71 avg rating — 125,623 ratings
13.
Death of the Black-Haired Girl
Death of the Black-Haired Girl 2.67 avg rating — 1,195 ratings
14.
Cool Gray City of Love: 49 Views of San Francisco
Cool Gray City of Love: 49 Views of San Francisco 4.25 avg rating — 2,246 ratings
15.
Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations
Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations 3.70 avg rating — 2,354 ratings
15.
Country Girl
Country Girl 3.51 avg rating — 2,356 ratings
17.
Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti
Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti 3.75 avg rating — 448 ratings
18.
The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme
The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme
by: Joe Sacco
4.33 avg rating — 936 ratings
19.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death
Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death 4.12 avg rating — 3,174 ratings
20.
Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate
Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate 3.79 avg rating — 4,366 ratings
21.
Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the Founders
Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the Founders 3.84 avg rating — 418 ratings
22.
Wave
Wave 3.79 avg rating — 22,486 ratings
23.
The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, a Son, and the CIA
The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, a Son, and the CIA 3.36 avg rating — 321 ratings
24.
The Interestings
The Interestings 3.60 avg rating — 122,193 ratings
25.
The Lowland
The Lowland 3.88 avg rating — 95,701 ratings
26.
Mary Coin
Mary Coin 3.91 avg rating — 9,351 ratings
27.
Someone
Someone 3.78 avg rating — 19,775 ratings
28.
Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories
Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories 3.68 avg rating — 23,815 ratings
29.
The Translator
The Translator 3.63 avg rating — 1,184 ratings
30.
L'arte della gioia
L'arte della gioia 4.13 avg rating — 8,053 ratings
31.
After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story
After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story 3.68 avg rating — 7,035 ratings
32.
American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell
American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell 3.72 avg rating — 600 ratings
33.
Astonished: A Story of Evil, Blessings, Grace, and Solace
Astonished: A Story of Evil, Blessings, Grace, and Solace 3.82 avg rating — 278 ratings
34.
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2: The Complete and Authoritative Edition (Volume 11) (Mark Twain Papers)
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2: The Complete and Authoritative Edition (Volume 11) (Mark Twain Papers) 4.29 avg rating — 599 ratings
35.
The Book of My Lives
The Book of My Lives 4.18 avg rating — 3,433 ratings
36.
Belmont
Belmont 3.64 avg rating — 89 ratings
37.
The Blood of Heaven (The Woolsack Family #1)
The Blood of Heaven (The Woolsack Family #1) 3.31 avg rating — 533 ratings
38.
A Brief History of Yes
A Brief History of Yes 3.48 avg rating — 71 ratings
39.
Claire of the Sea Light
Claire of the Sea Light 3.67 avg rating — 11,189 ratings
40.
Dissident Gardens
Dissident Gardens 3.27 avg rating — 4,064 ratings
41.
Eleven Days
Eleven Days 3.69 avg rating — 923 ratings
42.
Enon
Enon 3.40 avg rating — 3,135 ratings
43.
Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,065 ratings
44.
The Fun Parts
The Fun Parts 3.54 avg rating — 1,615 ratings
45.
Goat Mountain
Goat Mountain 3.31 avg rating — 1,709 ratings
46.
A Guide to Being Born
A Guide to Being Born 3.68 avg rating — 2,266 ratings
47.
The Hired Man
The Hired Man 3.92 avg rating — 4,320 ratings
48.
The Hotel Oneira: Poems
The Hotel Oneira: Poems 3.33 avg rating — 52 ratings
49.
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia 3.82 avg rating — 23,501 ratings
50.
I Want to Show You More
I Want to Show You More 3.65 avg rating — 1,504 ratings
51.
The Illusion of Separateness
The Illusion of Separateness 3.98 avg rating — 5,254 ratings
52.
Los enamoramientos
Los enamoramientos 3.56 avg rating — 13,899 ratings
53.
Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere
Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere 3.32 avg rating — 484 ratings
54.
A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley
A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley 3.65 avg rating — 2,463 ratings
55.
Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography
Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography 3.77 avg rating — 297 ratings
56.
The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II
The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II 3.72 avg rating — 589 ratings
57.
Dreadful: The Short Life and Gay Times of John Horne Burns
Dreadful: The Short Life and Gay Times of John Horne Burns 3.89 avg rating — 122 ratings
58.
Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington
Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington 3.89 avg rating — 657 ratings
59.
The Faraway Nearby
The Faraway Nearby 4.21 avg rating — 7,556 ratings
60.
Farther and Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson
Farther and Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson 4.12 avg rating — 84 ratings
61.
Finding the Dragon Lady: The Mystery of Vietnam's Madame Nhu
Finding the Dragon Lady: The Mystery of Vietnam's Madame Nhu 3.70 avg rating — 1,249 ratings
62.
The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad
The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad 3.99 avg rating — 4,885 ratings
63.
For a Song and a Hundred Songs: A Poet's Journey Through a Chinese Prison
For a Song and a Hundred Songs: A Poet's Journey Through a Chinese Prison
by: Liao Yiwu
4.01 avg rating — 423 ratings
64.
Forty-One False Starts: Essays on Artists and Writers
Forty-One False Starts: Essays on Artists and Writers 3.97 avg rating — 737 ratings
65.
Gun Guys: A Road Trip
Gun Guys: A Road Trip
by: Dan Baum
3.86 avg rating — 735 ratings
66.
The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures
The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures 3.25 avg rating — 1,500 ratings
67.
Jack London: An American Life
Jack London: An American Life 4.07 avg rating — 481 ratings
68.
Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam
Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam 4.23 avg rating — 4,961 ratings
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Midnight in Mexico: A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness
Midnight in Mexico: A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness 3.78 avg rating — 1,735 ratings
70.
Mother Daughter Me
Mother Daughter Me 3.84 avg rating — 2,911 ratings
71.
My Foreign Cities
My Foreign Cities 4.17 avg rating — 502 ratings
72.
Napalm: An American Biography
Napalm: An American Biography 3.80 avg rating — 129 ratings
73.
National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism
National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 33 ratings
74.
Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India
Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India 3.56 avg rating — 573 ratings
75.
Robert Oppenheimer: His Life and Mind
Robert Oppenheimer: His Life and Mind
by: Ray Monk
4.19 avg rating — 1,268 ratings
76.
Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora
Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora 3.91 avg rating — 325 ratings
77.
Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World
Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World 3.86 avg rating — 1,387 ratings
78.
She Matters: A Life in Friendships
She Matters: A Life in Friendships 3.06 avg rating — 1,066 ratings
79.
The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking (ALA Notable Books for Adults)
The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking (ALA Notable Books for Adults) 4.04 avg rating — 4,289 ratings
80.
The Still Point of the Turning World
The Still Point of the Turning World 3.72 avg rating — 2,265 ratings
81.
Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas
Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas 4.41 avg rating — 640 ratings
82.
Who Owns the Future?
Who Owns the Future? 3.77 avg rating — 3,632 ratings
83.
A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico
A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico 3.97 avg rating — 1,746 ratings
84.
Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America
Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America 4.05 avg rating — 2,616 ratings
85.
Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge: Stories
Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge: Stories 3.64 avg rating — 416 ratings
86.
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. 3.29 avg rating — 18,097 ratings
87.
Memories of a Marriage
Memories of a Marriage 3.09 avg rating — 619 ratings
88.
One Hundred Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses
One Hundred Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses 3.52 avg rating — 626 ratings
89.
Pacific
Pacific
by: Tom Drury
3.72 avg rating — 744 ratings
90.
Rage Is Back
Rage Is Back 3.62 avg rating — 621 ratings
91.
Schroder
Schroder 3.45 avg rating — 4,844 ratings
92.
The Sound of Things Falling
The Sound of Things Falling 3.84 avg rating — 20,630 ratings
93.
Spectacle: Stories
Spectacle: Stories 3.78 avg rating — 437 ratings
94.
Stay Up With Me
Stay Up With Me 3.82 avg rating — 1,184 ratings
95.
T.C. Boyle Stories II
T.C. Boyle Stories II 4.16 avg rating — 376 ratings
96.
Traveling Sprinkler (The Paul Chowder Chronicles #2)
Traveling Sprinkler (The Paul Chowder Chronicles #2) 3.70 avg rating — 1,051 ratings
97.
The Woman Who Lost Her Soul
The Woman Who Lost Her Soul 3.54 avg rating — 2,015 ratings
98.
All That Is
All That Is 3.37 avg rating — 8,140 ratings
99.
Amor and Psycho: Stories
Amor and Psycho: Stories 3.01 avg rating — 186 ratings
100.
At Night We Walk in Circles
At Night We Walk in Circles 3.62 avg rating — 2,883 ratings