Booklist Best Adult Fiction 2016 (Part 1 of 2)

1.
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1)
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 182,185 ratings
2.
The Summer Before the War
The Summer Before the War 3.79 avg rating — 44,136 ratings
3.
Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice
Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice 3.60 avg rating — 98,732 ratings
4.
Lilac Girls (Lilac Girls, #1)
Lilac Girls (Lilac Girls, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 331,876 ratings
5.
Lily and the Octopus
Lily and the Octopus 3.74 avg rating — 51,758 ratings
6.
The Longest Night
The Longest Night 3.66 avg rating — 3,267 ratings
7.
News of the World
News of the World 4.08 avg rating — 110,551 ratings
8.
The Girls
The Girls 3.51 avg rating — 237,168 ratings
9.
The Girl in the Red Coat
The Girl in the Red Coat 3.52 avg rating — 19,358 ratings
10.
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating — 433,265 ratings
11.
LaRose
LaRose 3.91 avg rating — 24,330 ratings
12.
Imagine Me Gone
Imagine Me Gone 3.69 avg rating — 19,787 ratings
13.
Heat & Light
Heat & Light 3.74 avg rating — 4,332 ratings
14.
The Nest
The Nest 3.41 avg rating — 180,435 ratings
15.
Spill Simmer Falter Wither
Spill Simmer Falter Wither 3.70 avg rating — 6,534 ratings
16.
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow 4.32 avg rating — 636,812 ratings
17.
The Unseen World
The Unseen World
by: Liz Moore
4.12 avg rating — 22,613 ratings
18.
Barkskins
Barkskins 3.83 avg rating — 20,058 ratings
19.
Everybody's Fool (Sully, #2)
Everybody's Fool (Sully, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 17,104 ratings
20.
Vinegar Girl
Vinegar Girl 3.38 avg rating — 40,029 ratings
21.
Alice & Oliver
Alice & Oliver 3.23 avg rating — 1,975 ratings
22.
The Forgetting Time
The Forgetting Time 3.80 avg rating — 31,949 ratings
23.
Sweet Lamb of Heaven
Sweet Lamb of Heaven 3.02 avg rating — 3,667 ratings
24.
The Hating Game
The Hating Game 3.86 avg rating — 805,217 ratings
25.
300 Days of Sun
300 Days of Sun 3.46 avg rating — 2,266 ratings
26.
The Children's Home
The Children's Home 2.92 avg rating — 2,589 ratings
27.
I Let You Go
I Let You Go 4.04 avg rating — 152,042 ratings
28.
The Lightkeepers
The Lightkeepers
by: Abby Geni
3.86 avg rating — 5,718 ratings
29.
The Bones of Grace
The Bones of Grace 3.81 avg rating — 790 ratings
30.
Harmony
Harmony 3.51 avg rating — 6,802 ratings
31.
The Portable Veblen
The Portable Veblen 3.46 avg rating — 8,175 ratings
32.
The Little Red Chairs
The Little Red Chairs 3.25 avg rating — 10,679 ratings
33.
Before We Visit the Goddess
Before We Visit the Goddess 3.77 avg rating — 6,995 ratings
34.
Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday 3.69 avg rating — 17,912 ratings
34.
Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors 3.97 avg rating — 720,046 ratings
36.
The Girls in the Garden
The Girls in the Garden 3.55 avg rating — 104,917 ratings
37.
The Sport of Kings: A Novel
The Sport of Kings: A Novel 3.57 avg rating — 3,755 ratings
38.
The Children
The Children
by: Ann Leary
3.60 avg rating — 7,659 ratings
39.
A Hundred Thousand Worlds
A Hundred Thousand Worlds 3.78 avg rating — 1,564 ratings
40.
Tuesday Nights in 1980
Tuesday Nights in 1980 3.73 avg rating — 4,631 ratings
41.
And After the Fire
And After the Fire 3.92 avg rating — 5,379 ratings
42.
The Excellent Lombards
The Excellent Lombards 3.41 avg rating — 3,799 ratings
43.
Children of the Dark
Children of the Dark 3.94 avg rating — 2,435 ratings
44.
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 4,399,287 ratings
45.
Titans
Titans really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,182 ratings
46.
A Doubter's Almanac
A Doubter's Almanac 3.68 avg rating — 4,719 ratings
47.
Smoke
Smoke 3.27 avg rating — 6,491 ratings
48.
Girl Through Glass
Girl Through Glass 3.38 avg rating — 3,395 ratings
49.
American Housewife
American Housewife 3.34 avg rating — 16,645 ratings
50.
Ladivine
Ladivine 3.34 avg rating — 885 ratings
51.
Flight of Dreams
Flight of Dreams 3.84 avg rating — 9,333 ratings
52.
The Obsession
The Obsession 4.23 avg rating — 89,378 ratings
53.
Terrible Virtue
Terrible Virtue 3.52 avg rating — 1,112 ratings
54.
We're All Damaged
We're All Damaged 3.83 avg rating — 20,755 ratings
55.
Chicago
Chicago 3.94 avg rating — 2,193 ratings
56.
Another Brooklyn
Another Brooklyn 3.87 avg rating — 41,158 ratings
56.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating — 386,206 ratings
58.
A Robot in the Garden
A Robot in the Garden 3.87 avg rating — 2,447 ratings
59.
Zero K
Zero K 3.19 avg rating — 12,195 ratings
60.
Charlotte
Charlotte 4.33 avg rating — 15,064 ratings
61.
A Hard And Heavy Thing
A Hard And Heavy Thing 3.98 avg rating — 204 ratings
62.
The Butterfly Garden (The Collector, #1)
The Butterfly Garden (The Collector, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 260,859 ratings
63.
The Veins of the Ocean
The Veins of the Ocean 3.79 avg rating — 2,064 ratings
64.
As Good as Gone
As Good as Gone 3.68 avg rating — 2,153 ratings
65.
The Fireman
The Fireman
by: Joe Hill
3.92 avg rating — 63,563 ratings
66.
We Love You, Charlie Freeman
We Love You, Charlie Freeman 3.45 avg rating — 4,032 ratings
67.
Before the Wind
Before the Wind
by: Jim Lynch
3.91 avg rating — 1,155 ratings
68.
The Empress of Bright Moon (The Empress of Bright Moon, #2)
The Empress of Bright Moon (The Empress of Bright Moon, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 4,072 ratings
69.
What Lies Between Us
What Lies Between Us 3.90 avg rating — 2,413 ratings
70.
Beasts And Children
Beasts And Children 3.70 avg rating — 225 ratings
71.
The Noise of Time
The Noise of Time 3.75 avg rating — 26,202 ratings
72.
The Course of Love
The Course of Love 4.01 avg rating — 47,878 ratings
73.
Children of Earth and Sky
Children of Earth and Sky 4.16 avg rating — 7,890 ratings
74.
Beside Myself
Beside Myself 3.59 avg rating — 6,971 ratings
74.
The Book of Harlan
The Book of Harlan 4.09 avg rating — 2,951 ratings
76.
Heroes of the Frontier
Heroes of the Frontier 3.44 avg rating — 14,058 ratings
77.
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping 3.73 avg rating — 534 ratings
78.
Modern Lovers
Modern Lovers 3.42 avg rating — 54,373 ratings
79.
Forty Rooms
Forty Rooms 3.88 avg rating — 1,627 ratings
80.
Septimania
Septimania 3.27 avg rating — 209 ratings
81.
Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)
Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 17,169 ratings
82.
Innocents and Others
Innocents and Others 3.54 avg rating — 2,835 ratings
83.
Marlene
Marlene 3.97 avg rating — 2,271 ratings
84.
Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Gray
Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Gray 4.02 avg rating — 1,167 ratings
85.
The Ecliptic
The Ecliptic 3.82 avg rating — 1,176 ratings
86.
Tender
Tender 3.60 avg rating — 2,177 ratings
87.
Iris and Ruby
Iris and Ruby 3.90 avg rating — 3,193 ratings
88.
The Heart
The Heart 3.85 avg rating — 11,917 ratings
89.
The Houseguest
The Houseguest 3.25 avg rating — 353 ratings
90.
The Enigmatologist
The Enigmatologist
by: Ben Adams
3.72 avg rating — 90 ratings
91.
The Bones of Paradise
The Bones of Paradise 3.71 avg rating — 1,340 ratings
92.
Who Lives By The Sword
Who Lives By The Sword
by: Amy Lemco
3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
93.
The Secret Story of Indians on Mars: A Prequel to The Mahabharata
The Secret Story of Indians on Mars: A Prequel to The Mahabharata 2.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
94.
Winning
Winning 3.49 avg rating — 948 ratings
95.
The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror
The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror 3.53 avg rating — 3,299 ratings
96.
Anatomy of a Soldier
Anatomy of a Soldier 3.99 avg rating — 1,608 ratings
97.
The Assistants
The Assistants 3.47 avg rating — 18,948 ratings
98.
The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem
The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,280 ratings
99.
The Study of Seduction (Sinful Suitors, #2)
The Study of Seduction (Sinful Suitors, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 3,187 ratings
99.
False Hearts (Pacifica #1)
False Hearts (Pacifica #1)
by: L.R. Lam
3.67 avg rating — 1,711 ratings
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