Modern


I Want You to Be Happy
Slags
The Palm House
The Museum of Second Chances
So Thrilled For You
Eurotrash
The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman
200 Monas
Ghost Town
Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)
My Favourite Mistake (Walsh Family, #7)
The Book of Beginnings (Book of Beginnings, #1)
Op een andere planeet kunnen ze me redden
Das Café ohne Namen
The Party
The Kite Runner
Life of Pi
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Red Russia
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Handmaid's Tale
Yol
The Secret History
Gone Girl
The Book Thief
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
Where the Crawdads Sing
The Great Gatsby
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline MillerAriadne by Jennifer SaintA Thousand Ships by Natalie HaynesThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Greek Mythology Retellings!
309 books — 539 voters
Press Here by Hervé TulletThis Is Not My Hat by Jon KlassenDon't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo WillemsI Want My Hat Back by Jon KlassenClick, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin
Best Modern Children's Picture Books
466 books — 281 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakSetting the Family Free by Eric D. GoodmanThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Literary Fiction of "(y)our time"
209 books — 107 voters
Don't Get Caught by Kurt DinanThe Art of Holding On and Letting Go by Kristin Bartley LenzEvery Move I Have Made by Philippa CameronThe Unexpected Everything by Morgan MatsonSummer of Sloane by Erin L. Schneider
Realistic YA Novels of 2016
85 books — 77 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMurder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandThose Empty Eyes by Charlie DonleaThe Reluctant Juror by Baldwin HughesHidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
2,061 books — 1,923 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnMystic River by Dennis LehaneThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsDefending Jacob by William LandayIn the Woods by Tana French
Mysteries For Deep Thinkers
339 books — 200 voters


Related Genres

Eqbal Ahmad
“ We are living in modern times throughout the world and yet are dominated by medieval minds. ”
― Eqbal Ahmad, Eqbal Ahmad: Confronting Empire

Italo Calvino
“ The city of Leonia refashions itself every day: every morning the people wake between fresh sheets, wash with just-unwrapped cakes of soap, wear brand-new clothing, take from the latest model refrigerator still unopened tins, listening to the last-minute jingles from the most up-to-date radio. On the sidewalks, encased in spotless plastic bags, the remains of yesterday's Leonia await the garbage truck. Not only squeezed tubes of toothpaste, blown-out light bulbs, newspapers, containers, wrapping ...more ”
― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities

More quotes...
Light vs. Dark The 1000 year war A thousand year war era that was thought to have been gone due to the coexistence of all races w…more
2 members, last active 5 years ago
Hello, hello and welcome to Our Novel Nook! Ashleigh, here! Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose…more
1 member, last active 6 years ago
Silent World — A discussion group A place to discuss all the unique aspects of Deaf culture as highlighted in the thriller Silent …more
1,720 members, last active 4 days ago
Every week, a new book will come up for discussion, with recommended reading for each day. You…more
2 members, last active 4 years ago

Tags

Tags contributing to this page include: modern and modern-fiction