List Challenges
Travel Movies Books Food Other
Sign In
Trending
New
Popular
type to search
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

Lit Hub's Ultimate Best Books of 2017

I looked at the end-of-year roundups from 35 outlets and tracked a total of 520 discrete books in order to figure out the most critically popular books of the year. Does that mean they are the Best? You'll have to decide for yourself, by reading them.
185 users · 1,210 views
 
from lithub.com · made by Ajoelles
avg. score: 5 of 117 (4%)
required scores: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 3
1
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
2
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
3
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
4
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
5
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
6
Priestdaddy (Patricia Lockwood)
Priestdaddy (Patricia Lockwood)
7
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
8
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
9
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
10
We Were Eight Years in Power (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
We Were Eight Years in Power (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
11
Sour Heart (Jenny Zhang)
Sour Heart (Jenny Zhang)
12
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (Sherman Alexie)
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (Sherman Alexie)
13
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
14
Manhattan Beach (Jennifer Egan)
Manhattan Beach (Jennifer Egan)
15
The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia (Masha Gessen)
The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia (Masha Gessen)
16
The Leavers (Lisa Ko)
The Leavers (Lisa Ko)
17
White Tears (Hari Kunzru)
White Tears (Hari Kunzru)
18
The Answers (Catherine Lacey)
The Answers (Catherine Lacey)
19
The Rules Do Not Apply (Ariel Levy)
The Rules Do Not Apply (Ariel Levy)
20
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
21
Borne (Jeff Vandermeer)
Borne (Jeff Vandermeer)
22
Stay With Me (Ayobámi Adébáyo)
Stay With Me (Ayobámi Adébáyo)
23
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
24
What We Lose (Zinzi Clemmons)
What We Lose (Zinzi Clemmons)
25
What Happened (Hillary Clinton)
What Happened (Hillary Clinton)
26
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life (Samantha Irby)
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life (Samantha Irby)
27
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
28
American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War (Omar El Akkad)
29
All Grown Up (Jami Attenberg)
All Grown Up (Jami Attenberg)
30
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant (Ron Chernow)
31
Sunshine State (Sarah Gerard)
Sunshine State (Sarah Gerard)
32
Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
33
The Burning Girl (Claire Messud)
The Burning Girl (Claire Messud)
34
Made for Love (Alissa Nutting)
Made for Love (Alissa Nutting)
35
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (Arundhati Roy)
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (Arundhati Roy)
36
The Blood of Emmitt Till (Timothy B. Tyson)
The Blood of Emmitt Till (Timothy B. Tyson)
37
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us (Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib)
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us (Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib)
38
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
39
The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui)
The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui)
40
Marlena (Julie Buntin)
Marlena (Julie Buntin)
Page 1 of 3
Click books you've read
Trending Book Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2024 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN