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Best Books of 2017

Year-End Honors by Book
Best Books of 2017 Honors by Book - Fiction Ranking (updated feb 4 2018)

04/16/2018: 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Finalists
02/11/2018: ALA Notable Books - Fiction
01/23/2018: 2017 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists for Fiction
12/04/2017: TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books of 2017
12/04/2017: New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017
11/10/2017: Amazon Top 10 Literature & Fiction of 2017
10/06/2017: 2017 National Book Award Finalists for Fiction
09/09/2017: 2017 Man Booker Prize Shortlist


Top Fiction


Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
841 reviews (304p) September 5, 2017
Amazon Best Books of 2017: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #14
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2017: Top 10 #10
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017
National Book Award Winner
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #1
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2017
PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist
LA Times Book Prize for Fiction Finalist
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Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
948 reviews (240p) March 7, 2017
Amazon Best Books of 2017: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #3
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017
Man Booker Prize Finalist
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #6
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
Economist Books of the Year: Fiction
LA Times Book Prize for Fiction Winner
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Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
2022 reviews (368p) February 14, 2017
Amazon Best Books of 2017: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #4
Library Journal Best Books 2017: The Top Ten
Man Booker Prize Winner
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #5
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2017
Economist Books of the Year: Fiction
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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
2891 reviews (496p) February 7, 2017
Amazon Best Books of 2017: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #13
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017
National Book Award Finalist
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
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White Tears by Hari Kunzru
87 reviews (288p) March 14, 2017
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2017: Top 10 #2
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #2
Economist Books of the Year: Fiction
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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
424 reviews (464p) June 6, 2017
Amazon Best Books of 2017: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #9
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist
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Other Notable Fiction


4321 by Paul Auster
336 reviews (960p) January 1, 2017
Amazon Best Books of 2017: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #11
Man Booker Prize Finalist
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Autumn by Ali Smith
158 reviews (272p) February 7, 2017
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017
Man Booker Prize Finalist
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Ill Will by Dan Chaon
358 reviews (496p) March 7, 2017
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2017: Top 10 #7
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The Changeling by Victor LaValle
216 reviews (448p) June 13, 2017
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #7
LA Times Book Prize for Fiction Finalist
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The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott
314 reviews (256p) September 19, 2017
Library Journal Best Books 2017: The Top Ten
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #8
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist
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Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
1265 reviews (448p) October 3, 2017
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #4
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The Power by Naomi Alderman
895 reviews (400p) October 10, 2017
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017
Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2017
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