Salon.com Recommended Fiction - Part 8
Discover Salon.com's top fiction picks in Part 8 of their recommended reading list. Explore must-read novels and acclaimed books curated by literary experts.
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The Moor's Last Sigh
by Salman Rushdie
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses combines a ferociously witty family saga with a surreally imagined …
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The Risk Pool
by Richard Russo
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls comes a wonderfully funny novel set in Mohawk, New York, where Ned Hall is doing his best …
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A Sport and a Pastime
by James Salter
A Sport and a Pastime is an astonishing performance, the classic novel from a remarkable writer whose sentences bristle with a singular passion. Salter chronicles …
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Clover
by Dori Sanders
After her father dies within hours of being married to a white woman, a ten-year-old black girl learns with her new mother to overcome grief …
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Great Apes
by Will Self
Like Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, Great Apes is a strange and twisted tale, a surreal satire on the human condition, and an omen for those who …
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The Stone Diaries
by Carol Shields
An aged woman discovers herself as she reflects upon her life in the 20th century.
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Anywhere but Here
by Mona Simpson
A national bestseller—adapted into a movie starring Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon—Anywhere But Here is the heart-rending tale of a mother and daughter. A moving, …
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The Age of Grief
by Jane Smiley
In this collection of five short stories and one novella, the author presents a contemplation of the sometimes mutually exclusive matters of love, friendship, and …
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The Devil's Dream
by Lee Smith
A sweeping saga about the world of country music by Lee Smith, "a Southern storyteller in the very best tradition {who}, like the best of …
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Blue Movie
by Terry Southern
Hilarious and wildly erotic satire on Hollywood. Southern was the screen writer for Easy rider and Dr Strangelove.
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Complete Fiction of W.M. Spackman
by William Mode Spackman
An omnibus collection of novels and short stories by a late writer (1905-1990) whose witty tales of adultery found few publishers in their day. Typical …
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
by Muriel Spark
The elegantly styled classic story of a young, unorthodox teacher and her special--and ultimately dangerous--relationship with six of her students.
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Endless Love
by Scott Spencer
The classic novel that has been translated into over twenty languages and has sold more than two million copies worldwide One of the most celebrated …
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Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
The “brilliantly realized” (The New York Times Book Review) breakthrough novel from visionary author Neal Stephenson, a modern classic that predicted the metaverse and inspired …
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Dog Soldiers
by Robert Stone
Small-time journalist John Converse thinks to cash in on the last days of the Vietnam War by becoming involved in a major drug deal, but …
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Sophie's Choice
by William Styron
Three stories are told: a young Southerner wants to become a writer; a turbulent love-hate affair between a brilliant Jew and a beautiful Polish woman; …
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Valley of the Dolls
by Jacqueline Susann
Three women seek escape as they learn about the bitterness, corruption, and falsehoods of the show-business world.
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Last Orders
by Graham Swift
Four men gather in a London pub. They have taken it upon themselves to carry out the last orders of Jack Dodds, master butcher, and …
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The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan
Encompassing two generations and a rich blend of Chinese and American history, the story of four struggling, strong women also reveals their daughters' memories and …
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The Mosquito Coast
by Paul Theroux
Allie Fox is going to re-create the world. Abominating the cops, crooks, junkies and scavengers of modern America, he abandons civilization and takes the family …
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The Lord of the Rings
by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Contains The Fellowship of the ring, The Two towers, and The Return of the king, appendices, indexes, and notes on the text.