Great Fiction Ranging from Serious to Humorous
Explore a curated list of great fiction books ranging from serious to humorous. Discover witty, laugh-out-loud stories and clever narratives perfect for any mood.
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Prep
by Curtis Sittenfeld
A perceptive, achingly funny first novel featuring a middle-class Midwestern teenager trying to fit in at an elite East Coast boarding school, "Prep" is also …
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Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes
Edith Grossman's definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece. Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic …
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Shopaholic & Sister
by Sophie Kinsella
Returning to London after her ten-month honeymoon, Becky Bloomwood Brandon finds herself depressed by a lack of money, a search for a job, and her …
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The Same Sweet Girls
by Cassandra King
Now in paperback--the critically acclaimed novel by the celebrated author of "The Sunday Wife" about a group of women who have been holding reunions every …
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The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende
Here, in an astonishing debut by a gifted storyteller, is the magnificent saga of proud and passionate men and women and the turbulent times through …
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Broken for You
by Stephanie Kallos
Margaret Hughes, a septuagenarian living in Seattle, takes in a series of boarders who help her cope with her illness, and whose lives become unexpectedly …
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully …
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic—both poignant and funny—about a boy with autism who sets out to solve the murder of a neighbor's dog and …
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
by Mitch Albom
Eddie dies on his eighty-third birthday in a tragic accident - He awakens in the afterlife where he learns that heaven is where your earthly …
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At Home in Mitford
by Jan Karon
The first novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon’s beloved series set in America’s favorite small town: Mitford. It's easy to feel …
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Our Kind
by Kate Walbert
From the award-winning author of "The Gardens of Kyoto" comes a witty novel about the lives of a group of women--once 1950s country-club housewives; today …
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Some People, Some Other Place
by J. California Cooper
A multigenerational saga chronicles the intertwined lives of the multi-ethnic residents of Dream Street in a town called Place, following one family from the Deep …
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Any Place I Hang My Hat
by Susan Isaacs
No matter which side of the nature/nurture debate you're on, Amy Lincoln's prospects do not look good. Her mother abandoned her when she was ten …
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Nights of Rain and Stars
by Maeve Binchy
In a small Greek island village, a group of travelers from around the world and the local residents they encounter are brought together when tragedy …
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Line of Beauty
by Alan Hollinghurst
Moving into the attic room in the Notting Hill home of the wealthy, politically connected Fedden family in 1983, twenty-year-old Nick Guest becomes caught up …
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The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger
A Magical love story that is as sad as it is joyous.
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Runaway
by Alice Munro
A collection of short fiction captures the lives of women of all ages and circumstances, as they deal with the limits and lies of passion, …
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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
English magicians were once the wonder of the known world, with fairy servants at their beck and call; they could command winds, mountains, and woods. …
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Snobs
by Julian Fellowes
From the Oscar(-winning screenwriter of "Gosford Park" comes a brilliant and revealing comedy of manners.
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Admissions
by Nancy Lieberman
Preparing to enroll her daughter in private school, Helen Drager finds herself overwhelmed by the political undertaking, her friend's precarious position as an admissions officer, …
