2021 Notable Books for Adults

Beschreibung
Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council has been to make available to the nation’s readers a list of very good, very readable, and at times very important fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books for the adult reader. This is the 2021 list.
1
The Vanishing Half
von Brit Bennett
5,656 Mitglieder
240 Rezensionen
4.1
3 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, kara.shamy
2
Judith und Hamnet
von Maggie O'Farrell
4,416 Mitglieder
234 Rezensionen
4.2
3 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, kara.shamy
3
Little Eyes
von Samanta Schweblin
549 Mitglieder
29 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Piranesi
von Susanna Clarke
5,740 Mitglieder
281 Rezensionen
4.2
2 Members
sturlington, kara.shamy
5
Shuggie Bain
von Douglas Stuart
2,489 Mitglieder
128 Rezensionen
4.2
2 Members
sturlington, kara.shamy
6
Deacon King Kong
von James McBride
1,678 Mitglieder
96 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
2 Members
sturlington, kara.shamy
7
Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace
von Carl Safina
178 Mitglieder
13 Rezensionen
3.8
2 Members
sturlington, kara.shamy
8
Leave the World Behind
von Rumaan Alam
2,212 Mitglieder
133 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
Member
sturlington
9
Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir
von Natasha Trethewey
555 Mitglieder
30 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Member
sturlington
10
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
von Isabel Wilkerson
4,228 Mitglieder
164 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
Member
sturlington
11
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
von Robert Kolker
1,519 Mitglieder
91 Rezensionen
4.2
Member
sturlington
12
Brüste und Eier
von Mieko Kawakami
959 Mitglieder
32 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Member
sturlington
13
The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories
von Danielle Evans
711 Mitglieder
24 Rezensionen
4.1
Member
sturlington
14
Just Us: An American Conversation
von Claudia Rankine
340 Mitglieder
7 Rezensionen
4.2
Member
sturlington
15
Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
von David Zucchino
354 Mitglieder
9 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Member
sturlington
16
Postcolonial Love Poem
von Natalie Diaz
347 Mitglieder
10 Rezensionen
4.2
Member
sturlington
17
Temporary
von Hilary Leichter
244 Mitglieder
13 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
Member
sturlington
18
Run Me to Earth
von Paul Yoon
215 Mitglieder
17 Rezensionen
3.9
Member
sturlington
19
We Have Been Harmonised: Life in China's Surveillance State
von Kai Strittmatter
170 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
Member
sturlington
20
Children of the Land
von Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
170 Mitglieder
6 Rezensionen
3.2
Member
sturlington
21
A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
von Brittany K. Barnett
161 Mitglieder
8 Rezensionen
½ 4.5
Member
sturlington
22
Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West
von Lauren Redniss
150 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
3.9
Member
sturlington
23
Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice
von Pam Fessler
52 Mitglieder
½ 4.3
Member
sturlington
24
Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry
von John Murillo
28 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 4.6
Member
sturlington