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Powell's Indiespensable

Type: Preset list created by RavenHill

Description: The books that have been featured in Powell's Indiespensable subscription

Members: 5 participating members (show all)

All members' listSort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt
8,189 members, 562 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), sturlington (3), ahef1963 (4), RavenHill (43)

Score: 11.43

2
The Bone Clocks
by David Mitchell
3,080 members, 208 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (4), sturlington (5), jasonshurb (15), RavenHill (49)

Score: 9.05

3
Tinkers
by Paul Harding
2,734 members, 193 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: sturlington (2), RavenHill (8), kara.shamy (10)

Score: 7.99

4
State of Wonder
by Ann Patchett
4,762 members, 341 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), sturlington (6), RavenHill (27)

Score: 7.67

5
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
10,425 members, 967 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (3), sturlington (4), RavenHill (29)

Score: 7.59

6
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
8,760 members, 580 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2), jasonshurb (5), RavenHill (47)

Score: 7.57

7
Did You Ever Have a Family
by Bill Clegg
940 members, 80 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (3), jasonshurb (9), RavenHill (55)

Score: 6.82

8
The Flying Troutmans
by Miriam Toews
754 members, 72 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1), RavenHill (5)

Score: 6.68

9
Borne
by Jeff VanderMeer
671 members, 34 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: sturlington (7), jasonshurb (7), RavenHill (66)

Score: 6.32

10
City on Fire
by Garth Risk Hallberg
814 members, 38 reviews
3.44 stars (3.44 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (5), jasonshurb (17), RavenHill (56)

Score: 6.11

11
The Lonely Polygamist
by Brady Udall
1,202 members, 99 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (1), RavenHill (18)

Score: 5.94

12
Barkskins: A Novel
by Annie Proulx
809 members, 60 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (6), jasonshurb (20), RavenHill (60)

Score: 5.88

13
The Mothers: A Novel
by Brit Bennett
780 members, 55 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (7), jasonshurb (21), RavenHill (62)

Score: 5.75

14
The Age of Miracles
by Karen Thompson Walker
2,542 members, 283 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), RavenHill (34)

Score: 5.66

15
Moonglow
by Michael Chabon
1,012 members, 56 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (8), jasonshurb (22), RavenHill (63)

Score: 5.65

16
Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas
331 members, 26 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: sturlington (10), kara.shamy (16), RavenHill (71)

Score: 5.63

17
History of Wolves
by Emily Fridlund
595 members, 37 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: sturlington (8), jasonshurb (23), RavenHill (64)

Score: 5.62

18
Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel
by George Saunders
2,215 members, 165 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (9), jasonshurb (24), RavenHill (65)

Score: 5.53

19
The Particular Sadness Of Lemon Cake
by Aimee Bender
2,725 members, 244 reviews
3.35 stars (3.35 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (2), RavenHill (19)

Score: 5.28

20
The Marriage Plot: A Novel
by Jeffrey Eugenides
4,215 members, 245 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (3), RavenHill (30)

Score: 4.75

21
Running the Rift
by Naomi Benaron
474 members, 26 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (4), RavenHill (31)

Score: 4.52

22
Freedom
by Jonathan Franzen
7,496 members, 364 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (11), RavenHill (21)

Score: 4.07

23
How the Dead Dream
by Lydia Millet
241 members, 10 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (1)

Score: 4

24
Here I Am: A Novel
by Jonathan Safran Foer
748 members, 29 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (6), RavenHill (61)

Score: 3.99

25
Bright Before Us
by Katie Arnold-Ratliff
73 members, 1 review
3.38 stars (3.38 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (12), RavenHill (26)

Score: 3.92

26
With or Without You
by Dominica Ruta
1 member, 1 review
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (10), RavenHill (38)

Score: 3.86

27
Mr. Splitfoot
by Samantha Hunt
363 members, 18 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (8), RavenHill (57)

Score: 3.83

28
Orfeo
by Richard Powers
561 members, 36 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (11), RavenHill (45)

Score: 3.74

29
Familiar
by J. Robert Lennon
172 members, 9 reviews
3.47 stars (3.47 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (13), RavenHill (36)

Score: 3.74

30
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
544 members, 31 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: sturlington (9), RavenHill (70)

Score: 3.69

31
The Blazing World
by Siri Hustvedt
580 members, 25 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (12), RavenHill (46)

Score: 3.69

32
All My Puny Sorrows
by Miriam Toews
719 members, 50 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (13), RavenHill (50)

Score: 3.61

33
The Great Glass Sea
by Josh Weil
126 members, 3 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (14), RavenHill (48)

Score: 3.59

34
Best Boy: A Novel
by Eli Gottlieb
229 members, 14 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (14), RavenHill (54)

Score: 3.54

35
Our Endless Numbered Days
by Claire Fuller
426 members, 27 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (16), RavenHill (52)

Score: 3.49

36
Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel
by Jesmyn Ward
1,255 members, 85 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (15), RavenHill (69)

Score: 3.42

37
A Doubter's Almanac: A Novel
by Ethan Canin
316 members, 16 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (18), RavenHill (58)

Score: 3.39

38
Mudbound
by Hillary Jordan
2,392 members, 183 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (2)

Score: 3.36

39
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi
1,894 members, 119 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (19), RavenHill (59)

Score: 3.36

40
Stephen Florida
by Gabe Habash
123 members, 6 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (25), RavenHill (67)

Score: 3.19

41
The Outlander
by Gil Adamson
1,149 members, 85 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (3)

Score: 3.04

42
Clown Girl
by Monica Drake
409 members, 18 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (4)

Score: 2.83

43
The Crow Road
by Iain Banks
2,618 members, 39 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (6)

Score: 2.56

44
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
by David Wroblewski
7,184 members, 374 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (7)

Score: 2.46

45
Sunnyside
by Glen David Gold
441 members, 21 reviews
3.18 stars (3.18 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (9)

Score: 2.31

46
A Reliable Wife
by Robert Goolrick
3,943 members, 317 reviews
3.3 stars (3.3 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (10)

Score: 2.25

47
The Twin
by Gerbrand Bakker
808 members, 65 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (11)

Score: 2.2

48
Into the Beautiful North
by Luis Alberto Urrea
646 members, 60 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (12)

Score: 2.15

49
Stitches: A Memoir
by David Small
1,591 members, 157 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (13)

Score: 2.11

50
The Cry of the Sloth
by Sam Savage
243 members, 13 reviews
3.42 stars (3.42 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (14)

Score: 2.07

51
The Wild Things
by Dave Eggers
1,185 members, 53 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (15)

Score: 2.03

52
Shadow Tag
by Louise Erdrich
818 members, 59 reviews
3.42 stars (3.42 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (16)

Score: 2

53
Matterhorn
by Karl Marlantes
2,062 members, 105 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (17)

Score: 1.97

54
I Curse the River of Time
by Per Petterson
687 members, 41 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (20)

Score: 1.89

55
The Wilding
by Benjamin Percy
159 members, 10 reviews
3.41 stars (3.41 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (22)

Score: 1.85

56
The Instructions
by Adam Levin
489 members, 19 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (23)

Score: 1.83

57
The Fates Will Find Their Way
by Hannah Pittard
433 members, 41 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (24)

Score: 1.81

58
Townie
by Andre Dubus III
615 members, 32 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (25)

Score: 1.79

59
Turn of Mind
by Alice LaPlante
1,055 members, 96 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (28)

Score: 1.74

60
The Book of Jonas
by Stephen Dau
234 members, 20 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (32)

Score: 1.68

61
The Listeners
by Leni Zumas
98 members, 1 review
3.2 stars (3.2 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (33)

Score: 1.67

62
A Million Heavens
by John Brandon
136 members, 4 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (35)

Score: 1.65

63
The Death of Bees
by Lisa O'Donnell
781 members, 84 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (37)

Score: 1.62

64
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
by Anthony Marra
1,683 members, 139 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (39)

Score: 1.6

65
In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods
by Matt Bell
211 members, 8 reviews
3.21 stars (3.21 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (40)

Score: 1.59

66
Brewster
by Mark Slouka
260 members, 16 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (41)

Score: 1.58

67
The childhood of Jesus
by J. M. Coetzee
493 members, 19 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (42)

Score: 1.57

68
The Best of McSweeney's
by Dave Eggers
216 members, 3 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (44)

Score: 1.55

69
Wolf Winter
by Cecilia Ekbäck
371 members, 30 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (51)

Score: 1.5

70
The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty
by Vendela Vida
0 members, 0 reviews

Lists: RavenHill (53)

Score: 1.48

71
The Burning Girl
by Claire Messud
280 members, 21 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (68)

Score: 1.39

72
Census
by Jesse Ball
107 members, 6 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (72)

Score: 1.37

73
The Mars Room
by Rachel Kushner
258 members, 14 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (73)

Score: 1.37

74
There There: A novel
by Tommy Orange
333 members, 19 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (74)

Score: 1.36

75
The Third Hotel
by Laura Van den Berg
40 members, 2 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: RavenHill (75)

Score: 1.36

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