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Kirkus Starred Fiction Reviews of Books Published in 2017

Members: 6 participating members (show all)

All members' list: [1] 2 3 4 5Sort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
4 3 2 1: A Novel
by Paul Auster
1,157 members, 48 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), Rchlwtsn (1), Nexpixel (11)

Score: 10.2

2
The Power
by Naomi Alderman
2,651 members, 169 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), kara.shamy (2), Nexpixel (8)

Score: 9.74

3
Autumn
by Ali Smith
1,171 members, 75 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: lmbix (1), kara.shamy (3)

Score: 7.04

4
The Refugees
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
604 members, 37 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (2), kara.shamy (4)

Score: 6.19

5
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders
3,674 members, 246 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (3), kara.shamy (5)

Score: 5.71

6
Borne: A Novel
by Jeff VanderMeer
1,209 members, 60 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (4), sturlington (5)

Score: 5.5

7
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
1,204 members, 66 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: sturlington (2), Nexpixel (20)

Score: 5.26

8
Exit West
by Mohsin Hamid
2,324 members, 155 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (5), kara.shamy (7)

Score: 5.13

9
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
4,258 members, 241 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (6), kara.shamy (8)

Score: 4.93

10
Marlena
by Julie Buntin
411 members, 38 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (6), sturlington (8)

Score: 4.93

11
The Essex Serpent
by Sarah Perry
1,932 members, 134 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (7), kara.shamy (9)

Score: 4.77

12
Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee
3,029 members, 171 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (9), kara.shamy (10)

Score: 4.56

13
Manhattan Beach
by Jennifer Egan
1,865 members, 99 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (10), kara.shamy (11)

Score: 4.45

14
The City of Brass
by S. A. Chakraborty
1,428 members, 64 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (12), Nexpixel (12)

Score: 4.3

15
Waking Gods
by Sylvain Neuvel
711 members, 72 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (13), Nexpixel (13)

Score: 4.21

16
The Witches of New York: A Novel
by Ami McKay
498 members, 31 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (14), Nexpixel (14)

Score: 4.14

17
The Changeling: A Novel
by Victor LaValle
681 members, 50 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: sturlington (9), Nexpixel (25)

Score: 4.1

18
The Wanderers
by Meg Howrey
337 members, 25 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (15), Nexpixel (15)

Score: 4.07

19
Spoonbenders
by Daryl Gregory
495 members, 34 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (1)

Score: 4

20
Okinawa Diet The longevity secret
by Marco Carestia
3 members, 2 reviews
5 stars (5 stars)

Lists: Marco.Carestia (1)

Score: 4

21
The Dry
by Jane Harper
2,238 members, 186 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (17), sturlington (19)

Score: 3.89

22
White Tears
by Hari Kunzru
487 members, 37 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: sturlington (20), Nexpixel (24)

Score: 3.7

23
The Idiot
by Elif Batuman
754 members, 38 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (22), kara.shamy (65)

Score: 3.26

24
Sleeping Beauties
by Stephen King
1,700 members, 67 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: sturlington (3)

Score: 3.04

25
Ill Will
by Dan Chaon
526 members, 126 reviews
3.44 stars (3.44 stars)

Lists: sturlington (4)

Score: 2.83

26
The Night Ocean
by Paul La Farge
293 members, 22 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: sturlington (6)

Score: 2.56

27
Strange Weather
by Joe Hill
812 members, 51 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: sturlington (7)

Score: 2.46

28
Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman
4,810 members, 199 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: sturlington (10)

Score: 2.25

29
Magpie Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
1,930 members, 148 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: sturlington (11)

Score: 2.2

30
History of Wolves
by Emily Fridlund
876 members, 50 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: sturlington (12)

Score: 2.15

31
All Our Wrong Todays
by Elan Mastai
772 members, 78 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: sturlington (13)

Score: 2.11

32
The Salt Line
by Holly Goddard Jones
178 members, 24 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: sturlington (14)

Score: 2.07

33
The Grip of It
by Jac Jemc
284 members, 27 reviews
3.42 stars (3.42 stars)

Lists: sturlington (15)

Score: 2.03

34
The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas
4,636 members, 307 reviews
4.47 stars (4.47 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (16)

Score: 2

35
Ice
by Anna Kavan
641 members, 25 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: sturlington (16)

Score: 2

36
If We Were Villains
by M.L. Rio
532 members, 41 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (16)

Score: 2

37
A Conjuring of Light
by V. E. Schwab
1,398 members, 70 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (17)

Score: 1.97

38
When the English Fall: A Novel
by David Williams
254 members, 21 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: sturlington (17)

Score: 1.97

39
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward
2,466 members, 147 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (18)

Score: 1.94

40
The Stone Sky
by N. K. Jemisin
1,691 members, 90 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (18)

Score: 1.94

41
You Should Have Left
by Daniel Kehlmann
161 members, 13 reviews
3.35 stars (3.35 stars)

Lists: sturlington (18)

Score: 1.94

42
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
by Arundhati Roy
1,240 members, 37 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (19)

Score: 1.92

43
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
by Neal Stephenson
1,178 members, 66 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (19)

Score: 1.92

44
The Lying Game
by Ruth Ware
1,283 members, 73 reviews
3.43 stars (3.43 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (20)

Score: 1.89

45
Since We Fell
by Dennis Lehane
887 members, 55 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (21)

Score: 1.87

46
Future Home of the Living God
by Louise Erdrich
849 members, 51 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (21)

Score: 1.87

47
Golden Hill
by Francis Spufford
789 members, 47 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (22)

Score: 1.85

48
Final Girls
by Riley Sager
1,010 members, 91 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (23)

Score: 1.83

49
The Golden House: A Novel
by Salman Rushdie
537 members, 37 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (23)

Score: 1.83

50
Elmet
by Fiona Mozley
544 members, 37 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (24)

Score: 1.81

51
Genuine Fraud
by E. Lockhart
547 members, 40 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (25)

Score: 1.79

52
This is How It Always Is
by Laurie Frankel
841 members, 47 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (26)

Score: 1.77

53
The Almost Sisters
by Joshilyn Jackson
494 members, 53 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (26)

Score: 1.77

54
Allegedly
by Tiffany D. Jackson
509 members, 31 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (27)

Score: 1.76

55
The Bedlam Stacks
by Natasha Pulley
439 members, 31 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (27)

Score: 1.76

56
The Animators
by Kayla Rae Whitaker
404 members, 45 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (28)

Score: 1.74

57
Complete Stories
by Kurt Vonnegut
108 members, 0 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (28)

Score: 1.74

58
All Grown Up
by Jami Attenberg
377 members, 19 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (29)

Score: 1.72

59
Bluebird, Bluebird
by Attica Locke
559 members, 49 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (30)

Score: 1.71

60
Solar Bones
by Mike McCormack
281 members, 19 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (31)

Score: 1.7

61
Perfect Little World
by Kevin Wilson
295 members, 16 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (32)

Score: 1.68

62
Salt Houses
by Hala Alyan
314 members, 16 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (33)

Score: 1.67

63
The Light We Lost
by Jill Santopolo
509 members, 30 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (34)

Score: 1.66

64
Persons Unknown
by Susie Steiner
257 members, 21 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (35)

Score: 1.65

65
Standard Deviation
by Katherine Heiny
292 members, 18 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (36)

Score: 1.63

66
Dunbar
by Edward St Aubyn
287 members, 20 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (37)

Score: 1.62

67
Gather the Daughters
by Jennie Melamed
303 members, 20 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (38)

Score: 1.61

68
Exposed
by Lisa Scottoline
241 members, 24 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (39)

Score: 1.6

69
The Gray House
by Mariám Petrosyán
304 members, 8 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (40)

Score: 1.59

70
Mrs. Osmond
by John Banville
226 members, 12 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (41)

Score: 1.58

71
The Stolen Child
by Lisa Carey
167 members, 28 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (42)

Score: 1.57

72
Lies She Told
by Cate Holahan
187 members, 22 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (43)

Score: 1.56

73
The Lauras
by Sara Taylor
160 members, 50 reviews
3.31 stars (3.31 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (44)

Score: 1.55

74
Paris in the Present Tense: A Novel
by Mark Helprin
210 members, 15 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (45)

Score: 1.54

75
The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
by Lyndsay Faye
172 members, 28 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (46)

Score: 1.54

76
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
by Cherise Wolas
161 members, 17 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (47)

Score: 1.53

77
Beautiful Animals: A Novel
by Lawrence Osborne
150 members, 25 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (48)

Score: 1.52

78
The Locals
by Jonathan Dee
158 members, 7 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (49)

Score: 1.51

79
AFTERLIFE
by Marcus Sakey
165 members, 17 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (50)

Score: 1.5

80
The Fall of Lisa Bellow: A Novel
by Susan Perabo
129 members, 18 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (51)

Score: 1.5

81
The Dime
by Kathleen Kent
129 members, 7 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (52)

Score: 1.49

82
Beast
by Paul Kingsnorth
114 members, 1 review
3.06 stars (3.06 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (53)

Score: 1.48

83
The Girl in Green
by Derek B. Miller
107 members, 7 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (54)

Score: 1.48

84
Grace: A Novel
by Paul Lynch
95 members, 7 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (55)

Score: 1.47

85
The Weight of Lies
by Emily Carpenter
104 members, 12 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (56)

Score: 1.46

86
The Blackbird Season
by Kate Moretti
100 members, 10 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (57)

Score: 1.46

87
The Graybar Hotel: Stories
by Curtis Dawkins
76 members, 5 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (58)

Score: 1.45

88
Everything Belongs to Us
by Yoojin Grace Wuertz
80 members, 15 reviews
3.05 stars (3.05 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (59)

Score: 1.44

89
Spoils
by Brian Van Reet
75 members, 3 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (60)

Score: 1.44

90
Here in Berlin
by Cristina García
67 members, 3 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (61)

Score: 1.43

91
Jerzy: A Novel
by Jerome Charyn
48 members, 12 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (62)

Score: 1.43

92
The Spy's Daughter
by Adam Brookes
29 members, 3 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (63)

Score: 1.42

93
Reservoir 13
by Jon McGregor
659 members, 36 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (64)

Score: 1.41

94
The Bear and the Nightingale
by Katherine Arden
2,474 members, 203 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (66)

Score: 1.4

95
Homesick for Another World: Stories
by Ottessa Moshfegh
519 members, 29 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (67)

Score: 1.4

96
The Dark Flood Rises
by Margaret Drabble
296 members, 19 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (68)

Score: 1.39

97
The Heirs
by Susan Rieger
226 members, 67 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (69)

Score: 1.39

98
The Late Show
by Michael Connelly
1,355 members, 79 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Score: 0

99
Glass Houses
by Louise Penny
1,269 members, 91 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Score: 0

100
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne
1,229 members, 106 reviews
4.44 stars (4.44 stars)

Score: 0

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Started by: kara.shamy (December 2017)

Type: Numbered and unnumbered

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