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Kirkus Starred Fiction Reviews of Books Published in 2017

Description: Incomplete (in progress) 12/17

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
902 members, 39 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

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

Score: 10.2

2
The Power
by Naomi Alderman
1,906 members, 131 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

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

Score: 9.11

3
Autumn
by Ali Smith
872 members, 64 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

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

Score: 7.04

4
The Refugees
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
477 members, 27 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

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

Score: 6.19

5
The City of Brass
by S. A. Chakraborty
885 members, 42 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (12), Nexpixel (12), sturlington (22)

Score: 6.15

6
The Wanderers
by Meg Howrey
289 members, 21 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (15), Nexpixel (15), sturlington (20)

Score: 5.96

7
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
837 members, 53 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), Nexpixel (20)

Score: 5.89

8
Spoonbenders
by Daryl Gregory
374 members, 24 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (1), sturlington (23)

Score: 5.83

9
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders
2,948 members, 214 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

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

Score: 5.71

10
Borne
by Jeff VanderMeer
914 members, 47 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: sturlington (4), Nexpixel (4)

Score: 5.66

11
Exit West
by Mohsin Hamid
1,858 members, 127 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

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

Score: 5.13

12
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
2,938 members, 172 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

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

Score: 4.93

13
Marlena
by Julie Buntin
334 members, 34 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

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

Score: 4.93

14
The Essex Serpent
by Sarah Perry
1,610 members, 110 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

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

Score: 4.77

15
Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee
2,195 members, 131 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

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

Score: 4.56

16
Manhattan Beach
by Jennifer Egan
1,536 members, 88 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

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

Score: 4.45

17
Waking Gods
by Sylvain Neuvel
533 members, 57 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

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

Score: 4.21

18
The Witches of New York: A Novel
by Ami McKay
382 members, 25 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

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

Score: 4.14

19
The Changeling: A Novel
by Victor LaValle
459 members, 39 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: sturlington (9), Nexpixel (25)

Score: 4.1

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

Lists: Marco.Carestia (1)

Score: 4

21
If We Were Villains
by M.L. Rio
365 members, 27 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (16), sturlington (19)

Score: 3.92

22
The Dry
by Jane Harper
1,838 members, 159 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (17), sturlington (21)

Score: 3.84

23
White Tears
by Hari Kunzru
382 members, 29 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: sturlington (24), Nexpixel (24)

Score: 3.61

24
The Almost Sisters
by Joshilyn Jackson
407 members, 51 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: sturlington (25), Nexpixel (26)

Score: 3.56

25
Bluebird, Bluebird
by Attica Locke
372 members, 37 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: sturlington (26), kara.shamy (30)

Score: 3.48

26
The Idiot
by Elif Batuman
558 members, 31 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

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

Score: 3.26

27
Ill Will: A Novel
by Dan Chaon
463 members, 118 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: sturlington (3)

Score: 3.04

28
Sleeping Beauties
by Stephen King
1,343 members, 59 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: sturlington (5)

Score: 2.68

29
The Night Ocean
by Paul La Farge
238 members, 19 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: sturlington (6)

Score: 2.56

30
Strange Weather: Four Short Novels
by Joe Hill
554 members, 42 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: sturlington (7)

Score: 2.46

31
Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman
3,546 members, 145 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: sturlington (10)

Score: 2.25

32
Magpie Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
1,537 members, 120 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: sturlington (11)

Score: 2.2

33
History of Wolves
by Emily Fridlund
742 members, 49 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: sturlington (12)

Score: 2.15

34
All Our Wrong Todays
by Elan Mastai
602 members, 61 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: sturlington (13)

Score: 2.11

35
Ice
by Anna Kavan
542 members, 25 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: sturlington (14)

Score: 2.07

36
You Should Have Left
by Daniel Kehlmann
121 members, 9 reviews
3.29 stars (3.29 stars)

Lists: sturlington (15)

Score: 2.03

37
The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas
3,402 members, 230 reviews
4.48 stars (4.48 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (16)

Score: 2

38
The Salt Line
by Holly Goddard Jones
153 members, 24 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: sturlington (16)

Score: 2

39
A Conjuring of Light
by V. E. Schwab
966 members, 51 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (17)

Score: 1.97

40
The Grip of It
by Jac Jemc
212 members, 19 reviews
3.39 stars (3.39 stars)

Lists: sturlington (17)

Score: 1.97

41
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward
1,851 members, 128 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (18)

Score: 1.94

42
The Stone Sky
by N. K. Jemisin
1,154 members, 68 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (18)

Score: 1.94

43
When the English Fall: A Novel
by David Williams
212 members, 18 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: sturlington (18)

Score: 1.94

44
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
by Arundhati Roy
976 members, 34 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (19)

Score: 1.92

45
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
by Neal Stephenson
911 members, 50 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (19)

Score: 1.92

46
The Lying Game
by Ruth Ware
970 members, 56 reviews
3.41 stars (3.41 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (20)

Score: 1.89

47
Since We Fell: A Novel
by Dennis Lehane
728 members, 49 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (21)

Score: 1.87

48
Future Home of the Living God: A Novel
by Louise Erdrich
667 members, 44 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (21)

Score: 1.87

49
Golden Hill: A Novel of Old New York
by Francis Spufford
629 members, 42 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (22)

Score: 1.85

50
Final Girls: A Novel
by Riley Sager
723 members, 73 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (23)

Score: 1.83

51
The Golden House: A Novel
by Salman Rushdie
422 members, 33 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (23)

Score: 1.83

52
Elmet
by Fiona Mozley
439 members, 30 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (24)

Score: 1.81

53
Genuine Fraud
by E. Lockhart
419 members, 32 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (25)

Score: 1.79

54
This is How It Always Is
by Laurie Frankel
558 members, 34 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (26)

Score: 1.77

55
Allegedly
by Tiffany D. Jackson
392 members, 24 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (27)

Score: 1.76

56
The Bedlam Stacks
by Natasha Pulley
314 members, 27 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (27)

Score: 1.76

57
The Animators: A Novel
by Kayla Rae Whitaker
334 members, 41 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (28)

Score: 1.74

58
Complete Stories
by Kurt Vonnegut
74 members, 0 reviews
4.5 stars (4.5 stars)

Lists: Nexpixel (28)

Score: 1.74

59
All Grown Up
by Jami Attenberg
321 members, 14 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (29)

Score: 1.72

60
Solar Bones
by Mike McCormack
235 members, 16 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (31)

Score: 1.7

61
Perfect Little World: A Novel
by Kevin Wilson
246 members, 13 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (32)

Score: 1.68

62
Salt Houses
by Hala Alyan
259 members, 16 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (33)

Score: 1.67

63
The Light We Lost
by Jill Santopolo
339 members, 24 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (34)

Score: 1.66

64
Persons Unknown
by Susie Steiner
219 members, 22 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (35)

Score: 1.65

65
Standard Deviation
by Katherine Heiny
243 members, 14 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (36)

Score: 1.63

66
Dunbar
by Edward St. Aubyn
218 members, 19 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (37)

Score: 1.62

67
Gather the Daughters
by Jennie Melamed
246 members, 20 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (38)

Score: 1.61

68
Exposed
by Lisa Scottoline
203 members, 21 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (39)

Score: 1.6

69
The Gray House
by Mariám Petrosyán
225 members, 6 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (40)

Score: 1.59

70
Mrs. Osmond: A novel
by John Banville
189 members, 10 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (41)

Score: 1.58

71
The Stolen Child
by Lisa Carey
158 members, 26 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (42)

Score: 1.57

72
Lies She Told
by Cate Holahan
162 members, 19 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (43)

Score: 1.56

73
The Lauras
by Sara Taylor
146 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
176 members, 10 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (45)

Score: 1.54

75
The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
by Lyndsay Faye
149 members, 28 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (46)

Score: 1.54

76
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
by Cherise Wolas
136 members, 17 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (47)

Score: 1.53

77
Beautiful Animals: A Novel
by Lawrence Osborne
135 members, 22 reviews
3.39 stars (3.39 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (48)

Score: 1.52

78
The Locals: A Novel
by Jonathan Dee
137 members, 7 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (49)

Score: 1.51

79
AFTERLIFE
by Marcus Sakey
133 members, 14 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (50)

Score: 1.5

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

Lists: kara.shamy (51)

Score: 1.5

81
The Dime
by Kathleen Kent
99 members, 6 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (52)

Score: 1.49

82
Beast
by Paul Kingsnorth
90 members, 1 review
3.19 stars (3.19 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (53)

Score: 1.48

83
The Girl in Green
by Derek B. Miller
95 members, 6 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (54)

Score: 1.48

84
Grace: A Novel
by Paul Lynch
77 members, 7 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (55)

Score: 1.47

85
The Weight of Lies
by Emily Carpenter
90 members, 12 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (56)

Score: 1.46

86
The Blackbird Season: A Novel
by Kate Moretti
87 members, 11 reviews
3.35 stars (3.35 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (57)

Score: 1.46

87
The Graybar Hotel: Stories
by Curtis Dawkins
67 members, 4 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (58)

Score: 1.45

88
Everything Belongs to Us: A Novel
by Yoojin Grace Wuertz
63 members, 15 reviews
3.03 stars (3.03 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (59)

Score: 1.44

89
Spoils
by Brian Van Reet
69 members, 3 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (60)

Score: 1.44

90
Here in Berlin: A Novel
by Cristina García
61 members, 3 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (61)

Score: 1.43

91
Jerzy: A Novel
by Jerome Charyn
42 members, 12 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (62)

Score: 1.43

92
The Spy's Daughter
by Adam Brookes
22 members, 3 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (63)

Score: 1.42

93
Reservoir 13: A Novel
by Jon McGregor
514 members, 30 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (64)

Score: 1.41

94
The Bear and the Nightingale
by Katherine Arden
1,768 members, 156 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (66)

Score: 1.4

95
Homesick for Another World: Stories
by Ottessa Moshfegh
370 members, 22 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (67)

Score: 1.4

96
The Dark Flood Rises
by Margaret Drabble
256 members, 16 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (68)

Score: 1.39

97
The Heirs
by Susan Rieger
210 members, 67 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (69)

Score: 1.39

98
The Late Show
by Michael Connelly
1,081 members, 70 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Score: 0

99
Glass Houses
by Louise Penny
1,040 members, 83 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Score: 0

100
The Heart's Invisible Furies: A Novel
by John Boyne
933 members, 90 reviews
4.42 stars (4.42 stars)

Score: 0

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Started by: kara.shamy (December 2017)

Type: Numbered and unnumbered

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