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Books Set in New York City

Description: Vote for or add the best books set in New York City.

Members: 21 participating members (show all)

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1
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
64,547 members, 1,061 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (1), alex68 (1), merrystar (1), ahef1963 (1), roby72 (1), thecoroner (2), smcwl (2), sturlington (3), hipdeep (4), cej1027 (5), ManWithAnAgenda (22)

Explanations:

sturlington (3): Long Island

2
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
12,672 members, 287 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: AnnaClaire (1), ladyand24 (1), thecoroner (1), petalsnthorns (1), alex68 (2), merrystar (2), smcwl (3), roby72 (6), sturlington (45)

3
The Catcher in the Rye
by J. D. Salinger
64,123 members, 1,022 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (1), dylan555 (2), ahef1963 (2), roby72 (2), merrystar (3), sturlington (5), alex68 (5), thecoroner (5), smcwl (7), ManWithAnAgenda (20)

Thumbs down: cej1027, kara.shamy, hipdeep

4
The Chosen
by Chaim Potok
6,278 members, 91 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1), sturlington (2), petalsnthorns (3), ahef1963 (4), thecoroner (9), alex68 (14)

5
The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
8,880 members, 189 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: merrystar (4), thecoroner (4), roby72 (4), sturlington (6), alex68 (6), smcwl (11), ahef1963 (24)

6
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
by Michael Chabon
17,893 members, 391 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (2), aulsmith (2), dylan555 (3), ahef1963 (6), sturlington (17), alex68 (19)

7
Franny and Zooey
by J. D. Salinger
13,941 members, 167 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: smcwl (1), petalsnthorns (2), roby72 (3), alex68 (8), ManWithAnAgenda (15)

8
Rosemary's Baby
by Ira Levin
4,083 members, 119 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2), ahef1963 (5), roby72 (10), thecoroner (13), ManWithAnAgenda (21), sturlington (33)

Explanations:

sturlington (33): Manhattan

9
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
14,856 members, 412 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2), ladyand24 (2), merrystar (5), ahef1963 (11), thecoroner (17)

10
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
by Truman Capote
2,390 members, 61 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: smcwl (4), roby72 (5), alex68 (11), ManWithAnAgenda (16), ahef1963 (16), sturlington (24)

11
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
25,305 members, 453 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: alex68 (7), thecoroner (8), ahef1963 (10), roby72 (16), ManWithAnAgenda (18), sturlington (38)

12
Eloise
by Kay Thompson
1,537 members, 38 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), cej1027 (1), hipdeep (9), merrystar (16)

13
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
14,611 members, 186 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (4), merrystar (7), thecoroner (11), roby72 (15), alex68 (22)

14
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E. L. Konigsburg
13,798 members, 263 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (4), merrystar (6), ahef1963 (7), ManWithAnAgenda (17), sturlington (48)

15
Washington Square
by Henry James
4,021 members, 84 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: AnnaClaire (2), thecoroner (6), alex68 (9), roby72 (11)

16
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
by Bette Bao Lord
2,484 members, 21 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (2), hipdeep (5), merrystar (11), ManWithAnAgenda (12)

17
Time and Again
by Jack Finney
3,860 members, 138 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: lindapanzo (1), merrystar (10), ahef1963 (15), sturlington (30)

18
Go Tell It on the Mountain
by James Baldwin
5,035 members, 103 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (1), smcwl (13), alex68 (16), ahef1963 (25)

19
All-of-a-Kind Family
by Sydney Taylor
2,699 members, 54 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (4), cej1027 (6), dara85 (7), merrystar (18)

20
The Saturdays
by Elizabeth Enright
1,472 members, 26 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (4), cej1027 (7), merrystar (9), smcwl (18)

21
The New York Trilogy
by Paul Auster
9,200 members, 150 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (8), roby72 (9), alex68 (10), thecoroner (10)

22
Bright Lights, Big City
by Jay McInerney
2,786 members, 43 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (5), ManWithAnAgenda (5), smcwl (12), alex68 (40)

23
My Name Is Asher Lev
by Chaim Potok
4,025 members, 75 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (7), merrystar (8), aulsmith (9), alex68 (18)

24
The Hours
by Michael Cunningham
12,014 members, 214 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (9), ahef1963 (9), alex68 (13), sturlington (18)

25
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis
12,809 members, 262 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: sturlington (7), ManWithAnAgenda (10), roby72 (23), alex68 (41)

26
Summer Crossing
by Truman Capote
937 members, 35 reviews
3.42 stars (3.42 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (7), roby72 (19), smcwl (20), alex68 (28)

27
Three Beds in Manhattan
by Georges Simenon
504 members, 13 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: roby72 (14), thecoroner (16), smcwl (23), alex68 (25)

28
The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt
12,686 members, 733 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (13), ahef1963 (17), thecoroner (18), sturlington (37)

29
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
14,004 members, 363 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: dara85 (3), cej1027 (3), ahef1963 (21), sturlington (34)

Thumbs down: merrystar

30
Stuart Little
by E. B. White
12,356 members, 132 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: merrystar (14), ahef1963 (19), sturlington (32), alex68 (39)

31
Sophie's Choice
by William Styron
5,573 members, 82 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: sturlington (4), roby72 (8), thecoroner (15)

32
The Thin Man
by Dashiell Hammett
3,916 members, 132 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: merrystar (15), thecoroner (19), alex68 (38), sturlington (42)

33
The Alienist
by Caleb Carr
8,778 members, 239 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (3), aulsmith (11), smcwl (21)

34
Watchmen
by Alan Moore
17,641 members, 474 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (6), ManWithAnAgenda (6), ahef1963 (22), sturlington (25)

Thumbs down: cej1027

35
The City and the Pillar {original}
by Gore Vidal
184 members, 1 review
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (1), aulsmith (8)

36
Underworld
by Don DeLillo
7,418 members, 82 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (3), alex68 (4), roby72 (7)

Thumbs down: sturlington

37
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by Tom Wolfe
8,323 members, 124 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: smcwl (8), thecoroner (12), alex68 (20), roby72 (20)

Thumbs down: merrystar

38
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer
15,425 members, 456 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (7), ahef1963 (14), roby72 (22), alex68 (35)

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39
Dancer from the Dance
by Andrew Holleran
895 members, 8 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (3), aulsmith (5)

40
The Woman in the Window
by A. J. Finn
4,695 members, 294 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (8), ahef1963 (23), sturlington (55)

41
My Man Jeeves
by P. G. Wodehouse
1,914 members, 89 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: merrystar (17), ahef1963 (18), sturlington (36)

42
Tepper Isn't Going Out: A Novel
by Calvin Trillin
478 members, 23 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: smcwl (5), sturlington (11)

43
Rules of Civility
by Amor Towles
4,331 members, 275 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: lindapanzo (2), sturlington (50)

44
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
18,238 members, 357 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (26), alex68 (45), sturlington (62)

45
Angela's Ashes
by Frank McCourt
20,603 members, 327 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: dara85 (4), alex68 (23)

46
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
by Oscar Hijuelos
1,839 members, 28 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (8), ahef1963 (12)

47
The 25th Hour
by David Benioff
617 members, 14 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (9), sturlington (12)

48
Rubyfruit Jungle
by Rita Mae Brown
2,964 members, 53 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (6), ahef1963 (20)

49
Sister Carrie
by Theodore Dreiser
3,729 members, 55 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: dara85 (5), alex68 (29)

50
Chinese Takeout: A Novel
by Arthur Nersesian
168 members, 5 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (10), sturlington (15)

51
Motherless Brooklyn
by Jonathan Lethem
4,645 members, 97 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (11), sturlington (16)

52
Manhattan Transfer
by John Dos Passos
1,947 members, 23 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: roby72 (13), alex68 (17)

53
China Mountain Zhang
by Maureen F. McHugh
1,264 members, 40 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (7), sturlington (40)

54
The Custom of the Country
by Edith Wharton
2,139 members, 58 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: AmourFou (1)

55
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
by Legs McNeil
1,859 members, 23 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1)

56
Bread Givers
by Anzia Yezierska
1,135 members, 24 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: knotbox (1)

Explanations:

knotbox (1): Set entirely in the boroughs, except for her college years, which are set in the near suburbs.

57
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo
9,929 members, 164 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (14), roby72 (21)

58
Manhattan Loverboy
by Arthur Nersesian
116 members, 1 review
3.17 stars (3.17 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (12), sturlington (26)

59
Cosmopolis
by Don DeLillo
2,301 members, 43 reviews
3.09 stars (3.09 stars)

Lists: roby72 (12), alex68 (27)

60
Chronic City
by Jonathan Lethem
1,360 members, 56 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (13), sturlington (27)

61
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
by Anthony Bourdain
9,124 members, 253 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: sturlington (19), ahef1963 (30)

62
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
10,905 members, 107 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: alex68 (24), ahef1963 (28)

63
The Stories of John Cheever
by John Cheever
3,103 members, 33 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (31), alex68 (31)

64
The Other Black Girl
by Zakiya Dalila Harris
755 members, 42 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (2)

65
The Devil Wears Prada
by Lauren Weisberger
11,128 members, 218 reviews
3.33 stars (3.33 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (27), alex68 (49)

66
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
by Judy Blume
9,280 members, 166 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (29), sturlington (46)

67
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
by Judith Rossner
807 members, 15 reviews
3.41 stars (3.41 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (32), alex68 (44)

68
The Price of Salt
by Patricia Highsmith
2,528 members, 85 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: alex68 (34), sturlington (47)

69
A Good Marriage
by Kimberly McCreight
512 members, 33 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (32), sturlington (63)

70
The Recognitions
by William Gaddis
1,968 members, 35 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: alex68 (3)

71
Wait Till Next Year: A Memoir
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
1,323 members, 31 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (3)

72
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
by Kathleen Rooney
1,019 members, 79 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: lindapanzo (3)

73
Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd Century America
by Robert Charles Wilson
716 members, 28 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (3)

74
The Dollhouse
by Fiona Davis
749 members, 52 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: lindapanzo (4)

75
Orphan #8
by Kim van Alkemade
555 members, 48 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: dara85 (6)

76
Honor Thy Father
by Gay Talese
396 members, 4 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (6)

77
Just Kids
by Patti Smith
4,774 members, 218 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (7)

78
New York 2140
by Kim Stanley Robinson
1,070 members, 59 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (8)

79
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
by Deborah Feldman
1,008 members, 56 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: dara85 (8)

80
The Wrestler's Cruel Study
by Stephen Dobyns
154 members, 3 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

Lists: sturlington (8)

81
Bigfoot Dreams
by Francine Prose
110 members, 5 reviews
3.35 stars (3.35 stars)

Lists: sturlington (9)

82
Brooklyn
by Colm Tóibín
4,731 members, 277 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (10)

83
Kissing in Manhattan
by David Schickler
682 members, 19 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: sturlington (10)

84
Envy of Angels
by Matt Wallace
223 members, 20 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (10)

85
The Good Life
by Jay McInerney
647 members, 20 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (11)

86
Amerika
by Franz Kafka
2,130 members, 10 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: alex68 (12)

87
Cities in Flight
by James Blish
1,622 members, 35 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (12)

88
The Grimm Legacy
by Polly Shulman
1,434 members, 95 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: merrystar (12)

89
Leviathan
by Paul Auster
2,610 members, 45 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: sturlington (13)

90
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
by Steven Millhauser
1,537 members, 52 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (13)

91
334
by Thomas M. Disch
630 members, 16 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (13)

92
Jill the Reckless
by P. G. Wodehouse
377 members, 15 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: merrystar (13)

93
Let the Great World Spin
by Colum McCann
5,541 members, 303 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (14)

94
Slaves of New York
by Tama Janowitz
684 members, 7 reviews
3.31 stars (3.31 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (14)

95
Love Invents Us
by Amy Bloom
563 members, 5 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: sturlington (14)

96
Knickerbocker Holiday: A Musical Comedy in Two Acts
by Kurt Weill
11 members, 1 review
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (14)

97
The Wife Between Us
by Greer Hendricks
2,158 members, 213 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (15)

98
Call It Sleep
by Henry Roth
1,964 members, 38 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: alex68 (15)

99
Great House
by Nicole Krauss
1,867 members, 121 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

Lists: dylan555 (16)

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