Booklist Queen's 2022 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Literary Fiction
Literary fiction works contain serious literary merit. Instead of just entertaining, literary books focus on relationships more than plot and specifically set out to address major themes throughout the book.

They don't need to be highbrow literature, either. You can find literary fiction works throughout all genres.

Need suggestions? Find my list of literary fiction at: https://www.booklistqueen.com/literary-books/
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L'étranger by Albert Camus

L'étranger

Albert Camus

184 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

fiction classics literary philosophy dark reflective medium-paced
Hourglass by Keiran Goddard

Hourglass

Keiran Goddard

208 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

35 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 1877 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

266 pages • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea

The House in the Cerulean Sea #1

TJ Klune

12 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel

353 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction adventurous dark reflective medium-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Cho Nam-joo

163 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced