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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Less by Andrew Sean Greer

Less

Arthur Less #1

Andrew Sean Greer

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary funny reflective medium-paced
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

State of Wonder

Ann Patchett

12 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Gilead

Gilead #1

Marilynne Robinson

8 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 2004 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, Stella McNichol, Elaine Showalter

Mrs Dalloway

Virginia Woolf, Stella McNichol, Elaine Showalter

288 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Little Women #1

Louisa May Alcott

456 pages • first pub 1868 (editions)

fiction classics young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Mothers by Brit Bennett

The Mothers

Brit Bennett

278 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Winter Work by Dan Fesperman

Winter Work

Dan Fesperman

352 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction mystery thriller informative tense medium-paced
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Dutch House

Ann Patchett

9 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Anxious People

Fredrik Backman

9 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
A Conspiracy of Mothers by Colleen van Niekerk

A Conspiracy of Mothers

Colleen van Niekerk

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced