The 2015 Notable Books (Literary Fiction)
by muffy
Being announced at the same time as the Reading List is one of the grand dame of ALA awards. "Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council has been to make available to the nation’s readers a list of 25 very good, very readable, and at times very important fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books for the adult reader." Here is the current fiction list:
All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews
How much sacrifice does the love of a sister require?
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Navigating the dark of World War II a German boy and a French girl survive using senses other than sight.
The Bone Clocks: A Novel by David Mitchell
The human condition: bleak but not without moments of redemption.
The Children Act by Ian McEwan
A deceptively simple story reveals complexities of life choices.
The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness
A thoughtful exposition of love, in all its endless varieties.
The Enchanted: A Novel by Rene Denfield
Death row inmates await escape through execution in this weirdly gorgeous tale.
Narrow Road to the Deep North: A Novel by Richard Flanagan
Australian beaches, Burmese jungles, love and death permeate a story of World War II POWs.
On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee
From fish farm to big pharma, 100 years later it’s all the same.
Orfeo: A Novel by Richard Powers
On the run from Homeland Security, Peter Els reflects on a life of attempted creation and immortality through music and chemistry.
Something Rich and Strange: Selected Stories by Ron Rash
A brutal and beautiful collection of human tales set in the Carolinas.
Station Eleven: A Novel by Emily St. John Mandel
Love, music, and Shakespeare sustain survivors of a global pandemic.
Tigerman by Nick Harkaway
Funny, strange, and dangerous, the island of Mancreu may be beyond saving, but perhaps a superhero can bring redemption. “Full of win.”
Consult the full list for Poetry and Nonfiction picks.
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