Favorite Epistolary Fiction

Beskrivning: A bringer of news, or of messages of love and affection; a means of fostering connection, of staying in touch—a letter can be a powerful thing. Our List of the Month this March is devoted to our favorite works of epistolary fiction—stories told through letters. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
Medlemmar: 140 medlemmar som deltar
cbl_tn, gypsysmom, perennialreader, lulaa, tardis, ManWithAnAgenda, ahef1963, MDGentleReader, lizzy50usa, SylviaC, Heather39, kara.shamy, librookian, Caramellunacy, burneyfan, HelgeM, LenaGibson15, kac522, EMS_24, Tosta, Cecrow, merrystar, Aquila, msjudy, loulourevisited, charl08, raidergirl3, WildMaggie, jaybak, magid, NorthernStar, Tea58, yourCLYA, madhatter73, paradoxosalpha, eclbates, ejj1955, timetunnel, Porua, languagehat, Tess_W, miller.max, slimikin, WordMaven, 3lilreds, terran, shefferstroke, Michael.Rimmer, hipdeep, amanda4242, anglemark, theofaurez, passion4reading, karenb, msemmag, sqr3cls3, LutheranSouthUnity, tina1969, Bookmarque, DetailMuse, MarigoldJackiFitz, Maddz, DoomLuz, AnneSteph, barefootsong, kaulsu, AbigailAdams26, jeshakespeare, KeithChaffee, Eat_Read_Knit, birder4106, reader517, Osbaldistone, knerd.knitter, cej1027, Verkruissen, TWaits, cpg, vwinsloe, IceCurler, eronn, larocco, Yuki-Onna, dara85, trollsdotter, sapphire525, Brandy1411, harleyyd, maschi, Sissalou, Julie_in_the_Library, SandSing7, c_why, pnppl, LittleTaiko, petk0616, lcl999, eshoug, 2wonderY, kittytm, SpaceStationMir, dpakala, Laura.a, mbyrne, AnnieMod, Ling.Lass, gmathis, feanor451, skid0612, lavaturtle, Ella_Jill, ehousewright, terriks, Sarielle, LizzieD, deb80, paulmdh, jburlinson, al.vick, nrmay, -Pia-, maddogish, reconditereader, UseHerName, Moloch, Nookary, JamesAFarson, noveltea, mirryi, Jenson_AKA_DL, BFK_Library, blueberry, yoyogod, wester, Nikkimf88, paperkingdoms, princessgarnet, MaryMcCloskey, endaclon, PeanutNoir

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Rankning Titel Författare Tillagt

Guernseys litteratur- och potatisskalspajssällskap

av Mary Ann Shaffer

18,901 medlemmar

1,230 recensioner

4.2

Dracula

av Bram Stoker

33,959 medlemmar

590 recensioner

26 Members: hipdeep, Caramellunacy, anglemark, paradoxosalpha, jeshakespeare, yoyogod, Cecrow, WildMaggie, burneyfan, Heather39, Tea58, eronn, WordMaven, Porua, eclbates, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, msemmag, Julie_in_the_Library, Yuki-Onna, DoomLuz, slimikin, feanor451, harleyyd

84, Charing Cross Road

av Helene Hanff

5,729 medlemmar

340 recensioner

4.2

27 Members: magid, Osbaldistone, lulaa, jeshakespeare, charl08, LittleTaiko, mbyrne, Cecrow, burneyfan, merrystar, eronn, kac522, endaclon, MDGentleReader, dpakala, 3lilreds, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, msjudy, barefootsong, MaryMcCloskey, Tosta, sapphire525, jaybak, MarigoldJackiFitz, ,anglemark ,paradoxosalpha ,Eat_Read_Knit , ,Tea58 ,Laura.a
Förklaringar: anglemark : This isn't fiction.
Eat_Read_Knit : An amazing book which I love dearly and highly recommend - but it's a collection of real letters, not fiction.
Laura.a : Agree with the others. I love this book, but it is not fiction.

Frankenstein

av Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

41,147 medlemmar

693 recensioner

3.8

24 Members: Aquila, knerd.knitter, jeshakespeare, kaulsu, gmathis, ejj1955, WildMaggie, burneyfan, kac522, WordMaven, eclbates, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, kara.shamy, timetunnel, ManWithAnAgenda, Julie_in_the_Library, HelgeM, DoomLuz, loulourevisited, Nookary, harleyyd,Cecrow ,
Förklaringar: Cecrow : Noting, this is a duplicate list entry and lower ranked than the other.

Ella Minnow Pea

av Mark Dunn

3,803 medlemmar

252 recensioner

3.9

19 Members: magid, reader517, lulaa, paradoxosalpha, knerd.knitter, raidergirl3, wester, amanda4242, cbl_tn, AnnieMod, MDGentleReader, cej1027, 3lilreds, ahef1963, msjudy, sapphire525, KeithChaffee, Sissalou, jaybak,

Från helvetets brevskola : studiebrev om de bästa metoderna att föra en själ till förtappelse

av C. S. Lewis

7,689 medlemmar

86 recensioner

4.1

18 Members: hipdeep, cpg, Eat_Read_Knit, merrystar, Tea58, EMS_24, WordMaven, IceCurler, cej1027, 3lilreds, gypsysmom, ahef1963, AnneSteph, msemmag, yourCLYA, petk0616, jaybak, JamesAFarson

Sorcery and Cecelia, or, The Enchanted Chocolate Pot

av Patricia C. Wrede

3,202 medlemmar

132 recensioner

4.1

16 Members: tardis, trollsdotter, Caramellunacy, lizzy50usa, NorthernStar, LutheranSouthUnity, merrystar, Heather39, Maddz, eclbates, 3lilreds, barefootsong, shefferstroke, sqr3cls3, slimikin, jaybak

Purpurfärgen

av Alice Walker

19,183 medlemmar

330 recensioner

4.1

17 Members: Aquila, librookian, reader517, SandSing7, jeshakespeare, mbyrne, ejj1955, WildMaggie, kac522, WordMaven, Tess_W, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, madhatter73, ManWithAnAgenda, LenaGibson15

Historikern

av Elizabeth Kostova

21,305 medlemmar

750 recensioner

½ 3.7

17 Members: Caramellunacy, librookian, Eat_Read_Knit, WildMaggie, Tea58, WordMaven, Porua, vwinsloe, Tess_W, eclbates, gypsysmom, ahef1963, passion4reading, kara.shamy, Brandy1411, LenaGibson15, jaybak

Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence

av Nick Bantock

2,868 medlemmar

66 recensioner

4.2

15 Members: hipdeep, Osbaldistone, librookian, DetailMuse, lizzy50usa, Heather39, Tea58, IceCurler, Verkruissen, madhatter73, TWaits, petk0616, Laura.a, jaybak, MarigoldJackiFitz

This Is How You Lose the Time War

av Amal El-Mohtar

3,522 medlemmar

196 recensioner

3.9

15 Members: Aquila, paperkingdoms, karenb, anglemark, Ling.Lass, merrystar, passion4reading, lavaturtle, msjudy, msemmag, sqr3cls3, skid0612, sapphire525, yourCLYA, jaybak,Osbaldistone

Tjänarinnans berättelse

av Margaret Atwood

41,283 medlemmar

1,115 recensioner

4.1

16 Members: librookian, c_why, Cecrow, WildMaggie, birder4106, tina1969, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, madhatter73, timetunnel, UseHerName, pnppl, ManWithAnAgenda, maschi, LenaGibson15,kaulsu ,
Förklaringar: kaulsu : It’s an awful book, and not too original at that!

The Woman in White

av Wilkie Collins

12,500 medlemmar

333 recensioner

4.1

15 Members: anglemark, cpg, charl08, Cecrow, WildMaggie, burneyfan, Heather39, EMS_24, kac522, perennialreader, Porua, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Yuki-Onna,WordMaven
Förklaringar: WordMaven : It became a quest to finish this novel. Wilkie Collins never wrote a sentence he couldn't stretch to 4 times its natural length, and I hate him for it. Took me 9 months to finish this beast, and when I read the Big Reveal, all I could think was, "that's it? That's the big shocker?" Pardon my French but bitch, please.

Ensam på Mars

av Andy Weir

17,314 medlemmar

1,201 recensioner

½ 4.3

14 Members: Aquila, tardis, Caramellunacy, librookian, NorthernStar, ejj1955, SylviaC, Tea58, 2wonderY, timetunnel, maschi, theofaurez, LenaGibson15, jaybak,Laura.a
Förklaringar: Laura.a : This is half diary, half third person. It is not written in letter format.

Gilead

av Marilynne Robinson

10,629 medlemmar

362 recensioner

3.9

13 Members: Osbaldistone, reader517, cbl_tn, perennialreader, Porua, gypsysmom, AnneSteph, kara.shamy, msjudy, larocco, loulourevisited, mirryi, yourCLYA

Farliga förbindelser eller Brev uppsamlade i ett samhälle och offentliggjorda i avsikt att tjäna några andra till efterrättelse

av Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

6,345 medlemmar

85 recensioner

4.1

11 Members: languagehat, Bookmarque, librookian, jburlinson, burneyfan, EMS_24, kara.shamy, HelgeM, Yuki-Onna, loulourevisited, theofaurez

Den glade brevbäraren och sagofigurernas hemliga post

av Janet Ahlberg

2,369 medlemmar

49 recensioner

½ 4.5

10 Members: knerd.knitter, charl08, WildMaggie, SylviaC, Tea58, EMS_24, 2wonderY, cej1027, Michael.Rimmer, barefootsong

Månstenen

av Wilkie Collins

10,545 medlemmar

249 recensioner

10 Members: anglemark, cpg, WildMaggie, burneyfan, cbl_tn, Heather39, kac522, Porua, ManWithAnAgenda, theofaurez

Daddy-Long-Legs

av Jean Webster

3,243 medlemmar

106 recensioner

4.1

9 Members: Aquila, tardis, lulaa, LittleTaiko, NorthernStar, ejj1955, SylviaC, MDGentleReader, AbigailAdams26

Anne på egen hand

av L. M. Montgomery

8,201 medlemmar

71 recensioner

3.9

9 Members: Aquila, merrystar, SylviaC, MDGentleReader, SpaceStationMir, AbigailAdams26, AnneSteph, slimikin, LenaGibson15

Lady Susan

av Jane Austen

1,901 medlemmar

97 recensioner

½ 3.6

9 Members: Aquila, amanda4242, cbl_tn, Tea58, kac522, madhatter73, barefootsong, ManWithAnAgenda, Sissalou

Liknelsen om sådden

av Octavia E. Butler

7,611 medlemmar

221 recensioner

4.1

8 Members: Aquila, miller.max, timetunnel, msemmag, pnppl, ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3, DoomLuz

Dear Mr. Henshaw

av Beverly Cleary

7,773 medlemmar

147 recensioner

3.9

7 Members: reconditereader, ehousewright, SpaceStationMir, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda, KeithChaffee, yourCLYA

Blommor till Algy

av Daniel Keyes

15,284 medlemmar

372 recensioner

4.1

8 Members: hipdeep, magid, lulaa, kaulsu, Cecrow, timetunnel, msemmag, LenaGibson15

De besatta : en romantisk berättelse

av A. S. Byatt

12,721 medlemmar

285 recensioner

8 Members: reader517, charl08, cbl_tn, kac522, vwinsloe, kara.shamy, madhatter73, LenaGibson15

The Grand Tour, or, The Purloined Coronation Regalia

av Patricia C. Wrede

1,588 medlemmar

48 recensioner

½ 3.7

7 Members: tardis, kittytm, lizzy50usa, LutheranSouthUnity, Heather39, Maddz, eclbates

Var blev du av Bernadette

av Maria Semple

7,673 medlemmar

526 recensioner

3.9

7 Members: magid, librookian, DetailMuse, raidergirl3, perennialreader, Brandy1411, BFK_Library

The Mislaid Magician, or, Ten Years After

av Patricia C. Wrede

1,057 medlemmar

39 recensioner

½ 3.7

7 Members: tardis, kittytm, NorthernStar, LutheranSouthUnity, Heather39, Maddz, eclbates

The Documents in the Case

av Dorothy L. Sayers

1,543 medlemmar

25 recensioner

½ 3.7

6 Members: Aquila, tardis, Eat_Read_Knit, NorthernStar, SylviaC, Nikkimf88

Vi måste prata om Kevin

av Lionel Shriver

7,655 medlemmar

393 recensioner

4.1

6 Members: librookian, knerd.knitter, DetailMuse, tina1969, kara.shamy, madhatter73

Dear Committee Members

av Julie Schumacher

1,117 medlemmar

89 recensioner

3.8

6 Members: librookian, charl08, eclbates, noveltea, kara.shamy, KeithChaffee

Freedom and Necessity

av Steven Brust

1,073 medlemmar

19 recensioner

3.9

5 Members: anglemark, lizzy50usa, merrystar, Heather39, Maddz

Mot den glittrande snön vid världens ände

av Eowyn Ivey

1,065 medlemmar

79 recensioner

4.1

5 Members: terran, vwinsloe, passion4reading, kara.shamy, msjudy

The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy Boxed Set: Griffin & Sabine/Sabine's Notebook/The Golden Mean

av Nick Bantock

664 medlemmar

11 recensioner

½ 4.3

5 Members: perennialreader, Verkruissen, madhatter73, TWaits, Laura.a

Hej fröken!

av Bel Kaufman

1,331 medlemmar

39 recensioner

3.9

5 Members: languagehat, hipdeep, magid, SylviaC, MarigoldJackiFitz

Kära fiende

av Jean Webster

640 medlemmar

29 recensioner

3.8

5 Members: tardis, NorthernStar, merrystar, SylviaC, MDGentleReader

Meet Me at the Museum

av Anne Youngson

574 medlemmar

45 recensioner

5 Members: raidergirl3, terran, perennialreader, msjudy, larocco

Bridget Jones dagbok

av Helen Fielding

16,696 medlemmar

256 recensioner

½ 3.6

7 Members: Caramellunacy, charl08, raidergirl3, ejj1955, IceCurler, tina1969, LenaGibson15,noveltea ,passion4reading ,Yuki-Onna ,KeithChaffee
Förklaringar: Yuki-Onna : Fictional diary, not epistolary.
KeithChaffee : This isn't epistolary; it's a series of diary entries.

Evelina

av Frances Burney

2,433 medlemmar

39 recensioner

½ 3.7

4 Members: SandSing7, burneyfan, kac522, Porua

Min hemliga dagbok - Adrian 13 3/4 år

av Sue Townsend

3,497 medlemmar

60 recensioner

3.8

5 Members: karenb, librookian, lulaa, NorthernStar, Verkruissen,

Letters from Skye

av Jessica Brockmole

796 medlemmar

77 recensioner

3.8

4 Members: gmathis, cbl_tn, perennialreader, Tosta

Henrietta's War: News from the Home Front, 1939-1942

av Joyce Dennys

346 medlemmar

21 recensioner

3.9

4 Members: tardis, lizzy50usa, SylviaC, MDGentleReader

Letters From Father Christmas

av J. R. R. Tolkien

2,776 medlemmar

57 recensioner

4.2

3 Members: Ella_Jill, msjudy, lcl999

Den unge Werthers lidanden

av Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

7,863 medlemmar

119 recensioner

½ 3.6

4 Members: Cecrow, Michael.Rimmer, maschi, HelgeM

The Time Wanderers

av Arkady Strugatsky

207 medlemmar

4 recensioner

3.9

3 Members: languagehat, larocco, HelgeM

Roomies

av Sara Zarr

275 medlemmar

36 recensioner

½ 3.6

3 Members: dara85, c_why, eshoug

Henrietta Sees It Through: More News from the Home Front 1942-1945

av Joyce Dennys

171 medlemmar

32 recensioner

4 Members: tardis, lizzy50usa, SylviaC, MDGentleReader

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker

av Tobias Smollett

1,507 medlemmar

24 recensioner

½ 3.6

3 Members: lulaa, amanda4242, dpakala

Skenverk

av Christopher Priest

3,418 medlemmar

136 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: karenb, paradoxosalpha, TWaits

Brev från jorden

av Mark Twain

2,744 medlemmar

37 recensioner

4.1

3 Members: karenb, paradoxosalpha, skid0612

Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady

av Samuel Richardson

1,469 medlemmar

28 recensioner

½ 3.5

3 Members: Cecrow, burneyfan, kac522

The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street

av Helene Hanff

1,140 medlemmar

43 recensioner

4 Members: Osbaldistone, kaulsu, MDGentleReader, Tosta,Laura.a
Förklaringar: Laura.a : Like her other book in the series, lovely, but not fiction.

Last Christmas in Paris

av Hazel Gaynor

364 medlemmar

34 recensioner

4.2

3 Members: SandSing7, perennialreader, Tosta

Hon

av H. Rider Haggard

2,868 medlemmar

73 recensioner

½ 3.4

3 Members: Cecrow, lcl999, loulourevisited

The Appeal

av Janice Hallett

851 medlemmar

34 recensioner

3 Members: Caramellunacy, EMS_24, passion4reading
Förklaringar: passion4reading: Epistolary fiction brought into the 21st century in the shape of emails, texts and WhatsApp messages