1. 110
   Gilead av Marilynne Robinson (2810michael)
2. 80
   Den lilla staden av Sherwood Anderson (gust, ainsleytewce)

   gust: Ook een verhalenbundel met terugkerende personages in de verschillende verhalen

3. 70
   En man som heter Ove av Fredrik Backman (_debbie_)
4. 82
   Empire Falls av Richard Russo (2810michael)
5. 50
   Främmande jord av Jhumpa Lahiri (chrisharpe)
6. 62
   Little Bee av Chris Cleave (sarah-e)
7. 30
   Our Town av Thornton Wilder (ainsleytewce)
8. 20
   Leva i synd - och andra berättelser av Margaret Atwood (RidgewayGirl)

   RidgewayGirl: Both tell the life story of a woman in short story form, with compassion and an unflinching eye.

9. 20
   Plainsong av Kent Haruf (aprille)
10. 10
    The Evening Star av Larry McMurtry (Ciruelo)

    Ciruelo: A strong willed and contrary woman is the foundation of each book.

11. 10
    Spoon River av Edgar Lee Masters (ainsleytewce)
12. 10
    Kvinnors liv av Alice Munro (ainsleytewce)
13. 10
    The Edge of Darkness av Mary Ellen Chase (CurrerBell)

    CurrerBell: Maine regionalism can often be at its best when written as a collection of short stories, character studies, or vignettes all united around a single character, as in the case of Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge, Mary Ellen Chase's The Edge of Darkness, and Sarah Orne Jewett's The Country of the Pointed Firs.… (mer)

14. 10
    Tunu av Kim Leine (2810michael)

    2810michael: Mest pga opbygningen med novelleagtige kapitler, der portrætterer en by og dens personer

15. 10
    Mannen i mina drömmar av Curtis Sittenfeld (thelittlematchgirl)

    thelittlematchgirl: both are stories about women some people will find unlikeable and some will want to be friends with.

16. 10
    The Way to the Cats: A Novel av Yehoshua Kenaz (SqueakyChu)

    SqueakyChu: another crotchety old woman - about whom it's fun to read

17. 10
    A Reckless Moon av Dianne Warren (lkernagh, mymia)
18. 10
    The Sweet Hereafter av Russell Banks (jbvm)
19. 00
    Tiden av Paul Harding (sturlington)

    sturlington: Two Pulitzer Prize winners set in Maine

20. 00
    The Civilized World av Susi Wyss (ShortStoryLover)

    ShortStoryLover: While the settings in these books are very different, both are collections of linked stories in which the main characters are revealed through a kind of multi-faceted prism, as the reader experiences them not just through the main characters' points view but also through the points of view of the other characters.… (mer)

(visa alla 23 rekommendationerna)