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Best Up-to-the-Minute Fiction of 2018

FICTION

MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION

by Ottessa Moshfegh

A nervy modern-day rebellion tale that isn’t afraid to get dark or find humor in the darkness. Full review >

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FICTION

THERE THERE

by Tommy Orange

In this vivid and moving book, Orange articulates the challenges and complexities not only of Native Americans, but also of... Full review >

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FICTION

THE OVERSTORY

by Richard Powers

A magnificent achievement: a novel that is, by turns, both optimistic and fatalistic, idealistic without being naïve. Full review >

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FICTION

LAKE SUCCESS

by Gary Shteyngart

As good as anything we've seen from this author: smart, relevant, fundamentally warm-hearted, hilarious of course, and it... Full review >

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FICTION

BOOMER1

by Daniel Torday

Stylishly written, cleverly observed, and boldly imagined. Full review >

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