mimi10v3Contemporary novels of ecology, perception, art, and social systems. Kingsolver, Krasznahorkai, Gibson, and Boyle span a taste for exact environments and minds caught in patterns larger than themselves.
The recorded ratings average 7.6/10, with 2 perfect tens. Recurring authors include Barbara Kingsolver, László Krasznahorkai.
A place to begin
Highest rated.
Seiobo There Below
Mimi’s noteOne of my favorite books, one of a kind, just read it.
10/10Contemporary Literature : Literary FictionProdigal Summer
About the bookSet in the rugged, verdant landscape of southern Appalachia, this novel interweaves the lives of three women: a biologist studying elk, a farmer navigating the economics of a small dair…
8/10Contemporary Literature : Literary FictionBook of Numbers
About the bookJoshua Cohen's novel presents a sprawling and chaotic meditation on identity in the digital age. The narrative weaves together the lives of various characters, exploring how technology,…
8/10Contemporary Literature : Literary FictionFlight Behavior
About the bookSet in the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee, this novel follows a young mother who witnesses a bizarre and unprecedented migration of monarch butterflies, an event that disrupts the q…
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| A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East | László Krasznahorkai | 2003 | — | Unread | → |
| Book of Numbers | Joshua Cohen | 2015 | 8 | Read | → |
| Cloud Cuckoo Land | Anthony Doerr | 2021 | — | In catalog | → |
| Flight Behavior | Barbara Kingsolver | 2012 | 8 | Read | → |
| How to Set a Fire and Why | Jesse Ball | 2016 | — | Unread | → |
| Life of Pi | Yann Martel | 2000 | — | Read | → |
| Prodigal Summer | Barbara Kingsolver | 2000 | 10 | Read | → |
| Seiobo There Below | László Krasznahorkai | 2008 | 10 | Read | → |
| The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Mark Haddon | 2002 | — | Read | → |
| The MANIAC | Benjamín Labatut | 2023 | — | Unread | → |
| The Ministry of Utmost Happiness | Arundhati Roy | 2017 | — | Unread | → |
| The Overstory | Richard Powers | 2018 | — | In catalog | → |
| Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See | Juliann Garey | 2012 | 5 | Read | → |
| Triburbia | Karl Taro Greenfeld | 2012 | 7 | Read | → |
| Unsheltered | Barbara Kingsolver | 2018 | 6 | Read | → |
| Vaclav & Lena | Haley Tanner | 2011 | — | Unread | → |
| Was It Beautiful? | Alison McGhee | 2003 | 7 | Read | → |