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Best Fictional Families of 2017

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PACHINKO

by Min Jin Lee

An old-fashioned epic whose simple, captivating storytelling delivers both wisdom and truth. Full review >

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RICH PEOPLE PROBLEMS

by Kevin Kwan

Alamak! as they say in Singapore. Please say it isn’t over! Of course everything’s wrapped up perfectly and tied with a... Full review >

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LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE

by Celeste Ng

With her second novel, Ng further proves she’s a sensitive, insightful writer with a striking ability to illuminate life in... Full review >

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FICTION

SALT HOUSES

by Hala Alyan

A deeply moving look inside the Palestinian diaspora. Full review >

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STANDARD DEVIATION

by Katherine Heiny

An amusingly engaging take on long-term marriage with a lovably loopy character at its center. Full review >

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YOUNG JANE YOUNG

by Gabrielle Zevin

This book will not only thoroughly entertain everyone who reads it; it is the most immaculate takedown of slut-shaming in... Full review >

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SING, UNBURIED, SING

by Jesmyn Ward

As with the best and most meaningful American fiction these days, old truths are recast here in new realities rife with both... Full review >

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