Top 10 easy to read literary fiction books for beginners - prize winning literature that’s fun

A list of 10 easy to read works of literary fiction, all winners of major literary awards, which even a fan of trashy books like me can enjoy

Books discussed:
The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier and Klay by Michael Chabon
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Milkman by Anna Burns
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jemsyn Ward n 2017
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[krc]

I like good writing and mystery, horror genres so this list has given me some new titles. I've read 5 and added Milkman just now. TY!

[BookishTexan]

This is a great list of books. I think there are just two I haven't read -- the tiger book and the Chabon book though I have read other books by him.

[biblioghoul]

Ooh Sing, Unburied, Sing and Milkman sound interesting! I love Beloved!! Trying to read all of Toni Morrison's catalogue, but I think that is my favorite so far.

[MichaelRomeoTalksBooks]

An Excellent list. I've read a couple of them. Kavalier and Clay has been in my to- read pile for ages.

[ASIF_M]

Just the right level for me if not a little challenging, thank you Olly; great work friend.

[angelaluz]

I just put The Killer Angels onto my wish list. Thanks for the recommendation.

[ShannonsChannel]

I think it's great that you did a list like this, where you are recommending literary fiction to people who don't tend to read it. I haven't read any of these though! Most I haven't even heard of!

[AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

I’ve read Lonesome Dove (Recommended by a mutual book-tuber). Very long and very good. The Road-depressing but good. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay-I loved it! Bought a hardback later. I have a lot of Michael Chabon books here to read now.

[eriebeverly]

Great video and a nice selection of books. The literary prizes go a long way toward thinning out a lot of the navel-gazing stuff that most people think of when someone says literary fiction. The Pulitzers are usually pretty commercial and the Booker short-list is usually wonderfully nutty.

I'm a fan of Louise Erdrich. Her last two novels -- the Pulitzer winner "The Night Watchman" and "The Sentence" -- are believable ghost stories. Where if you don't buy into the paranormal at all you can believe in the ghosts the characters encounter.

[dkropelnicki]

+1 for Lonesome Dove. I read that book 7 years ago I still think about it. It warrants a another read for me, I forgot most of it now.

[penitent]

“Beloved” has been in my TBR for 200 years… lol! I picked it up just after watching this video. And so far so good, so very good actually! Thanks Olly!

[M-J]

This was great fun. I have two listed sitting on my shelves waiting to be read. Going to try to read one in October. Nice list. 😊

[davebrzeski]

My introduction to Chabon was through the 'The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist' comics he wrote for Dark Horse.

[mindysbookjourney]

I really appreciate the video to get more ideas of literary fiction I may want to check out. Lonesome Dove is really good, or the first half that I have read so far. I liked Beloved as well. I have read The Underground Railroad and liked it and want to check out The Nickel Boys. I definitely will be checking out The Road and Sing Unburied Sing because I have those on my shelf waiting for me.

[lindac]

Thank you, I have a few of those books that I haven’t read to yet .. now I’m interested to get to them !

[bighardbooks]

Ive read every one of these save _The White Tiger._ I liked them all, too, but Ive adored _Milkman_ and _Kavelier & Clay, _ especially.

[anotherbibliophilereads]

I’ve read 7 out of 10. I haven’t read Milkman, The Nickleboys, or Sing Unburied Sing. The others were all good, except that I think The Road was one of McCarthy’s weak books, though it may have more popular appeal.

[leandrathetbrzero]

Milkman is among my favorite reads in the last 5 years. Just the paranoia in the narration and humor and absurdity (aka the cat head in a bag), brilliantly written. Sing Unburied Sing is fantastic, too. I find the language very accessible. I also can recommend Whitehead's first novel - The Intuitionist - which is his best work in my opinion!

[CinePhill]

Read quite a few of those and definitely given me some more to read. I’m kind of enjoying vintage thrillers/adventure novels at the moment though but must read some weightier tomes I feel.

[Priscilla_Bettis]

Great list. I loved, loved Lonesome Dove!