Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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10 Popular Literary Fiction Books That Are Definitely Worth the Hype

Talking some of the popular literary fiction books that I actually really like, books I think live up to the hype has a fairly harsh rater, and just generally good solid books.

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Books mentioned (all bookshop.org links are affiliate links)
Normal People by Sally Rooney uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780571334650
Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780007299263
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780571376483
The Vegetarian by Han Kang uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781803510057
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781408803745
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529017250
Sing Unburied Sing by Jessmyn Ward uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781408890967
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780007230204
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529063103

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