Best Literary Fiction of 2022 - Voting Thread

https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/zqmkqo/best_literary_fiction_of_2022_voting_thread/

created by vincoug on 20/12/2022 at 12:00 UTC

29 upvotes, 16 top-level comments (showing 16)

Welcome readers!

This is the voting thread for the best Literary Fiction of 2022! From here you can make nominations, vote, and discuss the best Literary Fiction of 2022. Here are the rules:

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Nominations

Nominations are made by posting a parent comment.

Parent comments will only be nominations. If you're not making a nomination you must reply to another comment or your comment will be removed.

All nominations must have been originally published in 2022.

Please search the thread before making your own nomination. Duplicate nominations will be removed.

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Voting

Voting will be done using upvotes.

You can vote for as many books as you'd like.

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Other Stuff

Nominations will be left open until Sunday January 17 at which point they will be locked, votes counted, and winners announced.

These threads will be left in contest mode until voting is finished.

Most importantly, have fun!

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Best of 2022 Lists

To remind you of some of the great books that were published this year, here's the /r/Books' Megalist of Best of 2022 Lists

Comments

Comment by jellyrollo at 20/12/2022 at 22:17 UTC*

47 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Comment by Ineffable7980x at 20/12/2022 at 14:31 UTC

15 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Comment by coloradogirlcallie at 20/12/2022 at 23:19 UTC

28 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel

Comment by dobeel123 at 20/12/2022 at 12:20 UTC

16 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Comment by imnotthatguyiswear at 21/12/2022 at 08:06 UTC

9 upvotes, 0 direct replies

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

Comment by pinkseamonkeyballs at 23/12/2022 at 22:37 UTC

7 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Demon Copperhead- by kingslayer

Comment by PM_ME_YOUR_OUIJA at 20/12/2022 at 18:24 UTC

7 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I only had the chance to read a few 2022 titles, but for my money it’s Otessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona, though I also quite liked Sam Lipsyte’s newest, No One Left to Come Looking For You

Comment by violetmemphisblue at 20/12/2022 at 23:56 UTC

7 upvotes, 0 direct replies

The Colony, by Audrey Magee. In the 70s, a small Irish island is visited by an English artist and a French linguist. Complicated relationships follow.

Comment by Vero_Goudreau at 20/12/2022 at 23:32 UTC

4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Unlikely Animals, by Annie Hartnett.

Comment by robmwj at 30/12/2022 at 02:33 UTC

5 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

Comment by TheBookShopOfBF at 20/12/2022 at 14:00 UTC

20 upvotes, 3 direct replies

I've been saying it since the minute I finished the book: "**Babel**," by RF Kuang, is the best piece of fiction published this year. And, yes, I did mean to put that in literary fiction.