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The 20 Best Literary Novels of 2015, Per Goodreads Voters

That's "literary," so no "Girl on the Train" or other genre fiction here. Did Goodreads voters think like the Pulitzer committee? We'll find out soon.
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Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
1
Harper Lee
After You (Jojo Moyles)
After You
2
Jojo Moyles
The Royal We (Heather Cocks)
The Royal We
3
Heather Cocks
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
4
Hanya Yanagihara
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Frederik Backman)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
5
Frederik Backman
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
6
Lauren Groff
Inside the O'Briens (Lisa Genova)
Inside the O'Briens
7
Lisa Genova
Girl at War (Sara Novic)
Girl at War
8
Sara Novic
Our Souls at Night (Kent Haruf)
Our Souls at Night
9
Kent Haruf
Trail of Broken Wings (Sejal Bandani)
Trail of Broken Wings
10
Sejal Bandani
The Sound of Glass (Karen White)
The Sound of Glass
11
Karen White
Kitchens of the Great Midwest (J Ryan Stradal)
Kitchens of the Great Midwest
12
J Ryan Stradal
First Frost (Sarah Addison)
First Frost
13
Sarah Addison
The Secret Wisdom of the Earth (Christopher Scotton)
The Secret Wisdom of the Earth
14
Christopher Scotton
Did You Ever Have a Family (Bill Clegg)
Did You Ever Have a Family
15
Bill Clegg
When the Moon Is Low (Nadia Hashimi)
When the Moon Is Low
16
Nadia Hashimi
A Spool of Blue Thread (Anne Tyler)
A Spool of Blue Thread
17
Anne Tyler
The Perfect Son (Barbara Claypole White)
The Perfect Son
18
Barbara Claypole White
Signs Preceding the End of the World (Yura Herrari)
Signs Preceding the End of the World
19
Yura Herrari
Purity (Jonathan Franzen)
Purity
20
Jonathan Franzen
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