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Contemporary Literary Fiction Bestsellers

The top 50 Contemporary Literary Fiction books on Amazon — with recorded rankings, chart movement, and tracking history. Check the snapshot date to see when these books were collected.

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Contemporary Literary Fiction — 2026-09-1750 booksAvg 4.47★1,391,655 total reviewsLatest collected snapshot

Movement compared with 2026-09-16

4 in chart–

Holes

Louis Sachar

49 days tracked · peak #3 · −1 this week
4.736,784 reviews
13 in chart3

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

49 days tracked · peak #10 · −1 this week
4.64,132 reviews
20 in chart2

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

49 days tracked · peak #7 · −3 this week
4.677,222 reviews
27 in chart3

The Pearl

John Steinbeck

49 days tracked · peak #17 · −4 this week
4.47,506 reviews

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