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Best 21st Century Novels (So Far...) - Page 2

This list attempts to create a sort of canon of 21st century fiction (some of these are not novels, but story collections). This list combines popular titles, major award winners, as well as critical favorites. Which book is your favorite?
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Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
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No One Is Talking About This (Patricia Lockwood)
No One Is Talking About This (Patricia Lockwood)
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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Honorée Fanonne Jeffers)
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Honorée Fanonne Jeffers)
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His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials
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The Round House
The Round House
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Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
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Fingersmith
Fingersmith
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Winter's Bone
Winter's Bone
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Harry Potter Series
Harry Potter Series
50
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
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The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
53
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
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A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
55
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
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Cleanness (Garth Greenwell)
Cleanness (Garth Greenwell)
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Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
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Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
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Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
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A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
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Tenth of December
Tenth of December
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Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
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Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
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The Namesake
The Namesake
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Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
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Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
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Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
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There There (Tommy Orange)
There There (Tommy Orange)
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The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
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We the Animals
We the Animals
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Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
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The Rabbit Hutch (Tess Gunty)
The Rabbit Hutch (Tess Gunty)
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
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Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
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Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
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