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Best Books of the Twenty-First Century

This list is generated from 130 "best of" book lists from a variety of great sources. An algorithm is used to create a master list based on how many lists a particular book appears on. Some lists count more than others. I generally trust "best of all time" lists voted by authors and experts over user-generated lists. On the lists that are actually ranked, the book that is 1st counts a lot more than the book that's 100th. If you're interested in the details about how the rankings are generated and which lists are the most important(in my eyes) please check out the list details page. How many have you read?
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
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White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
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The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
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2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
9
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
10
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
11
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
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The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
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Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
14
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
15
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
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The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
18
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
20
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW (Zadie Smith)
21
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
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Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth (Chris Ware)
Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth (Chris Ware)
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Suite Française (Irène Némirovsky)
Suite Française (Irène Némirovsky)
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The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
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The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
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Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
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The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
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Marilynne Robinson: Home
Marilynne Robinson: Home
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The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
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The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
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The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
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Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
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The Feast of the Goat (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The Feast of the Goat (Mario Vargas Llosa)
37
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
38
Outline (Rachel Cusk)
Outline (Rachel Cusk)
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Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
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Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
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