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100 Best Books of the 21st Century (Non Pretentious Version) - Page 2

We've seen a lot of these lists recently and this is my version. You will see that these picks are not very "high brow" because I mainly read for enjoyment and I don't think that makes books any less valuable. I also focused a lot on genre fiction because I feel like those are often under appreciated by lists like these.
My limits were max 2 books per author and only 1 book in a series. I also read every book on this list.
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King and the Dragonflies (Kacen Callender)
King and the Dragonflies
41
Kacen Callender
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride (Roshani Chokshi)
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
42
Roshani Chokshi
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
43
Scott Lynch
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
44
Celeste Ng
Lone Women (Victor Lavalle)
Lone Women
45
Victor Lavalle
Lonely Castle in the Mirror (Mizuki Tsujimura)
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
46
Mizuki Tsujimura
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
47
Becky Chambers
The Luminous Dead (Caitlin Starling)
The Luminous Dead
48
Caitlin Starling
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
49
Andy Weir
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
50
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy (Moiya McTier)
The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy
51
Moiya McTier
Miracle Creek (Angie Kim)
Miracle Creek
52
Angie Kim
Monstrilio (Gerardo Sámáno Córdova)
Monstrilio
53
Gerardo Sámáno Córdova
Moon of the Crusted Snow (Waubgeshig Rice)
Moon of the Crusted Snow
54
Waubgeshig Rice
My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix)
My Best Friend's Exorcism
55
Grady Hendrix
My Heart Is a Chainsaw (Stephen Graham Jones)
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
56
Stephen Graham Jones
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
57
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Natural Beauty (Ling Ling Huang)
Natural Beauty
58
Ling Ling Huang
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
59
Erin Morgenstern
Nimona (ND Stevenson)
Nimona
60
ND Stevenson
No Exit (Taylor Adams)
No Exit
61
Taylor Adams
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
62
Ocean Vuong
One by One (Ruth Ware)
One by One
63
Ruth Ware
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
64
Stephen Graham Jones
Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield)
Our Wives Under the Sea
65
Julia Armfield
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
66
Susanna Clarke
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
67
Elizabeth Acevedo
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
68
R. F. Kuang
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
The Priory of the Orange Tree
69
Samantha Shannon
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
70
Andy Weir
The Raven Boys (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Raven Boys
71
Maggie Stiefvater
Reprieve (James Han Mattson)
Reprieve
72
James Han Mattson
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
73
P. Djèlí Clark
Rules for Vanishing (Kate Alice Marshall)
Rules for Vanishing
74
Kate Alice Marshall
Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures (Walter Moers)
Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures
75
Walter Moers
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
76
Stuart Turton
The Silence of the Girls (Pat Barker)
The Silence of the Girls
77
Pat Barker
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
78
Leigh Bardugo
Six Wakes (Mur Lafferty)
Six Wakes
79
Mur Lafferty
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
80
Madeline Miller
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