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100 Best Books of the 21st Century (Non Pretentious Version) - Page 3

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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Sorrowland (Rivers Solomon)
Sorrowland
81
Rivers Solomon
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Grady Hendrix)
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
82
Grady Hendrix
The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
The Space Between Worlds
83
Micaiah Johnson
Spellbook of the Lost and Found (Moïra Fowley-Doyle)
Spellbook of the Lost and Found
84
Moïra Fowley-Doyle
Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life and Others
85
Ted Chiang
These Violent Delights (Micah Nemerever)
These Violent Delights
86
Micah Nemerever
They Never Learn (Layne Fargo)
They Never Learn
87
Layne Fargo
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
88
Amal El-Mohtar
To Be Taught, If Fortunate (Becky Chambers)
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
89
Becky Chambers
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
90
Naomi Novik
Uzumaki (Junji Ito)
Uzumaki
91
Junji Ito
Venus in the Blind Spot (Junji Ito)
Venus in the Blind Spot
92
Junji Ito
Wahala (Nikki May)
Wahala
93
Nikki May
Watch Over Me (Nina Lacour)
Watch Over Me
94
Nina Lacour
We Deserve Monuments (Jas Hammonds)
We Deserve Monuments
95
Jas Hammonds
What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition (Emma Dabiri)
What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition
96
Emma Dabiri
Wilder Girls (Rory Power)
Wilder Girls
97
Rory Power
The Writing Retreat (Julia Bartz)
The Writing Retreat
98
Julia Bartz
The Year of the Witching (Alexis Henderson)
The Year of the Witching
99
Alexis Henderson
Yellowface (R.F. Kuang)
Yellowface
100
R.F. Kuang
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