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200 Great Novels of the 21st Century

Inspired by the recent focus on this century's literature thanks to the New York Times, this list includes 200 books published this century that I've found to be absolutely great reads. I hope you enjoy the list and any books you may be inspired to read!
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10:04 (Ben Lerner)
10:04
1
Ben Lerner
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
2
Stephen King
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
3
Haruki Murakami
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
4
Roberto Bolano
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
5
Anthony Doerr
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
6
Michael Chabon
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt
7
Jeanine Cummins
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
8
Neil Gaiman
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
9
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
10
Tayari Jones
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
11
Fredrik Backman
Anything Is Possible (Elizabeth Strout)
Anything Is Possible
12
Elizabeth Strout
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
13
Chad Harbach
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
14
Ian McEwan
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
15
W.G. Sebald
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
16
Ali Smith
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
17
Ann Patchett
Bewilderment (Richard Powers)
Bewilderment
18
Richard Powers
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
19
Ben Fountain
Blacktop Wasteland (S.A. Cosby)
Blacktop Wasteland
20
S.A. Cosby
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
21
Margaret Atwood
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
22
Joyce Carol Oates
Book Lovers (Emily Henry)
Book Lovers
23
Emily Henry
The Book of Illusions (Paul Auster)
The Book of Illusions
24
Paul Auster
Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
Brick Lane
25
Monica Ali
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
26
Marlon James
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who
27
Junot Diaz
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
28
Hilary Mantel
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
29
Kazuo Ishiguro
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
30
André Aciman
Canada (Richard Ford)
Canada
31
Richard Ford
The Candy House (Jennifer Egan)
The Candy House
32
Jennifer Egan
The Casual Vacancy (J.K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
33
J.K. Rowling
The Cat's Table (Michael Ondaatje)
The Cat's Table
34
Michael Ondaatje
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
35
Chuck Palahniuk
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
36
David Mitchell
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Haruki Murakami)
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
37
Haruki Murakami
The Constant Gardener (John Le Carré)
The Constant Gardener
38
John Le Carré
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
39
Sayaka Murata
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
40
Sally Rooney
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