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200 Great Novels of the 21st Century - Page 2

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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The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
41
Jonathan Franzen
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
The Covenant of Water
42
Abraham Verghese
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
43
Robert Galbraith
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
44
Mark Haddon
Dark Matter: A Novel (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter: A Novel
45
Blake Crouch
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
46
Sebastian Barry
Dead Air (Iain Banks)
Dead Air
47
Iain Banks
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life
48
Alice Munro
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
49
Barbara Kingsolver
Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby
50
Torrey Peters
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
51
J. M. Coetzee
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
52
Dan Brown
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
53
Gail Honeyman
Elizabeth Costello (J.M. Coetzee)
Elizabeth Costello
54
J.M. Coetzee
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
55
Richard Russo
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
56
Jonathan Safran Foer
The Exchange: After the Firm (John Grisham)
The Exchange: After the Firm
57
John Grisham
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
58
Jonathan Safran Foer
Falling Man (Don Delillo)
Falling Man
59
Don Delillo
Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
Family Matters
60
Rohinton Mistry
The Feast of the Goat (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The Feast of the Goat
61
Mario Vargas Llosa
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
62
Sarah Waters
Fury (Salman Rushdie)
Fury
63
Salman Rushdie
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
64
Amor Towles
Gentlemen and Players (Joanne Harris)
Gentlemen and Players
65
Joanne Harris
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
66
Marilynne Robinson
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
67
Bernardine Evaristo
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
68
Donna Tartt
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers
69
Rebecca Makkai
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
70
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
71
Maggie O'farrell
Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
Haunted
72
Chuck Palahniuk
Hello Beautiful (Ann Napolitano)
Hello Beautiful
73
Ann Napolitano
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
74
Elizabeth Kostova
Home (Marilynne Robinson)
Home
75
Marilynne Robinson
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
76
Kamila Shamsie
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
77
Yaa Gyasi
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
78
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
79
Philip Roth
Hurricane Season (Fernanda Melchor)
Hurricane Season
80
Fernanda Melchor
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