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200 Great Novels of the 21st Century - Page 3

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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Inherent Vice (Thomas Pynchon)
Inherent Vice
81
Thomas Pynchon
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V. E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
82
V. E. Schwab
James (Percival Everett)
James
83
Percival Everett
Jonny Appleseed (Joshua Whitehead)
Jonny Appleseed
84
Joshua Whitehead
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
85
Khaled Hosseini
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
86
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
87
Edward P. Jones
The Last Samurai (Helen Dewitt)
The Last Samurai
88
Helen Dewitt
The Leftovers (Tom Perrotta)
The Leftovers
89
Tom Perrotta
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
90
Andrew Sean Greer
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
91
Bonnie Garmus
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
92
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
93
Kate Atkinson
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
94
Yann Martel
The Lincoln Highway (Amor Towles)
The Lincoln Highway
95
Amor Towles
Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel
96
George Saunders
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
97
Alan Hollinghurst
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
98
Hanya Yanagihara
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
99
Sarah Waters
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
100
Alice Sebold
Lunar Park (Bret Easton Ellis)
Lunar Park
101
Bret Easton Ellis
The Maid (Nita Prose)
The Maid
102
Nita Prose
A Man in Full (Tom Wolfe)
A Man in Full
103
Tom Wolfe
The Marriage Plot (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Marriage Plot
104
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
105
Andy Weir
The Master (Colm Tóibín)
The Master
106
Colm Tóibín
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
107
Jeffrey Eugenides
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
108
Anna Burns
The Mirror & the Light (Hilary Mantel)
The Mirror & the Light
109
Hilary Mantel
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Emily M. Danforth)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
110
Emily M. Danforth
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
111
Elena Ferrante
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Elizabeth Strout)
My Name Is Lucy Barton
112
Elizabeth Strout
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
113
Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
114
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
115
Richard Flanagan
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
116
Colson Whitehead
The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)
The Night Watch
117
Sarah Waters
The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
The Night Watchman
118
Louise Erdrich
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
119
Cormac McCarthy
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
120
Elizabeth Strout
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