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200 Great Novels of the 21st Century - Page 4

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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Olive, Again (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive, Again
121
Elizabeth Strout
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
122
Zadie Smith
On Chesil Beach (Ian McEwan)
On Chesil Beach
123
Ian McEwan
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
124
Ocean Vuong
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
125
Stephen Graham Jones
Origin (Dan Brown)
Origin
126
Dan Brown
The Orphan Master's Son (Adam Johnson)
The Orphan Master's Son
127
Adam Johnson
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
128
Margaret Atwood
Outline (Rachel Cusk)
Outline
129
Rachel Cusk
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
130
Richard Powers
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
131
Min Jin Lee
Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
Pattern Recognition
132
William Gibson
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
133
Marjane Satrapi
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
134
Philip Roth
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
135
Naomi Alderman
Prophet Song (Paul Lynch)
Prophet Song
136
Paul Lynch
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
137
Candice Carty-Williams
Real Americans (Rachel Khong)
Real Americans
138
Rachel Khong
Real Life (Brandon Taylor)
Real Life
139
Brandon Taylor
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Moshin Hamid)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
140
Moshin Hamid
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
141
Cormac McCarthy
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
142
Alice Munro
Saturday (Ian McEwan)
Saturday
143
Ian McEwan
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolano)
The Savage Detectives
144
Roberto Bolano
The Sea (John Banville)
The Sea
145
John Banville
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
146
Paul Beatty
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
147
Julian Barnes
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
148
Emily St.John Mandel
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
149
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Shantaram
150
Gregory David Roberts
The Shards (Bret Easton Ellis)
The Shards
151
Bret Easton Ellis
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian
152
Marina Lewycka
Shuggie Bain: A Novel (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain: A Novel
153
Douglas Stuart
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
154
Dennis Lehane
The Silence of the Girls (Pat Barker)
The Silence of the Girls
155
Pat Barker
Small Mercies (Dennis Lehane)
Small Mercies
156
Dennis Lehane
The Sparsholt Affair (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Sparsholt Affair
157
Alan Hollinghurst
A Spool of Blue Thread (Anne Tyler)
A Spool of Blue Thread
158
Anne Tyler
Spring (Ali Smith)
Spring
159
Ali Smith
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven
160
Emily St. John Mandel
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