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210 Best Books of the 21st Century

A completely subjective list of the best books I've read since the year 2000. Mostly literary fiction with some other fun stuff thrown in there.
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The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
1
Margaret Atwood
Winter Solstice (Rosamunde Pilcher)
Winter Solstice
2
Rosamunde Pilcher
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
3
Zadie Smith
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
4
Ann Brashares
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
5
Sue Monk Kidd
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
6
Yann Martel
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
7
Ian McEwan
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
8
Ann Pratchett
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
9
Richard Russo
The Day the World Came to Town (Jim Defede)
The Day the World Came to Town
10
Jim Defede
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
11
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
12
Erik Larson
Blessings (Anna Quindlen)
Blessings
13
Anna Quindlen
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
14
Khaled Hosseini
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Mountains Beyond Mountains
15
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
16
Jhumpa Lahiri
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
17
Marilynne Robinson
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
18
Joan Didion
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
19
John Green
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
20
Kazuo Ishiguro
Still Life (Louise Penny)
Still Life
21
Louise Penny
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
22
Jeannette Walls
Mornings in Jenin
Mornings in Jenin
23
Someone Knows My Name (Lawrence Hill)
Someone Knows My Name
24
Lawrence Hill
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
25
Khaled Hosseini
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
26
Suzanne Collins
The Forgotten Garden (Kate Morton)
The Forgotten Garden
27
Kate Morton
Home (Marilynne Robinson)
Home
28
Marilynne Robinson
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
29
Elizabeth Strout
The School of Essential Ingredients (Erica Bauermeister)
The School of Essential Ingredients
30
Erica Bauermeister
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
31
Alexander
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
32
Jennifer Egan
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
33
Laura Hillenbrand
The Invisible Bridge (Julie Orringer)
The Invisible Bridge
34
Julie Orringer
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
35
Isabel Wilkerson
The Language of Flowers (Vanessa Diffenbaugh)
The Language of Flowers
36
Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
37
Chad Harbach
The Scorpio Races (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Scorpio Races
38
Maggie Stiefvater
Rules of Civility (Amor Towles)
Rules of Civility
39
Amor Towles
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
40
Jesmyn Ward
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