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21st Century Kindle Boy's Favorite Novels Since 2000

There's been a surprising amount of good fiction published in this century, especially considering the printed word is supposed to YouTubed out of existence by 2020. Here are some of my personal faves, listed by year of publication. Some are bestsellers, some are obscure, none involve vampires.
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The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
1
Margaret Atwood
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
2
Zadie Smith
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
3
Sarah Waters
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
4
Neil Gaiman
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
5
Dennis Lehane
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
6
Ian McEwan
At Swim, Two Boys
At Swim, Two Boys
7
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
8
Richard Russo
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
9
W.G. Sebald
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
10
Sarah Waters
American Woman
American Woman
11
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
12
Khaled Hosseini
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
13
Edward P. Jones
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
14
Cormac McCarthy
Mortals
Mortals
15
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
16
Lionel Shriver
Saturday (Ian McEwan)
Saturday
17
Ian McEwan
March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
18
Geraldine Brooks
Specimen Days
Specimen Days
19
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
20
Cormac McCarthy
The Echo Maker
The Echo Maker
21
Against the Day (Thomas Pynchon)
Against the Day
22
Thomas Pynchon
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
23
Junot Díaz
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
24
Joe Hill
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
25
Suzanne Collins
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
26
Elizabeth Strout
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
27
Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
28
Steig Larsson
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice
29
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
30
Emma Donoghue
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
31
Jennifer Egan
Solar
Solar
32
Our Kind of Traitor (John Le Carre)
Our Kind of Traitor
33
John Le Carre
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
34
Gillian Flynn
The Snow Child
The Snow Child
35
The Orphan Master's Son (Adam Johnson)
The Orphan Master's Son
36
Adam Johnson
Defending Jacob (William Landay)
Defending Jacob
37
William Landay
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
38
Neil Gaiman
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
39
Khaled Hosseini
Tampa
Tampa
40
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