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5 Star Novels-21st Century

Sometimes I feel as though all current literary--and even popular--fiction has become dreary and didactic and hardly worth reading the table of contents. So I looked back at books since 2000 that I've rated 5 stars. There are a lot! Hope you will enjoy a feeling of recognition at a book you also enjoyed, and maybe take a look at one you haven't. Happy reading!
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Tom Lake (Ann Patchett)
Tom Lake
1
Ann Patchett
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
2
Ann Patchett
Somebody's Fool (Richard Russo)
Somebody's Fool
3
Richard Russo
Everybody's Fool (Richard Russo)
Everybody's Fool
4
Richard Russo
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
5
Khaled Hosseini
Every Secret Thing
Every Secret Thing
6
Home (Marilynne Robinson)
Home
7
Marilynne Robinson
Kira-Kira
Kira-Kira
8
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Helen Simonson)
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
9
Helen Simonson
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
10
Jodi Picoult
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
11
Elizabeth Strout
Plain Truth (Jodi Picoult)
Plain Truth
12
Jodi Picoult
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
13
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Kate DiCamillo)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
14
Kate DiCamillo
The Paris Wife (Paula McLain)
The Paris Wife
15
Paula McLain
The Uncommon Reader (Alan Bennett)
The Uncommon Reader
16
Alan Bennett
Unless (Carol Shields)
Unless
17
Carol Shields
Raven Black (Ann Cleeves)
Raven Black
18
Ann Cleeves
White Nights (Ann Cleeves)
White Nights
19
Ann Cleeves
Cold Earth (Ann Cleeves)
Cold Earth
20
Ann Cleeves
Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Magpie Murders
21
Anthony Horowitz
Red Hook Road (Ayelet Waldman)
Red Hook Road
22
Ayelet Waldman
Blanche Passes Go (Barbara Neely)
Blanche Passes Go
23
Barbara Neely
Christine Falls (Benjamin Black)
Christine Falls
24
Benjamin Black
The Shadows in the Street (Hill)
The Shadows in the Street
25
Hill
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
26
Kate Atkinson
One Good Turn (Kate Atkinson)
One Good Turn
27
Kate Atkinson
Started Early Took My Dog (Kate Atkinson)
Started Early Took My Dog
28
Kate Atkinson
When Will There Be Good News? (Kate Atkinson)
When Will There Be Good News?
29
Kate Atkinson
Big Sky (Kate Atkinson)
Big Sky
30
Kate Atkinson
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
31
Kate Atkinson
A God in Ruins (Kate Atkinson)
A God in Ruins
32
Kate Atkinson
Foster (Keegan, Claire)
Foster
33
Keegan, Claire
The Girl in the Green Raincoat (Laura Lippman)
The Girl in the Green Raincoat
34
Laura Lippman
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
35
Margaret Atwood
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
36
Marilynne Robinson
Lying Awake (Mark Salzman)
Lying Awake
37
Mark Salzman
Loving Frank (Nancy Horan)
Loving Frank
38
Nancy Horan
The Lighthouse (P.D. James)
The Lighthouse
39
P.D. James
The Murder Room (P.D. James)
The Murder Room
40
P.D. James
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