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50 Great Genre-Bending Books Everyone Should Read

From Flavorwire.com, a list of modern books that defy genre. Some of these books I've never heard about, so I look forward to checking them out!
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The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy
1
Paul Auster
Flaubert's Parrot (Julian Barnes)
Flaubert's Parrot
2
Julian Barnes
The King (Donald Barthelme)
The King
3
Donald Barthelme
The Teleportation Accident (Ned Beauman)
The Teleportation Accident
4
Ned Beauman
The Shining Girls (Lauren Beukes)
The Shining Girls
5
Lauren Beukes
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
6
Roberto Bolano
Cosmicomics (Italo Calvino)
Cosmicomics
7
Italo Calvino
The Autobiography of Red (Anne Carson)
The Autobiography of Red
8
Anne Carson
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
9
Michael Chabon
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
10
Susanna Clarke
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
11
Mark Z. Danielewski
Libra (Don Delillo)
Libra
12
Don Delillo
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who
13
Junot Diaz
The Keep (Jennifer Egan)
The Keep
14
Jennifer Egan
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
15
Diana Gabaldon
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
16
Neil Gaiman
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
17
William Gibson
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
18
William Goldman
Gunshot (Amelia Gray)
Gunshot
19
Amelia Gray
Death Comes to Pemberley (P. D. James)
Death Comes to Pemberley
20
P. D. James
Crystal Eaters (Shane Jones)
Crystal Eaters
21
Shane Jones
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
22
Stephen King
Gun,With Occasional Music (Jonathan Lethem)
Gun,With Occasional Music
23
Jonathan Lethem
Magic for Beginners (Kelly Link)
Magic for Beginners
24
Kelly Link
This Is Not a Novel (David Markson)
This Is Not a Novel
25
David Markson
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
26
China Mieville
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
27
David Mitchell
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Alan Moore)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
28
Alan Moore
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
29
Toni Morrison
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
30
Haruki Murakami
Bluets (Maggie Nelson)
Bluets
31
Maggie Nelson
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
32
Audrey Niffenegger
The Book of the Phoenix (Nnedi Okorafor)
The Book of the Phoenix
33
Nnedi Okorafor
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid (Michael Ondaatje)
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid
34
Michael Ondaatje
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
35
Helen Oyeyemi
Red Moon (Benjamin Percy)
Red Moon
36
Benjamin Percy
The Tragedy of Arthur (Arthur Phillips)
The Tragedy of Arthur
37
Arthur Phillips
The Rings of Saturn (W.G. Sebald)
The Rings of Saturn
38
W.G. Sebald
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
39
Brian Selznick
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo (Ntozake Shange)
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo
40
Ntozake Shange
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