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500 Contemporary Novels - Page 2

Five hundred contemporary (written in the last 30-40 years, mostly more recently though) novels from various literary genres. How many have you read?
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Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
41
Liane Moriarty
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
42
Ben Fountain
The Bird Artist
The Bird Artist
43
Black and Blue (Anna Quindlen)
Black and Blue
44
Anna Quindlen
Black Water (Joyce Carol Oates)
Black Water
45
Joyce Carol Oates
Blended (Sharon M. Draper)
Blended
46
Sharon M. Draper
Blessings (Anna Quindlen)
Blessings
47
Anna Quindlen
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
48
Margaret Atwood
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
49
Joyce Carol Oates
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
50
Toni Morrison
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
51
David Mitchell
The Book of Joe (Jonathan Tropper)
The Book of Joe
52
Jonathan Tropper
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
53
Markus Zusak
The Borrower (Rebecca Makkai)
The Borrower
54
Rebecca Makkai
Breath Eyes Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath Eyes Memory
55
Edwidge Danticat
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
56
Marlon James
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
57
Junot Diaz
Britt-Marie Was Here (Fredrik Backman)
Britt-Marie Was Here
58
Fredrik Backman
Broken for You (Stephanie Kallos)
Broken for You
59
Stephanie Kallos
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
60
Jacqueline Woodson
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
61
Kazuo Ishiguro
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
62
André Aciman
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls (Anissa Gray)
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
63
Anissa Gray
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
64
Kate Atkinson
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
65
J. K. Rowling
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
66
Suzanne Collins
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
67
John Irving
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
68
Marissa Meyer
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
69
Madeline Miller
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
70
Dave Eggers
The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
The City of Ember
71
Jeanne Duprau
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
72
Anthony Doerr
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
73
Elizabeth Wein
Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Ann Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
74
Olive Ann Burns
Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth
75
Ann Patchett
Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas)
Concrete Rose
76
Angie Thomas
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Gregory Maguire)
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
77
Gregory Maguire
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
Confessions of a Shopaholic
78
Sophie Kinsella
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
79
Sally Rooney
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
80
Jonathan Franzen
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