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Another Best Books of the 21st Century List

Here is a list of 100 of the best books from the 21st century that I've read: fiction (sci-fi, fantasy, YA, historical, crime, graphic novel) and non-fiction. It's not the NYT, but they are books I enjoyed ...
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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
1
Stuart Turton
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
2
Richard K. Morgan
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
3
Neil Gaiman
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
4
Jeff Vandermeer
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
5
Liane Moriarty
Big Panda & Tiny Dragon (James Norbury)
Big Panda & Tiny Dragon
6
James Norbury
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
7
Nnedi Okorafor
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
8
Josh Malerman
Blacksad (Juan Diaz Canales)
Blacksad
9
Juan Diaz Canales
The Book of Strange New Things (Michel Faber)
The Book of Strange New Things
10
Michel Faber
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
11
Markus Zusak
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
12
Trevor Noah
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Charlie MacKesy)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
13
Charlie MacKesy
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
14
Suzanne Collins
Children of God (Mary Doria Russell)
Children of God
15
Mary Doria Russell
Cinema Speculation (Quentin Tarantino)
Cinema Speculation
16
Quentin Tarantino
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
17
Madeleine Miller
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
18
Dave Eggers
Civil War (Mark Millar)
Civil War
19
Mark Millar
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
20
Robert Galbraith
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
21
Mark Haddon
Derailed (James Siegel)
Derailed
22
James Siegel
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
23
Jeff Kinney
The Dictionary of Lost Words (Pip Williams)
The Dictionary of Lost Words
24
Pip Williams
The Dry (Jane Harper)
The Dry
25
Jane Harper
Eats, Shoots and Leaves (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
26
Lynne Truss
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (Claire North)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
27
Claire North
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
28
Marilynne Robinson
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
29
Paula Hawkins
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
30
M R Carey
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
31
Stieg Larsson
Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Goblet of Fire
32
J.K. Rowling
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
33
Gillian Flynn
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
34
Mary Ann Shaffer
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
35
Kathryn Stockett
Heroes (Stephen Fry)
Heroes
36
Stephen Fry
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
37
Suzanne Collins
Hush (Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee)
Hush
38
Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
39
Tara French
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
40
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