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Another Best Books of the 21st Century List - Page 2

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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Kawai: For Such a Time as This (Monty Soutar)
Kawai: For Such a Time as This
41
Monty Soutar
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Jussi Adler-Olsen)
The Keeper of Lost Causes
42
Jussi Adler-Olsen
Kings of the Wyld (Nicholas Eames)
Kings of the Wyld
43
Nicholas Eames
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
44
Patrick Ness
The Last Kingdom (Bernard Cornwell)
The Last Kingdom
45
Bernard Cornwell
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
46
Bonnie Garmus
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
47
Yann Martel
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
48
Rick Riordan
London Rules (Mick Herron)
London Rules
49
Mick Herron
Lovecraft Country (Matt Ruff)
Lovecraft Country
50
Matt Ruff
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
51
Fredrik Backman
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
52
James Dashner
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
53
Matt Haig
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
54
Patrick Ness
Mortal Engines (Philip Reeve)
Mortal Engines
55
Philip Reeve
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
56
Jodi Picoult
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
57
Patrick Rothfuss
Night Watch (Terry Pratchett)
Night Watch
58
Terry Pratchett
Old Man Logan (Wolverine #66-#72) (Mark Millar, Steve McNiven)
Old Man Logan (Wolverine #66-#72)
59
Mark Millar, Steve McNiven
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
60
John Scalzi
Open (Andre Agassi)
Open
61
Andre Agassi
A Painted House (John Grisham)
A Painted House
62
John Grisham
The Penguin History of New Zealand (Michael King)
The Penguin History of New Zealand
63
Michael King
Persuader (Lee Child)
Persuader
64
Lee Child
Pride of Baghdad (Brain Vaughan and Niko Henrichon)
Pride of Baghdad
65
Brain Vaughan and Niko Henrichon
The Prodigal God (Timothy Keller)
The Prodigal God
66
Timothy Keller
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
67
Ernest Cline
Ready Player Oner (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player Oner
68
Ernest Cline
The Reason for God (Timothy Keller)
The Reason for God
69
Timothy Keller
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
70
Cormac McCarthy
Robin (Dave Itzkoff)
Robin
71
Dave Itzkoff
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
72
Donna Tartt
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
73
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
74
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Silence of the Grave (Arnaldur Indriðason)
Silence of the Grave
75
Arnaldur Indriðason
Six Four (Hideo Yokoyama)
Six Four
76
Hideo Yokoyama
So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Jon Ronson)
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
77
Jon Ronson
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
78
Madeline Miller
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
79
Mary Doria Russell
The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger (Richard Wilkinson)
The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger
80
Richard Wilkinson
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