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Are You Well Read in Contemporary Books? - Page 2

The classics are wonderful, but there are so many different voices and marginalized groups underrepresented in them. Therefore, I've compiled a huge list of award-winning, bestselling, and talked-about books from the last 20 years in a variety of genres. So many of them are SO GOOD; please check them out if you haven't yet!
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
41
Junot Díaz
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
42
Hilary Mantel
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
43
Julie Otsuka
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
44
Kazuo Ishiguro
Canada (Richard Ford)
Canada
45
Richard Ford
The Candy House (Jennifer Egan)
The Candy House
46
Jennifer Egan
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste
47
Isabel Wilkerson
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
48
Tomi Adyemi
Chronicles Volume One (Bob Dylan)
Chronicles Volume One
49
Bob Dylan
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
50
Madeline Miller
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
51
S.A.Chakraborty
City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert)
City of Girls
52
Elizabeth Gilbert
The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
The City We Became
53
N K Jemisin
A Closed and Common Orbit (Becky Chambers)
A Closed and Common Orbit
54
Becky Chambers
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
55
David Mitchell
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
56
Anthony Doerr
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena (Anthony Marra)
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
57
Anthony Marra
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Maas)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
58
Sarah J. Maas
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
59
Michelle Zauner
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
60
Mark Haddon
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
61
Abraham Verghese
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
62
Taylor Jenkins Reid
A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)
A Dance With Dragons
63
George R.R. Martin
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
64
Blake Crouch
The Dark Tower (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower
65
Stephen King
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
66
V.E. Schwab
A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
A Deadly Education
67
Naomi Novik
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life
68
Alice Munro
Deathless (Catherynne M. Valente)
Deathless
69
Catherynne M. Valente
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
70
Barbara Kingsolver
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
71
Erik Larson
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
72
Deborah Harkness
Doctor Sleep (Stephen King)
Doctor Sleep
73
Stephen King
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
74
Barack Obama
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (David Sedaris)
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
75
David Sedaris
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
76
Olga Tokarczuk
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
77
Ann Patchett
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
78
Tara Westover
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
79
Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
80
Gail Honeyman
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