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Are You Well Read in Contemporary Books? - Page 5

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 Leavers (Lisa Ko)
The Leavers
161
Lisa Ko
The Leftovers (Tom Perrotta)
The Leftovers
162
Tom Perrotta
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
163
Andrew Sean Greer
The Lesser Bohemians (Eimear McBride)
The Lesser Bohemians
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Eimear McBride
Let the Great World Spin (Colum McCann)
Let the Great World Spin
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Colum McCann
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Jenny Lawson)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
166
Jenny Lawson
Levels of Life (Julian Barnes)
Levels of Life
167
Julian Barnes
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
168
James S.A. Corey
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book
169
Susan Orlean
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
170
Kate Atkinson
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidyin Up (Marie Kondo)
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidyin Up
171
Marie Kondo
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
172
M.L. Stedman
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
173
George Saunders
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
174
Celeste Ng
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
175
Hanya Yanagihara
A Long Petal of the Sea (Isabel Allende)
A Long Petal of the Sea
176
Isabel Allende
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
177
Becky Chambers
The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
178
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
179
Eleanor Catton
Luster (Raven Leilani)
Luster
180
Raven Leilani
The Lying Life of Adults (Elena Ferrante)
The Lying Life of Adults
181
Elena Ferrante
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
182
Margaret Atwood
The Magician's Land (Lev Grossman)
The Magician's Land
183
Lev Grossman
The Maid (Nita Prose)
The Maid
184
Nita Prose
Maisie Dobbs (Jacqueline Winspear)
Maisie Dobbs
185
Jacqueline Winspear
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
186
Fredrik Backman
March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
187
Geraldine Brooks
March (Nate Powell)
March
188
Nate Powell
The Marriage Portrait (Maggie O'farrell)
The Marriage Portrait
189
Maggie O'farrell
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
190
Andy Weir
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
191
Lori Gottlieb
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
192
Jojo Moyes
Memorial (Bryan Washington)
Memorial
193
Bryan Washington
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
194
Jesmyn Ward
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
195
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Midnight Library: A Novel (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library: A Novel
196
Matt Haig
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey
197
Rupi Kaur
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
198
Anna Burns
Minor Feelings (Cathy Park Hong)
Minor Feelings
199
Cathy Park Hong
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
200
Ransom Riggs
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