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Best 21st Century Novels (So Far...) - Page 3

This list attempts to create a sort of canon of 21st century fiction (some of these are not novels, but story collections). This list combines popular titles, major award winners, as well as critical favorites. Which book is your favorite?
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The Atmospherians (Alex McElroy)
The Atmospherians
81
Alex McElroy
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
82
Ocean Vuong
Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny
83
Mona Awad
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
84
Ann Patchett
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
85
James McBride
How Much of These Hills Is Gold (C Pam Zhang)
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
86
C Pam Zhang
The Good Lord Bird (James McBride)
The Good Lord Bird
87
James McBride
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
88
Brit Bennett
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
89
Yaa Gyasi
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
90
Ottessa Moshfegh
Homeland Elegies (Ayad Akhtar)
Homeland Elegies
91
Ayad Akhtar
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
92
Celeste Ng
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
93
Celeste Ng
Red White and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Red White and Royal Blue
94
Casey McQuiston
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
95
Emily St John Mandel
Eileen (Ottessa Moshfegh)
Eileen
96
Ottessa Moshfegh
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
97
Han Kang
Inherent Vice (Thomas Pynchon)
Inherent Vice
98
Thomas Pynchon
Invisible
Invisible
99
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
100
Emma Donoghue
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
101
Suzanne Collins
The Tigers Wife
The Tigers Wife
102
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
103
Madeline Miller
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
104
Alice Munro
Against the Day (Thomas Pynchon)
Against the Day
105
Thomas Pynchon
Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
Family Matters
106
Rohinton Mistry
Snow (Orhan Pamuk)
Snow
107
Orhan Pamuk
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
108
Yann Martel
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
109
Margaret Atwood
After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
After the Quake
110
Haruki Murakami
Little Children (Tom Perrotta)
Little Children
111
Tom Perrotta
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
112
Jonathan Safran Foer
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
113
Markus Zusak
The Open Curtain by Brian Evenson
The Open Curtain by Brian Evenson
114
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
115
Joyce Carol Oates
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
116
Marjane Satrapi
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
117
Ann Pratchett
House of the Scorpion
House of the Scorpion
118
Train Dreams (Denis Johnson)
Train Dreams
119
Denis Johnson
Unless (Carol Shields)
Unless
120
Carol Shields
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