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Best 21st Century Novels (So Far...) - Page 4

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 Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
121
Alice Sebold
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
122
Ruth Ozeki
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
123
Lionel Shriver
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
124
Khaled Hosseini
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
125
Elizabeth Strout
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
126
Elif Batuman
Tree of Smoke (Denis Johnson)
Tree of Smoke
127
Denis Johnson
The Pale King
The Pale King
128
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
129
Min Jin Lee
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
130
Carmen Maria Machado
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
131
Mohsin Hamed
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
132
Neil Gaiman
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
133
Colm Toibin
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
134
Kamila Shamsie
All My Puny Sorrows (Miriam Toews)
All My Puny Sorrows
135
Miriam Toews
Girl Woman Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl Woman Other
136
Bernardine Evaristo
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
137
Nicole Krauss
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
138
Kiran Desai
A Gate at the Stairs
A Gate at the Stairs
139
May We Be Forgiven (A.M. Homes)
May We Be Forgiven
140
A.M. Homes
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
141
Kate Atkinson
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
142
Tayari Jones
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
143
Susanna Clarke
Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
Da Vinci Code
144
Dan Brown
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
145
Stieg Larsson
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