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Best Books of 21st Century

———————————-A list of 100 (and more) best books of the 21st century !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!———————————--!!!
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The Return (Hisham Matar)
The Return
1
Hisham Matar
Alison Bechdel Fun Home
Alison Bechdel Fun Home
2
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
3
Louise Erdrich
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
4
Ocean Vuong
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
5
Suzanne Collins
State of Wonder (Ann Patchett)
State of Wonder
6
Ann Patchett
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
7
Roberto Bolaño
How High We Go in the Dark (Sequoia Nagamatsu)
How High We Go in the Dark
8
Sequoia Nagamatsu
The Little Friend (Donna Tartt)
The Little Friend
9
Donna Tartt
A Passage North (Anuk Arudpragasam)
A Passage North
10
Anuk Arudpragasam
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
11
Michael Chabon
Everything I Know About Love (Dolly Alderton)
Everything I Know About Love
12
Dolly Alderton
Burial Rights (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rights
13
Hannah Kent
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
14
Nnedi Okorafor
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
15
Fredrik Backman
Migrations (Charlotte McConaghy)
Migrations
16
Charlotte McConaghy
The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
The Starless Sea
17
Erin Morgenstern
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
18
Cormac McCarthy
My Work (Olga Ravn)
My Work
19
Olga Ravn
Outline (Rachel Cusk)
Outline
20
Rachel Cusk
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
21
Patti Smith
Happening (Annie Ernaux)
Happening
22
Annie Ernaux
In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
23
Carmen Maria Machado
Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield)
Our Wives Under the Sea
24
Julia Armfield
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena (Anthony Marra)
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
25
Anthony Marra
Underland (Robert MacFarlane)
Underland
26
Robert MacFarlane
Erasure (Percival Everett)
Erasure
27
Percival Everett
The Interestings (Meg Wolitzer)
The Interestings
28
Meg Wolitzer
Severance (Ling Ma)
Severance
29
Ling Ma
Venomous Lumpsucker (Ned Beauman)
Venomous Lumpsucker
30
Ned Beauman
Year of Wonders (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders
31
Geraldine Brooks
Birnam Wood (Eleanor Catton)
Birnam Wood
32
Eleanor Catton
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
33
Sarah Waters
The Man Who Saw Everything (Deborah Levy)
The Man Who Saw Everything
34
Deborah Levy
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
35
Isabel Wilkerson
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
36
Akwaeke Emezi
Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
37
Herman Diaz
Afropean (Johny Pitts)
Afropean
38
Johny Pitts
Words of Radiance (Brandon Sanderson)
Words of Radiance
39
Brandon Sanderson
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
40
Yann Martel
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