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Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far) - Page 2

As published by LibraryThing, here is a list of the best fiction books of the twenty-first century, so far anyway, we still have 86 years of great books to go. How many of these novels have you read?
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
41
Mark Haddon
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
42
Joe Hill
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
43
John Green
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
44
Hilary Mantel
The Marrying of Chani Kaufman
The Marrying of Chani Kaufman
45
Snow (Orhan Pamuk)
Snow
46
Orhan Pamuk
Elizabeth Costello
Elizabeth Costello
47
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
48
Joe Hill
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
49
Steig Larsson
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
50
J.K. Rowling
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
51
Neil Gaiman
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
52
Kiran Desai
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
53
Mary Ann Shaffer
The Children's Hospital
The Children's Hospital
54
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest
55
Steig Larsson
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
56
Gillian Flynn
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
57
Deborah Harkness
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
58
J.K. Rowling
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
59
Jonathan Franzen
The Prestige
The Prestige
60
The Sisters Grimm
The Sisters Grimm
61
Hhhh
Hhhh
62
Transatlantic
Transatlantic
63
Exiles in America
Exiles in America
64
The Golden City
The Golden City
65
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
66
J.K. Rowling
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
67
Hilary Mantel
Ines of My Soul
Ines of My Soul
68
Running
Running
69
The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
The Golem and the Jinni
70
Helene Wecker
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Signature of All Things
71
Elizabeth Gilbert
The Infinities
The Infinities
72
The Rose Garden
The Rose Garden
73
Lightning
Lightning
74
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
75
Roberto Bolaño
Transmission
Transmission
76
Bitter Greens
Bitter Greens
77
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
78
Philip Pullman
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
79
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Karen Joy Fowler)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
80
Karen Joy Fowler
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