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Best Books of the Twenty-First Century - Page 2

This list is generated from 130 "best of" book lists from a variety of great sources. An algorithm is used to create a master list based on how many lists a particular book appears on. Some lists count more than others. I generally trust "best of all time" lists voted by authors and experts over user-generated lists. On the lists that are actually ranked, the book that is 1st counts a lot more than the book that's 100th. If you're interested in the details about how the rankings are generated and which lists are the most important(in my eyes) please check out the list details page. How many have you read?
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The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
41
Paul Beatty
Snow (Orhan Pamuk)
Snow
42
Orhan Pamuk
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
43
Ali Smith
The Flamethrowers (Rachel Kushner)
The Flamethrowers
44
Rachel Kushner
Mother's Milk (Edward St. Aubyn)
Mother's Milk
45
Edward St. Aubyn
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
46
Ann Patchett
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
47
Jhumpa Lahiri
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
48
Stephenie Meyer
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
49
Jesmyn Ward
There but for the (Ali Smith)
There but for The
50
Ali Smith
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
51
Peter Carey
Platform (Michel Houellebecq)
Platform
52
Michel Houellebecq
Varieties of Disturbance (Lydia Davis)
Varieties of Disturbance
53
Lydia Davis
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
54
John Green
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
55
Haruki Murakami
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
56
Donna Tartt
What Is the What (Dave Eggers)
What Is the What
57
Dave Eggers
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
58
Philip Roth
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
59
Viet Thanh Nguyen
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
60
Orhan Pamuk
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
61
Kate Atkinson
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
62
Marlon James
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
63
J.K. Rowling
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
64
Elena Ferrante
The Amber Spyglass (Phillip Pullman)
The Amber Spyglass
65
Phillip Pullman
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
66
Margaret Atwood
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
67
Sarah Waters
Citizen: An American Lyric (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen: An American Lyric
68
Claudia Rankine
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
69
J.K.Rowling
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
70
Mark Haddon
Vernon God Little (D.B.C. Pierre)
Vernon God Little
71
D.B.C. Pierre
The Gathering (Anne Enright)
The Gathering
72
Anne Enright
The Sea (John Banville)
The Sea
73
John Banville
The Fortress of Solitude (Jonathan Lethem)
The Fortress of Solitude
74
Jonathan Lethem
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
75
Khaled Hosseini
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
76
Dai Sijie
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
77
J.K. Rowling
Pastoralia (George Saunders)
Pastoralia
78
George Saunders
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
79
J.K. Rowling
The Neapolitan Novels (Elena Ferrante)
The Neapolitan Novels
80
Elena Ferrante
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