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Best Modern Fiction Reads

Although I do not get to read as much fiction as I would like these days, these are my favorite books that I have read over the last 10 years or so. I would like to double this list as soon as possible. There are just as many-if not more-on my To Read List.
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Eleven Minutes
Eleven Minutes
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In Her Shoes (Novel)
In Her Shoes (Novel)
2
Absurdistan (Gary Shteyngart)
Absurdistan
3
Gary Shteyngart
The Russian Debutante's Handbook (Gary Shteyngart)
The Russian Debutante's Handbook
4
Gary Shteyngart
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
5
Khaled Hosseini
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
6
Audrey Niffenegger
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
7
Lisa See
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
8
Jhumpa Lahiri
I Know This Much Is True (Wally Lamb)
I Know This Much Is True
9
Wally Lamb
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
10
Helen Fielding
Until I Find You (John Irving)
Until I Find You
11
John Irving
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
12
Rebecca Wells
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
13
Paulo Coelho
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
14
Arthur Golden
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
15
James McBride
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
Confessions of a Shopaholic
16
Sophie Kinsella
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
17
Jeannette Walls
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
18
Janet Fitch
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
19
Sue Monk Kidd
P.S. I Love You (Cecelia Ahern)
P.S. I Love You
20
Cecelia Ahern
Heart of the Matter
Heart of the Matter
21
Sunset Park (Paul Auster)
Sunset Park
22
Paul Auster
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
23
Jennifer Egan
The Late Lamented Molly Marx (Sally KOSLOW)
The Late Lamented Molly Marx
24
Sally KOSLOW
The Time Keeper (Mitch Albom)
The Time Keeper
25
Mitch Albom
An Object of Beauty (Steve Martin)
An Object of Beauty
26
Steve Martin
Irving, John: A Widow for One Year
Irving, John: A Widow for One Year
27
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
28
Gillian Flynn
Widow Waltz (Sally Koslow)
Widow Waltz
29
Sally Koslow
Family Pictures
Family Pictures
30
Goldberg Variations (Susan Isaacs)
Goldberg Variations
31
Susan Isaacs
With Friends Like These (Sally Koslow)
With Friends Like These
32
Sally Koslow
When It Happens to You (Molly Ridgwald)
When It Happens to You
33
Molly Ridgwald
The Nanny Diaries (Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus)
The Nanny Diaries
34
Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
One Day (David Nicholls)
One Day
35
David Nicholls
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
36
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Where'd You Go Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go Bernadette
37
Maria Semple
The Interestings : A Novel
The Interestings : A Novel
38
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
39
Elizabeth Gilbert
Little Children (Tom Perrotta)
Little Children
40
Tom Perrotta
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