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Books Modern Readers Love

These are books beloved by all types of readers. This list is taken from various pages on Buzzfeed and Goodreads.
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
1
Alice Walker
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
2
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
3
Angie Thomas
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
4
Toni Morrison
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
5
Arundhati Roy
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
6
Maya Angelou
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
7
Ralph Ellison
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
8
Colson Whitehead
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
9
Khaled Hosseini
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Jenny Han)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
10
Jenny Han
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
11
Malala Yousafzai
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
12
Michelle Obama
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
13
Tomi Adyemi
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
14
N. K. Jemisin
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
15
Sherman Alexie
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
16
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
17
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
18
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Sun Is Also a Star (Nicola Yoon)
The Sun Is Also a Star
19
Nicola Yoon
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
20
Celeste Ng
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
21
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
22
Kevin Kwan
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
23
Haruki Murakami
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
24
Brit Bennett
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
25
Amy Tan
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
26
Marjane Satrapi
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
27
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
28
Salman Rushdie
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
29
Trevor Noah
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
30
Tayari Jones
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
31
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
32
Octavia Butler
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
33
Laura Esquivel
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
34
Yaa Gyasi
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
35
Toni Morrison
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
36
Kiley Reid
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
37
Nnedi Okorafor
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
38
Haruki Murakami
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
39
Elizabeth Acevedo
An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
An Ember in the Ashes
40
Sabaa Tahir
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