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A list of contemporary and classic novels/books that I've read, enjoyed, and recommended over the past few years.
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The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
41
Elizabeth Kolbert
Swing Time (Zadie Smith)
Swing Time
42
Zadie Smith
Cain
Cain
43
The Dogs of Littlefield (Suzanne Berne)
The Dogs of Littlefield
44
Suzanne Berne
Vampires in the Lemon Grove (Russell, Karen)
Vampires in the Lemon Grove
45
Russell, Karen
Are We Smart Enough to Know Smart Animals Are (Dewaal)
Are We Smart Enough to Know Smart Animals Are
46
Dewaal
All the Birds, Singing (Evie Wyld)
All the Birds, Singing
47
Evie Wyld
The Lost City of Z (David Grann)
The Lost City of Z
48
David Grann
Galapagos (Kurt Vonnegut)
Galapagos
49
Kurt Vonnegut
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
50
Helen Oyeyemi
The Postmortal (Drew Magary)
The Postmortal
51
Drew Magary
The Bees (Laline Paull)
The Bees
52
Laline Paull
Borne (Jeff Vandermeer)
Borne
53
Jeff Vandermeer
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Kory Stamper)
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
54
Kory Stamper
Mrs Caliban (Rachel Ingalls)
Mrs Caliban
55
Rachel Ingalls
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
56
Kurt Vonnegut
Fates and Furies (Florida) (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies (Florida)
57
Lauren Groff
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
58
Sylvia Plath
While Mortals Sleep
While Mortals Sleep
59
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
60
Emma Cline
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine (Alexandra Kleeman)
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine
61
Alexandra Kleeman
The Heart Goes Last (Margaret Atwood)
The Heart Goes Last
62
Margaret Atwood
Hiddensee (Gregory Maguire)
Hiddensee
63
Gregory Maguire
The Sign of the Beast (Joyce Carol Oates)
The Sign of the Beast
64
Joyce Carol Oates
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
65
Emily St John Mandel
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
66
Neil Gaiman
Friendship (Emily Gould)
Friendship
67
Emily Gould
Player Piano (Kurt Vonnegut)
Player Piano
68
Kurt Vonnegut
Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread (Chuck Palahniuk)
Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread
69
Chuck Palahniuk
Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
Yes Please
70
Amy Poehler
You'll Grow Out of It (Jessi Klein)
You'll Grow Out of It
71
Jessi Klein
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
72
Kurt Vonnegut
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
73
Elif Batuman
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
74
Vladimir Nabokov
Snuff
Snuff
75
The Book of Heaven: A Novel (Patricia Storace)
The Book of Heaven: A Novel
76
Patricia Storace
Broken Monsters (Lauren Beukes)
Broken Monsters
77
Lauren Beukes
Sweetbitter (Stephanie Danler)
Sweetbitter
78
Stephanie Danler
My Life With Bob : Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues (Pamela Paul)
My Life With Bob : Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues
79
Pamela Paul
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
80
Arthur Conan Doyle
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