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Contemporary Fiction

Some of my favorite contemporary fiction (from the late 1990s through the present day) that I've read. So many books, so little time! Enjoy!
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Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
1
Abraham Verghese
Let the Great World Spin (Colum McCann)
Let the Great World Spin
2
Colum McCann
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
3
Kathryn Stockett
The Cellist of Sarajevo
The Cellist of Sarajevo
4
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Prep
5
Curtis Sittenfeld
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
6
Sara Gruen
Snow (Orhan Pamuk)
Snow
7
Orhan Pamuk
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
8
Paula Hawkins
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
9
Emma Donoghue
The Paris Wife (Paula McLain)
The Paris Wife
10
Paula McLain
Dreams of Joy
Dreams of Joy
11
State of Wonder (Ann Patchett)
State of Wonder
12
Ann Patchett
Caleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks)
Caleb's Crossing
13
Geraldine Brooks
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
14
Ann Patchett
People of the Book
People of the Book
15
The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall
The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall
16
Zeitoun
Zeitoun
17
What Is the What
What Is the What
18
Heroes of the Frontier (Dave Eggers)
Heroes of the Frontier
19
Dave Eggers
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Jamie Ford)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
20
Jamie Ford
The Marriage Plot (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Marriage Plot
21
Jeffrey Eugenides
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
22
Jeffrey Eugenides
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Helen Simonson)
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
23
Helen Simonson
The Dovekeepers (Alice Hoffman)
The Dovekeepers
24
Alice Hoffman
The Age of Miracles (Karen Thompson Walker)
The Age of Miracles
25
Karen Thompson Walker
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Díaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
26
Junot Díaz
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
27
Junot Díaz
Telegraph Avenue
Telegraph Avenue
28
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
29
Michael Chabon
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
30
Jess Walter
Where'd You Go Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go Bernadette
31
Maria Semple
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
32
Jesmyn Ward
The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving (Jonathan Evison)
The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving
33
Jonathan Evison
Z (Therese Anne Fowler)
Z
34
Therese Anne Fowler
The Obituary Writer (Ann Hood)
The Obituary Writer
35
Ann Hood
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
36
Khaled Hosseini
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
37
Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
38
Khaled Hosseini
The Silver Star
The Silver Star
39
Sisterland (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Sisterland
40
Curtis Sittenfeld
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