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Solid 21st Century Reading List

100 books from the 21st Century that are sure to be remembered. Hoping this will be a great guide to some solid reading.
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
1
Junot Díaz
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
2
Edward P. Jones
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
3
Zadie Smith
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
4
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
5
Marlon James
Open City
Open City
6
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
7
Jonathan Franzen
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
8
Ian McEwan
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
9
W.G. Sebald
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
10
Marilynne Robinson
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
11
Michael Chabon
The Orphan Master's Son (Adam Johnson)
The Orphan Master's Son
12
Adam Johnson
Fortune Smiles (Adam Johnson)
Fortune Smiles
13
Adam Johnson
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
14
Jesmyn Ward
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
15
Paul Beatty
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
16
Ben Fountain
Redeployment (Phil Klay)
Redeployment
17
Phil Klay
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
18
Hilary Mantel
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
19
Roberto Bolaño
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
20
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
21
Jennifer Egan
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
22
Andy Weir
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
23
Paolo Bacigalupi
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
24
Ernest Cline
Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
25
Hugh Howey
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
26
Hilary Mantel
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
27
Emily St John Mandel
Seveneves (Neal Stephenson)
Seveneves
28
Neal Stephenson
Water Knife (Paolo Bacigalupi)
Water Knife
29
Paolo Bacigalupi
The Good Lord Bird
The Good Lord Bird
30
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
31
David Mitchell
Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides
Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides
32
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
33
Cormac McCarthy
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
34
Kazuo Ishiguro
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
35
Yann Martel
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
36
Orhan Pamuk
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
37
Ann Patchett
Pastoralia - George Saunders
Pastoralia - George Saunders
38
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
39
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Feast of the Goat (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The Feast of the Goat
40
Mario Vargas Llosa
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