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Favorite 40 From the 21st Century (So Far)

In no particular order, the forty books from the twenty-first century which I have most enjoyed reading. (So far.)
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The Wager (David Grann)
The Wager
1
David Grann
Devil House (John Darnielle)
Devil House
2
John Darnielle
The Stranger Times (C.K. Mcdonnell)
The Stranger Times
3
C.K. Mcdonnell
The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II (Madeline Martin)
The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II
4
Madeline Martin
Honeycomb (Joanne Harris)
Honeycomb
5
Joanne Harris
Ocean of Sound (David Toop)
Ocean of Sound
6
David Toop
Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Magpie Murders
7
Anthony Horowitz
Everything Is Combustible (Richard Lloyd)
Everything Is Combustible
8
Richard Lloyd
M Train (Patti Smith)
M Train
9
Patti Smith
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
10
Fredrik Backman
Howls Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howls Moving Castle
11
Diana Wynne Jones
Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite (Matt Kaplan)
Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite
12
Matt Kaplan
Rules of Civility (Amor Towles)
Rules of Civility
13
Amor Towles
Arcadia
Arcadia
14
The Starboard Sea (Amber Dermont)
The Starboard Sea
15
Amber Dermont
Improbable Patriot: The Secret History of Monsieur De Beaumarchais, the French Playwright Who Saved (Harlow Giles Unger)
Improbable Patriot: The Secret History of Monsieur De Beaumarchais, the French Playwright Who Saved
16
Harlow Giles Unger
The Busy Woman's Guide to Murder (Mary Jane Maffini)
The Busy Woman's Guide to Murder
17
Mary Jane Maffini
Rivers of London (Ben Aaronovitch)
Rivers of London
18
Ben Aaronovitch
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
19
Mary Ann Shaffer
The Cellist of Sarajevo (Steven Galloway)
The Cellist of Sarajevo
20
Steven Galloway
The World Without Us (Alan Weisman)
The World Without Us
21
Alan Weisman
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barberry)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
22
Muriel Barberry
A Dirty Job (Christopher Moore)
A Dirty Job
23
Christopher Moore
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
24
Jeannette Walls
Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman)
Anansi Boys
25
Neil Gaiman
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
26
Nicole Krauss
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
27
Kate Atkinson
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
28
Andrea Levy
Quicksilver (Neal Stephenson)
Quicksilver
29
Neal Stephenson
Comfort Me With Apples (Ruth Reichl)
Comfort Me With Apples
30
Ruth Reichl
If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor (Bruce Campbell)
If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor
31
Bruce Campbell
Daphne (Justine Picardie)
Daphne
32
Justine Picardie
The Bolter (Frances Osborne)
The Bolter
33
Frances Osborne
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Jacqueline Kelly)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
34
Jacqueline Kelly
Mortal Love (Elizabeth Hand)
Mortal Love
35
Elizabeth Hand
Love and Summer (William Trevor)
Love and Summer
36
William Trevor
Hall of Mirrors (Christopher Fowler)
Hall of Mirrors
37
Christopher Fowler
Year of the Monkey (Patti Smith)
Year of the Monkey
38
Patti Smith
Career of Evil (Robert Galbraith)
Career of Evil
39
Robert Galbraith
The Long Take (Robin Robertson)
The Long Take
40
Robin Robertson
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