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Goodreads' Top 100 Books From the 21st Century (So Far)

Here are the top 100 books of the 21st century, according to voters at Goodreads. They are listed in reverse order, from number 100 to number 1.
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Insurgent (Veronica Roth)
Insurgent
1
Veronica Roth
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
2
John Boyne
Unaccustomed Earth (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Unaccustomed Earth
3
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Secret Magdalene (Ki Longfellow)
The Secret Magdalene
4
Ki Longfellow
People of the Book
People of the Book
5
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
6
John Green
Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman)
Anansi Boys
7
Neil Gaiman
God Is Not Great (Christopher Hitchens)
God Is Not Great
8
Christopher Hitchens
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
9
Joan Didion
A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
A Million Little Pieces
10
James Frey
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
11
Marilynne Robinson
Eats, Shoots and Leaves (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
12
Lynne Truss
John Adams
John Adams
13
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
14
Richard Russo
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
15
David Wroblewski
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (David Sedaris)
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
16
David Sedaris
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
17
Aravind Adiga
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
18
What Is the What
What Is the What
19
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
20
Laura Hillenbrand
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
21
Michael Pollan
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
22
Nicole Krauss
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
Nineteen Minutes
23
Jodi Picoult
Sarah's Key (Tatiana De Rosnay)
Sarah's Key
24
Tatiana De Rosnay
The Shack (Young, William P.)
The Shack
25
Young, William P.
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
26
Gillian Flynn
The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins)
The God Delusion
27
Richard Dawkins
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace … One School At
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace … One School At
28
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
29
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
30
Jonathan Safran Foer
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
31
Susanna Clarke
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Kim Edwards)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
32
Kim Edwards
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
33
Erin Morgenstern
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
34
Bill Bryson
The Complete Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
The Complete Persepolis
35
Marjane Satrapi
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
36
Margaret Atwood
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
37
Garth Stein
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
38
Lisa See
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
39
Cormac McCarthy
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
40
Ann Patchett
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