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Great Contemporary Novels (That You've Probably Read) - Page 3

Some have won, or been nominated for prizes, such as Pulitzer, Booker, Hugo or Nebula.
Some have been nominated for Goodreads choice awards.
Others are simply bestsellers.
There should be something for everyone on this list. Which ones have you read?
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The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
81
Jasper Fforde
The Woman in the Window (A. J. Finn)
The Woman in the Window
82
A. J. Finn
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
83
Philip Pullman
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
84
Jesmyn Ward
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
85
Marilynne Robinson
Doctor Sleep (Stephen King)
Doctor Sleep
86
Stephen King
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
87
Marlon James
Beartown (Fredrik Backman)
Beartown
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Fredrik Backman
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
89
Jeff Vandermeer
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
90
Jostein Gaarder
The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah)
The Great Alone
91
Kristin Hannah
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
92
Alex Michaelides
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
93
Aravind Adiga
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
94
Becky Chambers
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
95
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
96
J. M. Coetzee
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
97
J. K. Rowling
The Paris Wife (Paula McLain)
The Paris Wife
98
Paula McLain
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
99
Paul Beatty
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
100
Andrew Sean Greer
John Dies at the End (David Wong)
John Dies at the End
101
David Wong
Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
Spinning Silver
102
Naomi Novik
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
103
Nicole Krauss
The Outsider (Stephen King)
The Outsider
104
Stephen King
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
105
Iain Banks
Truly Madly Guilty (Liane Moriarty)
Truly Madly Guilty
106
Liane Moriarty
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
107
Sally Rooney
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
108
David Mitchell
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
109
Mitch Albom
The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
The Golem and the Jinni
110
Helene Wecker
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
111
Graeme Simsion
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
112
S.J. Watson
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
113
Paulo Coelho
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
114
John Grisham
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Frederik Backman)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
115
Frederik Backman
The Husband's Secret (Liane Moriarty)
The Husband's Secret
116
Liane Moriarty
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
117
David Mitchell
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
118
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
119
Madeline Miller
Small Great Things (Jodi Picoult)
Small Great Things
120
Jodi Picoult
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