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Great Contemporary Novels (That You've Probably Read) - Page 4

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 Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network
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Kate Quinn
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
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Min Jin Lee
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
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Naomi Alderman
Before We Were Yours (Lisa Wingate)
Before We Were Yours
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Lisa Wingate
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
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Cixin Liu
The Silver Linings Playbook (Matthew Quick)
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Matthew Quick
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
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Haruki Murakami
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
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Bernardine Evaristo
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
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Ann Patchett
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
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Ann Leckie
Sleeping Beauties (Stephen King & Owen King)
Sleeping Beauties
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Stephen King & Owen King
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
132
M.L. Stedman
The Kiss Quotient (Helen Hoang)
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Helen Hoang
Timeline (Michael Crichton)
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Michael Crichton
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
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Hannah Kent
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
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Candice Carty-Williams
The Passage (Justin Cronin)
The Passage
137
Justin Cronin
Red Clocks (Leni Zumas)
Red Clocks
138
Leni Zumas
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
139
Charlie Jane Anders
The Orphan Master's Son (Adam Johnson)
The Orphan Master's Son
140
Adam Johnson
Us Against You (Fredrik Backman)
Us Against You
141
Fredrik Backman
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
142
Salman Rushdie
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
143
Stephen King
The Institute (Stephen King)
The Institute
144
Stephen King
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
145
Kiley Reid
Mr Mercedes (Stephen King)
Mr Mercedes
146
Stephen King
Sarah's Key (Tatiana De Rosnay)
Sarah's Key
147
Tatiana De Rosnay
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
148
Colson Whitehead
Divergent Series (Veronica Roth)
Divergent Series
149
Veronica Roth
The Secret Keeper (Kate Morton)
The Secret Keeper
150
Kate Morton
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
151
R. F. Kuang
Into the Water (Paula Hawkins)
Into the Water
152
Paula Hawkins
The Book of Life (Deborah Harkness)
The Book of Life
153
Deborah Harkness
The Wife Between Us (Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen)
The Wife Between Us
154
Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
I Am Pilgrim (Terry Hayes)
I Am Pilgrim
155
Terry Hayes
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
156
Joe Hill
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
157
Stuart Turton
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
158
Kamila Shamsie
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (Claire North)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
159
Claire North
Final Girls (Riley Sager)
Final Girls
160
Riley Sager
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