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Great Contemporary Novels (That You've Probably Read) - Page 5

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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This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Díaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
161
Junot Díaz
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
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Chuck Palahniuk
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
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China Mieville
Swan Song (Robert R. McCammon)
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Robert R. McCammon
The Fireman (Joe Hill)
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Joe Hill
The Mist (Stephen King)
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Still Me (Jojo Moyes)
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Jojo Moyes
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
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The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix E. Harrow)
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Alix E. Harrow
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
It Ends With Us
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Colleen Hoover
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (Hank Green)
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
171
Hank Green
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
172
Brit Bennett
American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
173
Omar El Akkad
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
174
Mary Doria Russell
The Keeper of Lost Things (Ruth Hogan)
The Keeper of Lost Things
175
Ruth Hogan
Five Feet Apart (Rachael Lippincott)
Five Feet Apart
176
Rachael Lippincott
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
177
Ali Smith
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
178
Amal El-Mohtar
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
179
Margaret Atwood
How to Stop Time (Matt Haig)
How to Stop Time
180
Matt Haig
The Leavers (Lisa Ko)
The Leavers
181
Lisa Ko
The Turn of the Key (Ruth Ware)
The Turn of the Key
182
Ruth Ware
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
183
Jennifer Egan
Behind Closed Doors (B a PARIS)
Behind Closed Doors
184
B a PARIS
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
185
Hubert Selby Jr.
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
186
Haruki Murakami
The Time Keeper (Mitch Albom)
The Time Keeper
187
Mitch Albom
The Clockmaker's Daughter (Kate Morton)
The Clockmaker's Daughter
188
Kate Morton
Vengeful (V.E. Schwab)
Vengeful
189
V.E. Schwab
We Were the Lucky Ones (Georgia Hunter)
We Were the Lucky Ones
190
Georgia Hunter
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
191
Margaret Atwood
Love, Rosie (Cecelia Ahern)
Love, Rosie
192
Cecelia Ahern
The Butterfly Garden (Dot Hutchinson)
The Butterfly Garden
193
Dot Hutchinson
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
194
Margaret Atwood
My Dark Vanessa (Kate Elizabeth Russell)
My Dark Vanessa
195
Kate Elizabeth Russell
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
196
Norman Mailer
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
197
Ocean Vuong
What Alice Forgot (Liane Moriarty)
What Alice Forgot
198
Liane Moriarty
The Prisoner of Heaven (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Prisoner of Heaven
199
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Disappearing Earth (Julia Phillips)
Disappearing Earth
200
Julia Phillips
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