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Greatest Modern Novels According to Me

My list of novels that made me think, feel, love, hate, laugh, cry, sleep, dream. Maybe it will work for you too.
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The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
1
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
2
David Mitchell
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
3
Margaret Atwood
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
4
Gillian Flynn
The Incendiaries (R.O.Kwon)
The Incendiaries
5
R.O.Kwon
How to Walk Away (Katherine Center)
How to Walk Away
6
Katherine Center
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
7
Naomi Alderman
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
8
Gillian Flynn
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
9
Donna Tartt
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
10
Jeffrey Eugenides
Once Upon a River (Setterfield)
Once Upon a River
11
Setterfield
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
12
Alex Michaelides
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
13
Michelle McNamara
The Dry (Jane Harper)
The Dry
14
Jane Harper
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Iain Reid)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
15
Iain Reid
The Wonder (Emma Donoghue)
The Wonder
16
Emma Donoghue
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
17
Emma Donoghue
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
18
Elizabeth Strout
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
19
Lionel Shriver
Asymmetry (Lisa Halliday)
Asymmetry
20
Lisa Halliday
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck (Mark Manson)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck
21
Mark Manson
Unsheltered (Barbara Kingsolver)
Unsheltered
22
Barbara Kingsolver
Imagine Me Gone (Adam Haslett)
Imagine Me Gone
23
Adam Haslett
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
24
Angie Thomas
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
25
Gail Honeyman
The Immortalists (Chloe Benjamin)
The Immortalists
26
Chloe Benjamin
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
27
Attica Locke
Future Home of the Living God (Louise Erdrich)
Future Home of the Living God
28
Louise Erdrich
The Ninth Hour (Alice Mcdermott)
The Ninth Hour
29
Alice Mcdermott
The Burgess Boys
The Burgess Boys
30
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
31
Shirley Jackson
We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)
We Were Liars
32
E. Lockhart
The Enchanted
The Enchanted
33
All My Puny Sorrows (Miriam Toews)
All My Puny Sorrows
34
Miriam Toews
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
35
Helen Oyeyemi
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
36
Tayari Jones
The Butterfly Garden (Dot Hutchinson)
The Butterfly Garden
37
Dot Hutchinson
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
38
Andrew Sean Greer
The Death of Mrs Westaway (Ruth Ware)
The Death of Mrs Westaway
39
Ruth Ware
Neverworld Wake (Marisha Pessl)
Neverworld Wake
40
Marisha Pessl
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