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Juniper's Best Books of the 21st Century - Not Exactly Well Read, but Who Cares?

As someone who did that same sort of list here wrote, reading is not about ticking high-brow lit' boxes, it's about enjoyment. I totally agree with this point of view and started perusing my reading diaries to find what were the books that I enjoyed most these past 24 years.
The result is a very varied list, with books I enjoyed reading for various reasons too. A lot of different memories surface when I think about these stories (or nonfictions), and it's all that matters, right,
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I hope you enjoy this list!
Love from Europe and happy reading to all!
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
Abundance (Jakob Guanzon)
Abundance
2
Jakob Guanzon
Ask Again, Yes (Mary Beth Keane)
Ask Again, Yes
3
Mary Beth Keane
Au Revoir Là-Haut (Pierre Lemaitre)
Au Revoir Là-Haut
4
Pierre Lemaitre
The Baltimore Boys (Joël Dicker)
The Baltimore Boys
5
Joël Dicker
Barcelona (Daniel Sanchez Pardos)
Barcelona
6
Daniel Sanchez Pardos
The Beast and the Bethany (Jack Meggitt-Phillips)
The Beast and the Bethany
7
Jack Meggitt-Phillips
Black Girl White Girl (Joyce Carol Oates)
Black Girl White Girl
8
Joyce Carol Oates
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
9
Joyce Carol Oates
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
10
Hilary Mantel
Brooklyn (Colm Tóibín)
Brooklyn
11
Colm Tóibín
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
12
Hannah Kent
Captain Tom's Life Lessons (Tom Moore)
Captain Tom's Life Lessons
13
Tom Moore
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
14
Kate Atkinson
The Children of Húrin (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Children of Húrin
15
J. R. R. Tolkien
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
16
Madeleine Miller
The Constant Gardener (John Le Carré)
The Constant Gardener
17
John Le Carré
Couleurs De L'incendie (Pierre Lemaître)
Couleurs De L'incendie
18
Pierre Lemaître
Dieu Était En Vacances (Julia Wallach)
Dieu Était En Vacances
19
Julia Wallach
Don't Tell a Soul (Kirsten Miller)
Don't Tell a Soul
20
Kirsten Miller
El Pintor De Sombras (Esteban Martín)
El Pintor De Sombras
21
Esteban Martín
Fairy Tale (Stephen King)
Fairy Tale
22
Stephen King
The Feast of the Goat (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The Feast of the Goat
23
Mario Vargas Llosa
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
24
Jonathan Franzen
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
25
Stieg Larsson
Grand Hotel Europa (Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer)
Grand Hotel Europa
26
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
27
Mary Ann Shaffer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
28
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling - 2000)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
29
J.K. Rowling - 2000
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
30
Kathryn Stockett
Home Is Not a Country (Safia Elhillo)
Home Is Not a Country
31
Safia Elhillo
How to Give Up Plastic (Will McCallum)
How to Give Up Plastic
32
Will McCallum
Howards End Is on the Landing (Susan Hill)
Howards End Is on the Landing
33
Susan Hill
The Hypnotist (Lars Kepler)
The Hypnotist
34
Lars Kepler
Il N'y Aura Bientôt Plus Personne (Marie Vaislic)
Il N'y Aura Bientôt Plus Personne
35
Marie Vaislic
Infinite Country (Patricia Engel)
Infinite Country
36
Patricia Engel
The Last Bookshop in London (Madeline Martin)
The Last Bookshop in London
37
Madeline Martin
The Last Library (Freya Sampson)
The Last Library
38
Freya Sampson
La Cadetral Del Mar (Ildefonso Falcones)
La Cadetral Del Mar
39
Ildefonso Falcones
Le Soldat Désaccordé (Gilles Marchand)
Le Soldat Désaccordé
40
Gilles Marchand
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