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Kier's Best Boooks of the 21st Century

Inspired by New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century, I read 15 of the original list but did not like many of them
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A History of Burning (Janika Oza)
A History of Burning
1
Janika Oza
In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
2
Carmen Maria Machado
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
3
Khalid Hosseini
On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker (A'lelia Bundle)
On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker
4
A'lelia Bundle
How the Word Is Passed (Clint Smith)
How the Word Is Passed
5
Clint Smith
Butter Honey Pig Bread (Francesca Ekwuyasi)
Butter Honey Pig Bread
6
Francesca Ekwuyasi
Luster (Raven Leilani)
Luster
7
Raven Leilani
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
8
Jacqueline Woodson
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
9
Nic Stone
My Dark Vanessa (Kate Elizabeth Russell)
My Dark Vanessa
10
Kate Elizabeth Russell
Dear Edward (Ann Napolitano)
Dear Edward
11
Ann Napolitano
Hello Beautiful (Ann Napolitano)
Hello Beautiful
12
Ann Napolitano
Oona Out of Order (Margarita Montimore)
Oona Out of Order
13
Margarita Montimore
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
14
Yaa Gyasi
Indelicacy (Amina Cain)
Indelicacy
15
Amina Cain
His Only Wife (Peace Adzo Medie)
His Only Wife
16
Peace Adzo Medie
The Office of Historical Corrections (Danielle Evans)
The Office of Historical Corrections
17
Danielle Evans
Beartown (Fredrik Backman)
Beartown
18
Fredrik Backman
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
19
Sally Rooney
Ordinary Human Failings (Megan Nolan)
Ordinary Human Failings
20
Megan Nolan
The Inconvenient Indian (Thomas King)
The Inconvenient Indian
21
Thomas King
The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green)
The Anthropocene Reviewed
22
John Green
Wandering Souls (Cecile Pin)
Wandering Souls
23
Cecile Pin
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Kate Beaton)
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
24
Kate Beaton
Stone Blind (Natalie Haynes)
Stone Blind
25
Natalie Haynes
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
26
Suzanne Collins
White Ivy (Susie Yang)
White Ivy
27
Susie Yang
Brown Girls (Daphne Palasi Andreades)
Brown Girls
28
Daphne Palasi Andreades
A Town Called Solace (Mary Lawson)
A Town Called Solace
29
Mary Lawson
The Rachel Incident (Caroline O'Donoghue)
The Rachel Incident
30
Caroline O'Donoghue
Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear (Mosab Abu Toha)
Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear
31
Mosab Abu Toha
Phantompains (Therese Estacion)
Phantompains
32
Therese Estacion
The Tradition (Jericho Brown)
The Tradition
33
Jericho Brown
Someday, Maybe (Onyi Nwabineli)
Someday, Maybe
34
Onyi Nwabineli
River East River West (Aube Rey Lescure)
River East River West
35
Aube Rey Lescure
Brotherless Night (V.V. Ganeshananthan)
Brotherless Night
36
V.V. Ganeshananthan
All the Little Bird-Hearts (Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow)
All the Little Bird-Hearts
37
Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
The God of Good Looks (Breanne McIvor)
The God of Good Looks
38
Breanne McIvor
Time Shelter (Georgi Gospodinov)
Time Shelter
39
Georgi Gospodinov
Galatea (Madeline Miller)
Galatea
40
Madeline Miller
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