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Kirkus Reviews' Best Fiction of the 21st Century (So Far)

Everything that Kirkus Reviews stands for—integrity, honesty and accessible reviews written with an insider's eye—started with Virginia Kirkus. She was a persuasive, hard-charging businesswoman, a visionary who saw a need in publishing that no one before her had adequately addressed.
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
1
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In the Country (Mia Alvar)
In the Country
2
Mia Alvar
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
3
Kate Atkinson
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
4
Margaret Atwood
Arthur & George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur & George
5
Julian Barnes
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
6
Paul Beatty
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
A Manual for Cleaning Women
7
Lucia Berlin
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
8
Roberto Bolaño
Witness (Jamel Brinkley)
Witness
9
Jamel Brinkley
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
10
Anna Burns
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
11
Michael Chabon
Sacred Games (Vikram Chandra)
Sacred Games
12
Vikram Chandra
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
13
Susanna Clarke
Monica (Daniel Clowes)
Monica
14
Daniel Clowes
The Netanyahus (Joshua Cohen)
The Netanyahus
15
Joshua Cohen
Everything Inside: Stories (Edwidge Danticat)
Everything Inside: Stories
16
Edwidge Danticat
The Last Samurai (Helen Dewitt)
The Last Samurai
17
Helen Dewitt
Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
18
Herman Diaz
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who
19
Junot Diaz
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
20
Emma Donoghue
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
21
Jennifer Egan
Larose (Louise Erdrich)
Larose
22
Louise Erdrich
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
23
Jeffrey Eugenides
James (Percival Everett)
James
24
Percival Everett
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
25
Elena Ferrante
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (Emil Ferris)
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
26
Emil Ferris
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
27
Gillian Flynn
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
28
Ben Fountain
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Karen Joy Fowler)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
29
Karen Joy Fowler
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
30
Jonathan Franzen
The Secret Place (Tana French)
The Secret Place
31
Tana French
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
32
Lauren Groff
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
33
Mohsin Hamed
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
34
Han Kang
The Great Fire (Shirley Hazzard)
The Great Fire
35
Shirley Hazzard
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal (Adriana Herrera)
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal
36
Adriana Herrera
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
37
Talia Hibbert
The Stranger's Child (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Stranger's Child
38
Alan Hollinghurst
Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Magpie Murders
39
Anthony Horowitz
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
40
Kazuo Ishiguro
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