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Lit Hub's Ultimate Best Books of 2017

I looked at the end-of-year roundups from 35 outlets and tracked a total of 520 discrete books in order to figure out the most critically popular books of the year. Does that mean they are the Best? You'll have to decide for yourself, by reading them.
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Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
1
George Saunders
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
2
Mohsin Hamed
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
3
Jesmyn Ward
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
4
Grann
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
5
Min Jin Lee
Priestdaddy (Patricia Lockwood)
Priestdaddy
6
Patricia Lockwood
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
7
Celeste Ng
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
8
Roxane Gay
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
9
Carmen Maria Machado
We Were Eight Years in Power (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
We Were Eight Years in Power
10
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Sour Heart (Jenny Zhang)
Sour Heart
11
Jenny Zhang
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (Sherman Alexie)
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
12
Sherman Alexie
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
13
Naomi Alderman
Manhattan Beach (Jennifer Egan)
Manhattan Beach
14
Jennifer Egan
The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia (Masha Gessen)
The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia
15
Masha Gessen
The Leavers (Lisa Ko)
The Leavers
16
Lisa Ko
White Tears (Hari Kunzru)
White Tears
17
Hari Kunzru
The Answers (Catherine Lacey)
The Answers
18
Catherine Lacey
The Rules Do Not Apply (Ariel Levy)
The Rules Do Not Apply
19
Ariel Levy
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
20
Kamila Shamsie
Borne (Jeff Vandermeer)
Borne
21
Jeff Vandermeer
Stay With Me (Ayobámi Adébáyo)
Stay With Me
22
Ayobámi Adébáyo
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
23
Elif Batuman
What We Lose (Zinzi Clemmons)
What We Lose
24
Zinzi Clemmons
What Happened (Hillary Clinton)
What Happened
25
Hillary Clinton
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life (Samantha Irby)
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life
26
Samantha Irby
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling
27
Victor Lavalle
American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
28
Omar El Akkad
All Grown Up (Jami Attenberg)
All Grown Up
29
Jami Attenberg
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
30
Ron Chernow
Sunshine State (Sarah Gerard)
Sunshine State
31
Sarah Gerard
Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
Goodbye, Vitamin
32
Rachel Khong
The Burning Girl (Claire Messud)
The Burning Girl
33
Claire Messud
Made for Love (Alissa Nutting)
Made for Love
34
Alissa Nutting
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (Arundhati Roy)
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
35
Arundhati Roy
The Blood of Emmitt Till (Timothy B. Tyson)
The Blood of Emmitt Till
36
Timothy B. Tyson
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us (Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib)
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
37
Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky
38
Lesley Nneka Arimah
The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui)
The Best We Could Do
39
Thi Bui
Marlena (Julie Buntin)
Marlena
40
Julie Buntin
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