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Literary Hub's 100 Books That Defined the Decade (2010s) - Page 2

"This is a list of books that, whether bad or good, were in one way or another defining for the last decade in American culture.....This is a list for general readers and followers of literary culture; it includes both major bestsellers and literary standouts, books that have become pop culture phenomenons, and books whose influence has been quieter and/or localized in literary circles." (Emily Temple, Lithub)
The books are arranged in ascending order by year of publication (refer to the source article for actual years).
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The Woman Upstairs (Claire Messud)
The Woman Upstairs
41
Claire Messud
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Sheryl Sandberg)
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
42
Sheryl Sandberg
The Flamethrowers (Rachel Kushner)
The Flamethrowers
43
Rachel Kushner
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performances (David Epstein)
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performances
44
David Epstein
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
45
Kevin Kwan
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December
46
George Saunders
Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Thomas Piketty)
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
47
Thomas Piketty
Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation
48
Jenny Offill
The Sixth Extinction: An Annatural History (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction: An Annatural History
49
Elizabeth Kolbert
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
50
Bryan Stevenson
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Marie Kondo)
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
51
Marie Kondo
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
52
Anthony Doerr
This Changes Everything (Naomi Klein)
This Changes Everything
53
Naomi Klein
Being Mortal : Medicine and What Matters in the End (Atul Gawande)
Being Mortal : Medicine and What Matters in the End
54
Atul Gawande
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey
55
Rupi Kaur
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
56
Roxane Gay
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me
57
Rebecca Solnit
10:04 (Ben Lerner)
10:04
58
Ben Lerner
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
59
Yuval Noah Harari
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
60
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Citizen: An American Lyric (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen: An American Lyric
61
Claudia Rankine
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
62
Lauren Groff
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
63
Maggie Nelson
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
64
Marlon James
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
65
Helen MacDonald
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
66
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
67
Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
68
Paul Beatty
The Broken Earth Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)
The Broken Earth Trilogy
69
N.K. Jemisin
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
70
Harper Lee
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
71
Hanya Yanagihara
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
72
Svetlana Alexievich,
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
73
Colson Whitehead
Shrill (Lindy West)
Shrill
74
Lindy West
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
75
Emma Cline
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
76
Margot Lee Shetterly
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Carlo Rovelli)
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
77
Carlo Rovelli
Hillbilly Elegy (J.D. Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
78
J.D. Vance
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
79
Jesmyn Ward
The Letters of Sylvia Plath Vol. 1 (Sylvia Plath)
The Letters of Sylvia Plath Vol. 1
80
Sylvia Plath
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