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Lucy's Favourite Books of the 21st Century

A list of the best books than I've read in the 21st century - includes both adult and children's books!
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Foster (Claire Keegan)
Foster
1
Claire Keegan
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
2
Kazuo Ishiguro
In Memoriam (Alice Winn)
In Memoriam
3
Alice Winn
The Cost of Living (Deborah Levy)
The Cost of Living
4
Deborah Levy
Small Things Like These (Claire Keegan)
Small Things Like These
5
Claire Keegan
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
6
Lemony Snicket
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
7
Erin Morgenstern
The Rachel Incident (Caroline O'Donoghue)
The Rachel Incident
8
Caroline O'Donoghue
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
9
Gabrielle Zevin
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
10
Ocean Vuong
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)
I'm Glad My Mom Died
11
Jennette McCurdy
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
12
Malorie Blackman
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
13
Markus Zusak
One Day (David Nicholls)
One Day
14
David Nicholls
Factfulness (Hans Rosling)
Factfulness
15
Hans Rosling
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
16
Hilary Mantel
No One Is Talking About This (Patricia Lockwood)
No One Is Talking About This
17
Patricia Lockwood
A Promised Land (Barack Obama)
A Promised Land
18
Barack Obama
Elena Knows (Claudia Pineiro)
Elena Knows
19
Claudia Pineiro
Things I Don't Want to Know (Deborah Levy)
Things I Don't Want to Know
20
Deborah Levy
Sorrow and Bliss (Meg Mason)
Sorrow and Bliss
21
Meg Mason
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
22
Yuval Noah Harari
Wonder (Cameron Jace)
Wonder
23
Cameron Jace
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
24
Douglas Stuart
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
25
Khaled Hosseini
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
26
Colson Whitehead
In the Distance (Hernan Diaz)
In the Distance
27
Hernan Diaz
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads
28
Jonathan Franzen
Winter (Ali Smith)
Winter
29
Ali Smith
How Not to Be a Boy (Robert Webb)
How Not to Be a Boy
30
Robert Webb
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
31
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
We Need New Stories: Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent (Nesrine Malik)
We Need New Stories: Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent
32
Nesrine Malik
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling - 2000)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
33
J.K. Rowling - 2000
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
34
Andrew Sean Greer
Memorial (Bryan Washington)
Memorial
35
Bryan Washington
Writers & Lovers (Lily King)
Writers & Lovers
36
Lily King
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
37
Akwaeke Emezi
So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Jon Ronson)
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
38
Jon Ronson
I, Coriander (Sally Gardner)
I, Coriander
39
Sally Gardner
Mr Loverman (Bernadine Evaristo)
Mr Loverman
40
Bernadine Evaristo
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