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Maybe Not the NY Times Best, but MH's Favorite Books of 21st Century

Everybody is doing spin-offs on The New York Times listing of best books of the 21st century. These books may not be the best, but they were my favorite reading from 2000-2024. Many good ones are missing because I just didn't get to them yet!
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Across the Pond: An Englishman's View of America (Terry Eagleton)
Across the Pond: An Englishman's View of America
1
Terry Eagleton
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
2
Anthony Doerr
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt
3
Jeanine Cummins
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
4
Tayari Jones
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
5
Garth Stein
As It Is in Heaven (Niall Williams)
As It Is in Heaven
6
Niall Williams
At Home (Bill Bryson)
At Home
7
Bill Bryson
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
8
Ian McEwan
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
9
Dai Sijie
The Beautiful Mystery (Louise Penny)
The Beautiful Mystery
10
Louise Penny
The Beginner's Goodbye (Anne Tyler)
The Beginner's Goodbye
11
Anne Tyler
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
12
Ann Patchett
A Better Man (Louise Penny)
A Better Man
13
Louise Penny
Blackberry Wine (Joanne Harris)
Blackberry Wine
14
Joanne Harris
The Book of Lost Friends (Lisa Wingate)
The Book of Lost Friends
15
Lisa Wingate
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
16
Markus Zusak
The Bookseller of Kabul (Asne Seierstad)
The Bookseller of Kabul
17
Asne Seierstad
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
18
Trevor Noah
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
19
Julie Otsuka
Bury Your Dead (Louise Penny)
Bury Your Dead
20
Louise Penny
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
21
André Aciman
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
22
Joanne Harris
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
23
Madeline Miller
City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert)
City of Girls
24
Elizabeth Gilbert
Cleopatra (Stacy Schiff)
Cleopatra
25
Stacy Schiff
The Cruelest Month (Penny, Louise)
The Cruelest Month
26
Penny, Louise
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
27
Mark Haddon
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
28
Abraham Verghese
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
29
Elizabeth Gilbert
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
30
Gail Honeyman
Everything I Ever Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Ever Told You
31
Celeste Ng
Find Me (Andre Aciman)
Find Me
32
Andre Aciman
Four Letters of Love (Niall Williams)
Four Letters of Love
33
Niall Williams
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
34
Amor Towles
The Ghost Road (Pat Barker)
The Ghost Road
35
Pat Barker
The Girl in the Photograph (Gabrielle Donnelly)
The Girl in the Photograph
36
Gabrielle Donnelly
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
37
Donna Tartt
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
38
Mary Ann Shaffer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
39
J.K.Rowling
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
40
Nicole Krauss
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