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Modern Fiction at Its Best

Fifty of my favorite recent books, that are set in ye contemporary times. Some of these are considered new classics, some are damned as "chick lit," but I love them equally. Well, no, I totally have favorites . . .
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All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
1
Cormac McCarthy
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
2
Jo Walton
Attachments (Rainbow Rowell)
Attachments
3
Rainbow Rowell
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
4
Dai Sijie
Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
Barkskins
5
Annie Proulx
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
6
Liane Moriarty
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
7
David Mitchell
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
8
Amy Tan
Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy
9
Helen Fielding
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
10
Helen Fielding
Britt-Marie Was Here (Fredrik Backman)
Britt-Marie Was Here
11
Fredrik Backman
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
12
J. K. Rowling
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
13
John Irving
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
14
David Mitchell
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
15
Rebecca Wells
The Greenlanders (Jane Smiley)
The Greenlanders
16
Jane Smiley
Hag-Seed (Margaret Atwood)
Hag-Seed
17
Margaret Atwood
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
18
Kathryn Stockett
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
19
Michael Cunningham
The Husband's Secret (Liane Moriarty)
The Husband's Secret
20
Liane Moriarty
I Am Forbidden (Anouk Markovits)
I Am Forbidden
21
Anouk Markovits
Jemima J
Jemima J
22
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
23
Amy Tan
Landline (Rainbow Rowell)
Landline
24
Rainbow Rowell
Leave Me (Gayle Forman)
Leave Me
25
Gayle Forman
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
26
Yann Martel
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (Marian Keyes)
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
27
Marian Keyes
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
28
Fredrik Backman
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
29
Arthur Golden
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloane)
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
30
Robin Sloane
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Frederik Backman)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
31
Frederik Backman
My Real Children (Jo Walton)
My Real Children
32
Jo Walton
The Nanny Diaries (Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus)
The Nanny Diaries
33
Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
34
Erin Morgenstern
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
35
John Irving
Ragnarok
Ragnarok
36
The Rosie Effect (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Effect
37
Graeme Simsion
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
38
Graeme Simsion
The Silver Linings Playbook (Pennsylvania)
The Silver Linings Playbook
39
Pennsylvania
The Sisters Brothers (Patrick Dewitt)
The Sisters Brothers
40
Patrick Dewitt
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