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The Most Acclaimed Books of the 21st Century - Page 5

This list is composed of prize-winning books and entries on retrospective critics' lists from the past two decades. The sources are:
Man Booker Prize; Pulitzer Prize: Fiction, Drama; National Book Award: Fiction, Nonfiction; Hugo Award; Nebula Award; World Fantasy Award; PEN/Faulkner Award; Newberry Medal; Women's Prize for Fiction; Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction; National Book Critics Circle Award Fiction; Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
The Guardian 100 Best Books of 21st Century; Tournament of Books semi-finalists and winners 2005-2020; NYT Ten Best Books Through Time (2004-2020); NYT Best American plays Since ANGELS IN AMERICA; CrimeReads 10 Best Crime Novels of the Last Decade; Slate's Best Nonfiction from the Past 25 Years; AV Club's best comics of 2000-9/2010s; Vox best books of the 2010s; Lithub 10 Best Memoirs/Essay Collection of the 2010s; The Independent best essay collections of the 2010s; Vulture's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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The Night of the Gun (David Carr)
The Night of the Gun
161
David Carr
Thank You for Your Service (David Finkel)
Thank You for Your Service
162
David Finkel
The Good Soldiers (David Finkel)
The Good Soldiers
163
David Finkel
Consider the Lobster (David Foster Wallace)
Consider the Lobster
164
David Foster Wallace
How to Survive a Plague (David France)
How to Survive a Plague
165
David France
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (David Graeber)
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
166
David Graeber
The Lost City of Z (David Grann)
The Lost City of Z
167
David Grann
Washington's Crossing (David Hackett Fischer)
Washington's Crossing
168
David Hackett Fischer
Yellow Face (David Henry Hwang)
Yellow Face
169
David Henry Hwang
Rabbit Hole (David Lindsay-Abaire)
Rabbit Hole
170
David Lindsay-Abaire
Asterios Polyp (David Mazzucchelli)
Asterios Polyp
171
David Mazzucchelli
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
172
David Mitchell
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
173
David Mitchell
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy (David Nasaw)
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
174
David Nasaw
One Day (David Nicholls)
One Day
175
David Nicholls
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
176
David Sedaris
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
177
David W. Blight
The Cost of Living (Deborah Levy)
The Cost of Living
178
Deborah Levy
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (Deesha Philyaw)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
179
Deesha Philyaw
Tree of Smoke (Denis Johnson)
Tree of Smoke
180
Denis Johnson
The Long Drop (Denise Mina)
The Long Drop
181
Denise Mina
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
182
Dennis Lehane
My Friend Dahmer (Derf Backderf)
My Friend Dahmer
183
Derf Backderf
The Forever War (Dexter Filkins)
The Forever War
184
Dexter Filkins
Version Control (Dexter Palmer)
Version Control
185
Dexter Palmer
Somewhere Towards the End: A Memoir (Diana Athill)
Somewhere Towards the End: A Memoir
186
Diana Athill
The Reformation: A History (Diarmaid MacCulloch)
The Reformation: A History
187
Diarmaid MacCulloch
Dinner With Friends (Donald Margulies)
Dinner With Friends
188
Donald Margulies
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
189
Donna Tartt
Team of Rivals (Doris Goodwin)
Team of Rivals
190
Doris Goodwin
I Am My Own Wife (2004) (Doug Wright)
I Am My Own Wife (2004)
191
Doug Wright
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
192
Douglas Stuart
The March (E. L. Doctorow)
The March
193
E. L. Doctorow
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (E. Lockhart)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
194
E. Lockhart
Criminal (Ed Brubaker)
Criminal
195
Ed Brubaker
Binocular Vision (Edith Pearlman)
Binocular Vision
196
Edith Pearlman
The Hare With Amber Eyes (Edmund De Waal)
The Hare With Amber Eyes
197
Edmund De Waal
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia (Edward Albee)
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia
198
Edward Albee
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
199
Edward P. Jones
Mother's Milk (Edward St.Aubyn)
Mother's Milk
200
Edward St.Aubyn
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