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Nett's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century: Another Response to the NYT

Like lots of others I was interested to read the New York Times list of top 21st Century books so decided to have a go at making my own. There's a mix in here, all fiction, of differing types. How many have you read and which are your favourites?
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Wonder (R.J. Palacio)
Wonder
1
R.J. Palacio
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
2
Hilary Mantel
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
3
Delia Owens
What I Was (Meg Rosoff)
What I Was
4
Meg Rosoff
Whale Fall (Elizabeth O'Connor)
Whale Fall
5
Elizabeth O'Connor
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
6
Noviolet Bulawayo
The Uncommon Reader (Alan Bennett)
The Uncommon Reader
7
Alan Bennett
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
8
Stephenie Meyer
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
9
Gabrielle Zevin
This One Summer (Jillian and Mariko Tamaki)
This One Summer
10
Jillian and Mariko Tamaki
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
11
Tommy Orange
There but for the (Ali Smith)
There but for The
12
Ali Smith
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Heather Morris)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
13
Heather Morris
Tamara Drewe (Posy Simmonds)
Tamara Drewe
14
Posy Simmonds
Take a Hint, Dani Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown
15
Talia Hibbert
Summer Blonde (Adrian Tomine)
Summer Blonde
16
Adrian Tomine
A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
A Storm of Swords
17
George R.R. Martin
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
18
Andrea Levy
Skin Lane (Neil Bartlett)
Skin Lane
19
Neil Bartlett
Shortcomings (Adrian Tomine)
Shortcomings
20
Adrian Tomine
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
21
Julian Barnes
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle (Matt Cain)
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle
22
Matt Cain
Sally Heathcote, Suffragette (Mary M Talbot, Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot)
Sally Heathcote, Suffragette
23
Mary M Talbot, Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot
Saga (Brian K. Vaughan)
Saga
24
Brian K. Vaughan
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
25
Graeme Simsion
Resistance (Owen Sheers)
Resistance
26
Owen Sheers
Red White and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Red White and Royal Blue
27
Casey McQuiston
The Red Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The Red Queen
28
Philippa Gregory
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
29
Candice Carty-Williams
Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea (Guy Delisle)
Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
30
Guy Delisle
Pompeii (Robert Harris)
Pompeii
31
Robert Harris
A Place Called Winter (Patrick Gale)
A Place Called Winter
32
Patrick Gale
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
33
Susanna Clarke
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
34
Marjane Satrapi
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
35
Min Jin Lee
The Outcast (Sadie Jones)
The Outcast
36
Sadie Jones
Our Souls at Night (Kent Haruf)
Our Souls at Night
37
Kent Haruf
On Chesil Beach (Ian McEwan)
On Chesil Beach
38
Ian McEwan
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
39
Zadie Smith
The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)
The Night Watch
40
Sarah Waters
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