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Nett's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century: Another Response to the NYT - Page 2

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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The New Life (Tom Crewe)
The New Life
41
Tom Crewe
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
42
Oyinkan Braithwaite
My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You (Louisa Young)
My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You
43
Louisa Young
Mr Loverman (Bernardine Evaristo)
Mr Loverman
44
Bernardine Evaristo
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
45
Anna Burns
A Meal in Winter (Hubert Mingarelli)
A Meal in Winter
46
Hubert Mingarelli
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
47
Fredrik Backman
The Long Song (Andrea Levy)
The Long Song
48
Andrea Levy
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
49
Sarah Waters
Lanny (Max Porter)
Lanny
50
Max Porter
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
51
Kazuo Ishiguro
Kiss (Jacqueline Wilson)
Kiss
52
Jacqueline Wilson
Irmina (Barbars Yelin)
Irmina
53
Barbars Yelin
Hush (Jeph Loeb)
Hush
54
Jeph Loeb
How to Stop Time (Matt Haig)
How to Stop Time
55
Matt Haig
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
56
Tj Klune
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
57
Yaa Gyasi
Heartstopper (Alice Oseman)
Heartstopper
58
Alice Oseman
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
59
Angie Thomas
Harvest (Jim Crace)
Harvest
60
Jim Crace
The Harpy (Megan Hunter)
The Harpy
61
Megan Hunter
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
62
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
63
Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
64
Neil Gaiman
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
65
M R Carey
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
66
Paula Hawkins
The Girl in the Tower (Katherine Arden)
The Girl in the Tower
67
Katherine Arden
Girl in the Blue Coat (Monica Hesse)
Girl in the Blue Coat
68
Monica Hesse
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
69
Talia Hibbert
Free Love (Tessa Hadley)
Free Love
70
Tessa Hadley
Fence Vol. 1 (C.S. Pacat)
Fence Vol. 1
71
C.S. Pacat
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
72
Jonathan Safran Foer
Everything Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything Everything
73
Nicola Yoon
The Essex Serpent (Sarah Perry)
The Essex Serpent
74
Sarah Perry
The Enchanted (Rene Denfeld)
The Enchanted
75
Rene Denfeld
The Embassy of Cambodia (Zadie Smith)
The Embassy of Cambodia
76
Zadie Smith
Elmet (Fiona Mozley)
Elmet
77
Fiona Mozley
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
78
Gail Honeyman
Eileen (Ottessa Moshfegh)
Eileen
79
Ottessa Moshfegh
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
80
J. M. Coetzee
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