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New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century - Page 2

As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers — with a little help from the staff of
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Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
41
Kiese Laymon
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
42
Jeffrey Eugenides
Stay True (Hua Hsu)
Stay True
43
Hua Hsu
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
44
Barbara Ehrenreich
The Flame Throwers (Rachel Kushner)
The Flame Throwers
45
Rachel Kushner
The Looming Tower (Lawrence Wright)
The Looming Tower
46
Lawrence Wright
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December
47
George Saunders
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
48
Alice Munro
Train Dreams (Denis Johnson)
Train Dreams
49
Denis Johnson
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
50
Kate Atkinson
Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
51
Herman Diaz
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
52
Han Kang
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
53
Marjane Satrapi
A Mercy (Toni Morrison)
A Mercy
54
Toni Morrison
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
55
Donna Tartt
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
56
Maggie Nelson
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
57
N. K. Jemisin
Postwar (Tony Judt)
Postwar
58
Tony Judt
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
59
Marlon James
Small Things Like These (Claire Keegan)
Small Things Like These
60
Claire Keegan
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
61
Helen MacDonald
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
62
Jennifer Egan
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolano)
The Savage Detectives
63
Roberto Bolano
The Years (Annie Ernaux)
The Years
64
Annie Ernaux
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
65
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
66
Alison Bechdel
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
67
Claudia Rankine
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
68
Jesmyn Ward
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
69
Alan Hollinghurst
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
70
Zadie Smith
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
71
Jesmyn Ward
The Last Samurai (Helen Dewitt)
The Last Samurai
72
Helen Dewitt
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
73
David Mitchell
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
74
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
75
Ian McEwan
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx (Adrian Nicole Leblanc)
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
76
Adrian Nicole Leblanc
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
77
Richard Powers
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
78
Alice Munro
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
79
Katherine Boo
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
80
Matthew Desmond
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