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NY Times Reader Top 100 Books of the 21st Century - Page 2

These are the books that the New York Times readers voted as the best of the 21st century. 39 of these books also appear on the NY Times Best of the 21st Century list
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Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
41
Kate Atkinson
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
42
Junot Díaz
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
43
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (James McBride)
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
44
James McBride
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
45
Tommy Orange
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
46
Madeline Miller
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
47
Bonnie Garmus
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
48
Ocean Vuong
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
49
Gillian Flynn
James (Percival Everett)
James
50
Percival Everett
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste
51
Isabel Wilkerson
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
52
Kristin Hannah
Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
53
Herman Diaz
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
54
Stephen King
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Braiding Sweetgrass
55
Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
56
Suzanne Collins
Small Things Like These (Claire Keegan)
Small Things Like These
57
Claire Keegan
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
58
Zadie Smith
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
59
Delia Owens
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
60
Ann Patchett
North Woods (Daniel Mason)
North Woods
61
Daniel Mason
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
62
Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
63
N. K. Jemisin
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
64
Roberto Bolano
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
65
Matthew Desmond
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
66
Patti Smith
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
67
Susanna Clarke
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
68
Erik Larson
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
69
Grann
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
70
Chanel Miller
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
71
Jesmyn Ward
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
72
Michelle Zauner
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
73
J.K.Rowling
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
74
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Lincoln Highway (Amor Towles)
The Lincoln Highway
75
Amor Towles
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
76
Bryan Stevenson
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
77
Yuval Noah Harari
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
78
Haruki Murakami
IQ84 (Haruki Murakami)
IQ84
79
Haruki Murakami
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
80
James McBride
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