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Readers Pick - 100 Best Books of 21st Century (2024)- A Response to the New York Times

In July 2024, the New York Times Book Review published the results of a poll of writers, critics, and other book lovers. The list of the 100 best books of the century received both praise and derision. So, the paper allowed readers to vote as well. The readers' picks are below in order.
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Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
1
Barbara Kingsolver
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
2
Anthony Doerr
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
3
Amor Towles
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
4
Donna Tartt
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
5
Min Jin Lee
Educated (Westover, Tara)
Educated
6
Westover, Tara
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
7
Gabrielle Zevin
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
8
Elena Ferrante
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
9
Kazuo Ishiguro
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven
10
Emily St. John Mandel
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
11
Hanya Yanagihara
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
12
Richard Powers
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
13
Colson Whitehead
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
14
Hilary Mantel
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
15
Cormac McCarthy
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
16
George Saunders
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
17
Ian McEwan
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
18
Jeffrey Eugenides
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
19
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
20
Michael Chabon
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
21
Yaa Gyasi
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
22
Maggie O'farrell
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
23
Isabel Wilkerson
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
24
Ann Patchett
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
25
Marilynne Robinson
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
26
Jonathan Franzen
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
27
Sally Rooney
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
28
Abraham Verghese
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing
29
Patrick Radden Keefe
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
30
Jennifer Egan
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
31
Madeline Miller
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
32
Anthony Doerr
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
33
Markus Zusak
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
34
David Mitchell
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
The Covenant of Water
35
Abraham Verghese
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
36
Joan Didion
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
37
Colson Whitehead
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers
38
Rebecca Makkai
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
39
Elizabeth Strout
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
40
Khaled Hosseini
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