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The 40 Best Books of the Past Decade (2010-2019)

"Martin Chilton, Olivia Petter and Ceri Radford had a tough task whittling down their list of defining books of the 2010s, but they settled on a good mix of veteran heavyweight authors and the voices of a new generation of writers" -independent
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God Help the Child (Toni Morrison)
God Help the Child
1
Toni Morrison
Solar (Ian McEwan)
Solar
2
Ian McEwan
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Manning Marable)
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
3
Manning Marable
She Said (Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey)
She Said
4
Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
Future Sex (Emily Witt)
Future Sex
5
Emily Witt
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
6
Yuval Noah Harari
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
7
Emma Cline
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
8
Marlon James
The Salt Path (Raynor Winn)
The Salt Path
9
Raynor Winn
Love Nina (Nina Stibbe)
Love Nina
10
Nina Stibbe
The Sisters Brothers (Patrick Dewitt)
The Sisters Brothers
11
Patrick Dewitt
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
12
Gail Honeyman
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
13
Anna Burns
The Water Cure (Sophie MacKintosh)
The Water Cure
14
Sophie MacKintosh
A Spool of Blue Thread (Anne Tyler)
A Spool of Blue Thread
15
Anne Tyler
The Green Road (Anne Enright)
The Green Road
16
Anne Enright
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
17
Amor Towles
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
18
Elif Batuman
The Red-Haired Woman (Orhan Pamuk)
The Red-Haired Woman
19
Orhan Pamuk
The Rules Do Not Apply (Ariel Levy)
The Rules Do Not Apply
20
Ariel Levy
Lila (Marilynne Robinson)
Lila
21
Marilynne Robinson
Calypso (David Sedaris)
Calypso
22
David Sedaris
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
23
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
24
Julian Barnes
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
25
Tara Westover
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
26
Maggie Nelson
Canada (Richard Ford)
Canada
27
Richard Ford
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
28
Donna Tartt
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
29
Jonathan Franzen
Honour (Elif Shafak)
Honour
30
Elif Shafak
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
31
Helen MacDonald
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
32
Margaret Atwood
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
33
Jennifer Egan
Reasons to Stay Alive (Matt Haig)
Reasons to Stay Alive
34
Matt Haig
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (Arundhati Roy)
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
35
Arundhati Roy
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
36
Sally Rooney
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
37
George Saunders
Three Women (Lisa Taddeo)
Three Women
38
Lisa Taddeo
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
39
Paul Beatty
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
40
Hilary Mantel
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