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The Bibliophile's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century: A Response to the NYT

As many of you are no doubt aware (despite the breaking news this weekend), the NYT published a list of what it considers to be the 100 best books so far of the 21st century. This list is MY version, so the 100 best books published so far this century in my opinion. I agree with them regarding many books, but diverge in relation to others. Just FYI - my list is not ranked.
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
1
Haruki Murakami
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
2
Roberto Bolano
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
3
Anthony Doerr
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
4
Michael Chabon
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
5
Neil Gaiman
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
6
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
7
Tayari Jones
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
8
Chad Harbach
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
9
Ian McEwan
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
10
Ann Patchett
The Big Short (Michael Lewis)
The Big Short
11
Michael Lewis
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
12
Ben Fountain
Blacktop Wasteland (S.A. Cosby)
Blacktop Wasteland
13
S.A. Cosby
Boy Erased (Garrard Conley)
Boy Erased
14
Garrard Conley
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
15
Marlon James
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who
16
Junot Diaz
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
17
André Aciman
The Chancellor (Kati Marton)
The Chancellor
18
Kati Marton
Cinema Speculation (Quentin Tarantino)
Cinema Speculation
19
Quentin Tarantino
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine
20
Dave Cullen
Confidence Man (Maggie Haberman)
Confidence Man
21
Maggie Haberman
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
22
Jonathan Franzen
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
The Covenant of Water
23
Abraham Verghese
Dark Matter: A Novel (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter: A Novel
24
Blake Crouch
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
25
Sebastian Barry
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
26
Barbara Kingsolver
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
27
J. M. Coetzee
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
28
Tara Westover
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
29
Gail Honeyman
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
30
Jonathan Safran Foer
Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
Family Matters
31
Rohinton Mistry
The Feast of the Goat (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The Feast of the Goat
32
Mario Vargas Llosa
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
33
Bernardine Evaristo
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
34
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
35
Maggie O'farrell
Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another (Matt Taibbi)
Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another
36
Matt Taibbi
Hello Beautiful (Ann Napolitano)
Hello Beautiful
37
Ann Napolitano
Home (Marilynne Robinson)
Home
38
Marilynne Robinson
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
39
Yaa Gyasi
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V. E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
40
V. E. Schwab
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