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The Greatest Books of the 21st Century (So Far) - Page 2

This list is a combination of several different lists detailing the greatest books of the first 20 years of the 21st Century.
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Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
41
Emma Donoghue
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
42
Joan Didion
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
43
Stieg Larsson
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
44
N. K. Jemisin
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
45
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
46
Jennifer Egan
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey
47
Rupi Kaur
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
48
Elena Ferrante
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
49
Tara Westover
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
50
Khaled Hosseini
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
51
Sarah Waters
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
52
Yaa Gyasi
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
53
Haruki Murakami
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
54
Philippa Gregory
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
55
Marilynne Robinson
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
56
Yuval Noah Harari
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
57
Aravind Adiga
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
58
Jonathan Franzen
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
59
Julian Barnes
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
60
Patti Smith
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
61
Marlon James
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
62
Alison Bechdel
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
63
Elizabeth Strout
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
64
Hilary Mantel
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
65
Helen Oyeyemi
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
66
Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
67
Paul Beatty
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
68
Colm Toibin
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
69
Roberto Bolaño
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
70
Malorie Blackman
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
71
W.G. Sebald
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
72
Alan Hollinghurst
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
73
Malcom Gladwell
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
74
Zadie Smith
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
75
Roberto Bolaño
In a Dark Dark Wood (Ruth Ware)
In a Dark Dark Wood
76
Ruth Ware
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
77
Madeline Miller
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
78
Barbara Ehrenreich
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
79
Tommy Orange
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
80
Hannah Kent
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