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The Guardian's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far)

'Dazzling debut novels, searing polemics, the history of humanity and trailblazing memoirs ... Read our pick of the best books since 2000.'
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I Feel Bad About My Neck (Ephron)
I Feel Bad About My Neck
1
Ephron
Broken Glass (Alain Mabanckou)
Broken Glass
2
Alain Mabanckou
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
3
Stieg Larsson
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling - 2000)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
4
J.K. Rowling - 2000
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
5
Hanya Yanagihara
Chronicles Volume One (Bob Dylan)
Chronicles Volume One
6
Bob Dylan
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
7
Malcom Gladwell
Darkmans
Darkmans
8
The Siege (Helen Dunmore)
The Siege
9
Helen Dunmore
Light
Light
10
Visitation
Visitation
11
Bad Blood (Lorna Sage)
Bad Blood
12
Lorna Sage
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
13
Malorie Blackman
Priestdaddy (Patricia Lockwood)
Priestdaddy
14
Patricia Lockwood
Adults in the Room: My Battle With Europe's Deep Establishment (Yanis Varoufakis)
Adults in the Room: My Battle With Europe's Deep Establishment
15
Yanis Varoufakis
The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins)
The God Delusion
16
Richard Dawkins
The Cost of Living (Deborah Levy)
The Cost of Living
17
Deborah Levy
Tell Me How It Ends (Valeria Luiselli)
Tell Me How It Ends
18
Valeria Luiselli
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
19
Neil Gaiman
Harvest (Jim Crace)
Harvest
20
Jim Crace
Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life and Others
21
Ted Chiang
The Spirit Level by Wilkinson and Pickett
The Spirit Level by Wilkinson and Pickett
22
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
23
N. K. Jemisin
Signs Preceding the End of the World (Yura Herrari)
Signs Preceding the End of the World
24
Yura Herrari
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
Thinking, Fast and Slow
25
Daniel Kahneman
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
26
Olga Tokarczuk
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
27
Sebastian Barry
Nothing to Envy (Barbara Demick)
Nothing to Envy
28
Barbara Demick
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (Shoshana Zuboff)
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
29
Shoshana Zuboff
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth (Chris Ware)
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
30
Chris Ware
Notes on a Scandal (Zoe Heller)
Notes on a Scandal
31
Zoe Heller
The Infatuations (Javier Marías)
The Infatuations
32
Javier Marías
The Constant Gardener (John Le Carre)
The Constant Gardener
33
John Le Carre
The Silence of the Girls (Pat Barker)
The Silence of the Girls
34
Pat Barker
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Carlo Rovelli)
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
35
Carlo Rovelli
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
36
Gillian Flynn
On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
37
Stephen King
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
38
Rebecca Skloot
Mother's Milk (Edward St. Aubyn)
Mother's Milk
39
Edward St. Aubyn
This House of Grief (Helen Garner)
This House of Grief
40
Helen Garner
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