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The Most Important Novels of the 21st Century (At Least According to "Goodreads") - Page 3

Not sure what qualifies these books, which range from masterpieces to Jonathan Franzen, as "important" except that they're literary. Certainly, genre fiction like the Harry Potter and Twilight series have sold more copies and inspired more imitations (and movies), which makes them, in a cold-bloodedly economic sense, far more important than Margaret Atwood's bleak depictions of female entrapment. But what are the English majors of 2214 going to be downloading to the microchips implanted in their brains -- "The Blind Assassin" or "Fifty Shades of Grey?"
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The Orphan Master's Son (Adam Johnson)
The Orphan Master's Son
81
Adam Johnson
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
82
Donna Tartt
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet (David Mitchell)
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
83
David Mitchell
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
84
Edward P. Jones
At Swim, Two Boys
At Swim, Two Boys
85
Bridge of Sighs
Bridge of Sighs
86
The Interrogative Mood
The Interrogative Mood
87
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
88
Little Casino
Little Casino
89
Muse
Muse
90
Conceit
Conceit
91
Last Night in Twisted River
Last Night in Twisted River
92
Canada
Canada
93
The Enchantress of Florence (Salman Rushdie)
The Enchantress of Florence
94
Salman Rushdie
The Sojourn
The Sojourn
95
Super Sad True Love Story (Gary Shteyngart)
Super Sad True Love Story
96
Gary Shteyngart
Damned If I Do
Damned If I Do
97
Deep in the Shade of Paradise
Deep in the Shade of Paradise
98
The Wilderness
The Wilderness
99
Wolf Totem
Wolf Totem
100
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