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The New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century - Page 2

Many of us find joy in looking back and taking stock of our reading lives, which is why we here at The New York Times Book Review decided to mark the first 25 years of this century with an ambitious project: to take a first swing at determining the most important, influential books of the era. In collaboration with the Upshot, we sent a survey to hundreds of literary luminaries, asking them to name the 10 best books published since Jan. 1, 2000.
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Small Things Like These (Claire Keegan)
Small Things Like These
41
Claire Keegan
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
42
Marlon James
Postwar (Tony Judt)
Postwar
43
Tony Judt
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
44
N. K. Jemisin
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
45
Maggie Nelson
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
46
Donna Tartt
A Mercy (Toni Morrison)
A Mercy
47
Toni Morrison
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
48
Marjane Satrapi
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
49
Han Kang
Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
50
Herman Diaz
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
51
Kate Atkinson
Train Dreams (Denis Johnson)
Train Dreams
52
Denis Johnson
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
53
Alice Munro
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December
54
George Saunders
The Looming Tower (Lawrence Wright)
The Looming Tower
55
Lawrence Wright
The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
56
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
57
Barbara Ehrenreich
Stay True: A Memoir (Hua Hsu)
Stay True: A Memoir
58
Hua Hsu
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
59
Jeffrey Eugenides
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
60
Kiese Laymon
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
61
Barbara Kingsolver
10:04 (Ben Lerner)
10:04
62
Ben Lerner
Veronica (Mary Gaitskill)
Veronica
63
Mary Gaitskill
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers
64
Rebecca Makkai
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
65
Philip Roth
We the Animals (Justin Torres)
We the Animals
66
Justin Torres
Far From the Tree (Andrew Solomon)
Far From the Tree
67
Andrew Solomon
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend
68
Sigrid Nunez
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
69
Michelle Alexander
All Aunt Hagar's Children (Edward P. Jones)
All Aunt Hagar's Children
70
Edward P. Jones
The Copenhagen Trilogy (Tove Ditlevsen)
The Copenhagen Trilogy
71
Tove Ditlevsen
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
72
Svetlana Alexievich,
The Passage of Power (Robert A. Caro)
The Passage of Power
73
Robert A. Caro
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
74
Elizabeth Strout
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
75
Mohsin Hamed
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Zevin, Gabrielle)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
76
Zevin, Gabrielle
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
77
Tayari Jones
Septology (Jon Fosse)
Septology
78
Jon Fosse
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
A Manual for Cleaning Women
79
Lucia Berlin
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
80
Elena Ferrante
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