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The New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century - Page 3

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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Pulphead (John Jeremiah Sullivan)
Pulphead
81
John Jeremiah Sullivan
Hurricane Season (Fernanda Melchor)
Hurricane Season
82
Fernanda Melchor
When We Cease to Understand the World (Benjamín Labatut)
When We Cease to Understand the World
83
Benjamín Labatut
The Emperor of All Maladies (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies
84
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Pastoralia (George Saunders)
Pastoralia
85
George Saunders
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
86
David W. Blight
Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby
87
Torrey Peters
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis (Lydia Davis)
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
88
Lydia Davis
The Return (Hisham Matar)
The Return
89
Hisham Matar
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen - Vietnam)
The Sympathizer
90
Viet Thanh Nguyen - Vietnam
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
91
Philip Roth
The Days of Abandonment (Elena Ferrante)
The Days of Abandonment
92
Elena Ferrante
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
93
Emily St John Mandel
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
94
Zadie Smith
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
95
Hilary Mantel
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments (Saidiya Hartman)
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments
96
Saidiya Hartman
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
97
Jesmyn Ward
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
98
Ann Pratchett
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
99
Ali Smith
Tree of Smoke (Denis Johnson)
Tree of Smoke
100
Denis Johnson
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