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The Top 20 Reads of the 21st Century

Ranked, in reverse order. (I don't agree with quite a few of these.)
By Lindsey Allison: "On the prowl for your next great read? The New York Times has the list for you! Curated by a mix of writers, readers, and staff, this list takes a long look at influential titles published in the 21st century. Check out their top 20 picks below and see here for a glance at all 100. Is your favorite title absent from the list? No problem! Join writers like Stephen King and Min Jin Lee to submit your own top 10 recommendations. Whether it's taking a walk down memory lane or discovering something new, enjoy this celebration of the last 25 years of literature."
https://blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2024/08/01/the-best-books-of-the-21st-century-top-20-reads/
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Erasure (Percival Everett)
Erasure
1
Percival Everett
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing
2
Patrick Radden Keefe
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
3
George Saunders
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
4
Paul Beatty
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
5
Michael Chabon
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
6
Min Jin Lee
Outline (Rachel Cusk)
Outline
7
Rachel Cusk
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
8
Cormac McCarthy
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
9
Joan Didion
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
10
Junot Díaz
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
11
Marilynne Robinson
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
12
Kazuo Ishiguro
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
13
W.G. Sebald
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
14
Colson Whitehead
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
15
Roberto Bolano
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
16
Jonathan Franzen
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
17
Edward P. Jones
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
18
Hilary Mantel
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
19
Isabel Wilkerson
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
20
Elena Ferrante
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