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The Ultimate Contemporary Novels List - Page 2

Below is a curated selection of must-read modern literature that captures the diverse voices and themes of our time. Check off the books you have read and discover new ones to add to your reading journey. Happy reading!
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The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
41
Margaret Atwood
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
42
Neil Gaiman
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
43
David Mitchell
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
44
Margaret Atwood
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
45
John Green
Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer)
Eclipse
46
Stephenie Meyer
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
47
Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
48
Diane Setterfield
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
49
Khalid Hosseini
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
50
Stieg Larsson
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
51
Andy Weir
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
52
Jeannette Walls
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
53
Jodi Picoult
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
54
Susanna Clarke
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
55
Celeste Ng
One of Us Is Lying (Karen M. McManus)
One of Us Is Lying
56
Karen M. McManus
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
57
Dan Brown
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
58
Chuck Palahniuk
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
59
Ottessa Moshfegh
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
60
Jeffrey Eugenides
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
61
Roxane Gay
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
62
Fredrik Backman
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
63
Amal El-Mohtar
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
64
Naomi Novik
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
65
Stephen King
The Guest List (Lucy Foley)
The Guest List
66
Lucy Foley
Verity (Colleen Hoover)
Verity
67
Colleen Hoover
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
68
Tayari Jones
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
69
Ernest Cline
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
70
Kazuo Ishiguro
They Both Die at the End (Adam Silvera)
They Both Die at the End
71
Adam Silvera
My Dark Vanessa (Kate Elizabeth Russell)
My Dark Vanessa
72
Kate Elizabeth Russell
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
73
Kiley Reid
If I Stay (Gayle Forman)
If I Stay
74
Gayle Forman
Norse Mythology (Neil Gaiman)
Norse Mythology
75
Neil Gaiman
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
76
Pierce Brown
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
77
Haruki Murakami
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
78
Michael Chabon
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
79
Ann Patchett
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
80
Tj Klune
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