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The Ultimate Contemporary Novels List - Page 7

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 Angel's Game (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Angel's Game
241
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
242
Chuck Palahniuk
Sometimes I Lie (Alice Feeny)
Sometimes I Lie
243
Alice Feeny
The Lying Game (Ruth Ware)
The Lying Game
244
Ruth Ware
Survive the Night (Riley Sager)
Survive the Night
245
Riley Sager
Small Pleasures (Clare Chambers)
Small Pleasures
246
Clare Chambers
The Prisoner of Heaven (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Prisoner of Heaven
247
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Vicious (V. E. Schwab)
Vicious
248
V. E. Schwab
The Wives (Tarryn Fisher)
The Wives
249
Tarryn Fisher
Digital Fortress (Dan Brown)
Digital Fortress
250
Dan Brown
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Shehan Karunatilaka)
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
251
Shehan Karunatilaka
Winter (Ali Smith)
Winter
252
Ali Smith
How Much of These Hills Is Gold (C Pam Zhang)
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
253
C Pam Zhang
Vox (Christina Dalcher)
Vox
254
Christina Dalcher
His Bloody Project (Graeme MacRae Burnet)
His Bloody Project
255
Graeme MacRae Burnet
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian
256
Marina Lewycka
The House Across the Lake (Riley Sager)
The House Across the Lake
257
Riley Sager
The Night She Disappeared (Lisa Jewell)
The Night She Disappeared
258
Lisa Jewell
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
259
Liu Cixin
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Díaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
260
Junot Díaz
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
261
Joe Hill
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
262
Margaret Atwood
The Chalk Man (C.J. Tudor)
The Chalk Man
263
C.J. Tudor
The Plot (Jean Hanff Korelitz)
The Plot
264
Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Shining Girls (Lauren Beukes)
The Shining Girls
265
Lauren Beukes
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
266
Noviolet Bulawayo
Boy Parts (Eliza Clark)
Boy Parts
267
Eliza Clark
Dominicana (Angie Cruz)
Dominicana
268
Angie Cruz
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
269
Ted Chiang
The Only One Left (Riley Sager)
The Only One Left
270
Riley Sager
I Was Here (Gayle Foreman)
I Was Here
271
Gayle Foreman
Hidden Pictures (Jason Rekulak)
Hidden Pictures
272
Jason Rekulak
Bewilderment (Richard Powers)
Bewilderment
273
Richard Powers
Borne (Jeff Vandermeer)
Borne
274
Jeff Vandermeer
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
275
Stuart Turton
Love, Rosie (Cecelia Ahern)
Love, Rosie
276
Cecelia Ahern
The Candy House (Jennifer Egan)
The Candy House
277
Jennifer Egan
The Time Keeper (Mitch Albom)
The Time Keeper
278
Mitch Albom
The Promise (Damon Galgut)
The Promise
279
Damon Galgut
The Tiger's Wife (Tea Obreht)
The Tiger's Wife
280
Tea Obreht
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