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Todd's 100+ Fav Books of Fiction Written in the 21st Century (Not Sure How Much NYT Overlap) - Page 2

As promised (or threatened) here is my 21st century fiction list. It includes novels, short stories, and a play (or two). Happy Reading.
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Seveneves (Neal Stephenson)
Seveneves
41
Neal Stephenson
Between Shades of Grey (Ruta Sepetys)
Between Shades of Grey
42
Ruta Sepetys
The Other Wind (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Other Wind
43
Ursula K. Le Guin
Eileen (Ottessa Moshfegh)
Eileen
44
Ottessa Moshfegh
Grief Is the Thing With Feathers (Max John Porter)
Grief Is the Thing With Feathers
45
Max John Porter
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
46
Julian Barnes
Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
Another Brooklyn
47
Jacqueline Woodson
The Nix (Nathan Hill)
The Nix
48
Nathan Hill
The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
The City of Ember
49
Jeanne Duprau
Homesick for Another World (Ottesa Moshfegh)
Homesick for Another World
50
Ottesa Moshfegh
Sourdough (Robin Sloan)
Sourdough
51
Robin Sloan
Interior Chinatown (Charles Yu)
Interior Chinatown
52
Charles Yu
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
53
Jonathan Safran Foer
Our Souls at Night (Kent Haruf)
Our Souls at Night
54
Kent Haruf
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (Claire North)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
55
Claire North
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky
56
Lesley Nneka Arimah
A Children's Bible (Lydia Millet)
A Children's Bible
57
Lydia Millet
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
58
Ali Smith
The Sea (John Banville)
The Sea
59
John Banville
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
60
Julie Otsuka
Texts From Jane Eyre (Mallory Ortberg)
Texts From Jane Eyre
61
Mallory Ortberg
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
62
M.T. Anderson
Sea of Poppies (Amitav Ghosh)
Sea of Poppies
63
Amitav Ghosh
The Marriage Plot (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Marriage Plot
64
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
65
Philip Roth
A Whole Life (Robert Seethaler)
A Whole Life
66
Robert Seethaler
The Complete Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
The Complete Persepolis
67
Marjane Satrapi
Leaving the Atocha Station (Ben Lerner)
Leaving the Atocha Station
68
Ben Lerner
There but for the (Ali Smith)
There but for The
69
Ali Smith
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life
70
Alice Munro
The End We Start From (Megan Hunter)
The End We Start From
71
Megan Hunter
Whereabouts (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Whereabouts
72
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
73
Robert Galbraith
Train Dreams (Denis Johnson)
Train Dreams
74
Denis Johnson
The Laughing Monsters (Denis Johnson)
The Laughing Monsters
75
Denis Johnson
So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood (Patrick Modiano)
So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood
76
Patrick Modiano
The Grown Up (Gillian Flynn)
The Grown Up
77
Gillian Flynn
The Parking Lot Attendant (Nafkote Tamirat)
The Parking Lot Attendant
78
Nafkote Tamirat
McGlue (Ottessa Moshfegh)
McGlue
79
Ottessa Moshfegh
Last Stories (William Trevor)
Last Stories
80
William Trevor
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