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Yet Another Best Books of the 21st Century

Quite a few differences from the NYT list--these are my personal favorites of the last 24 years--starting in 2000. Hope you may find some new reading ideas.
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
1
Anthony Doerr
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
2
Celeste Ng
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
3
Donna Tartt
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
4
Stieg Larsson
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
5
Fredrik Backman
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
6
Emily St John Mandel
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
7
Kathryn Stockett
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
8
Brit Bennett
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
9
Khaled Hosseini
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
10
Celeste Ng
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
11
Margaret Atwood
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
12
Ann Patchett
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
13
Marilynne Robinson
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
14
Elizabeth Strout
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
15
Bonnie Garmus
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
16
J. K. Rowling
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
17
Anthony Doerr
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
18
JD Vance
City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert)
City of Girls
19
Elizabeth Gilbert
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Gabrielle Zevin)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
20
Gabrielle Zevin
The Paris Wife (Paula McLain)
The Paris Wife
21
Paula McLain
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
22
Grann
Quiet (Susan Cain)
Quiet
23
Susan Cain
News of the World (Paulette Jiles)
News of the World
24
Paulette Jiles
Marley and Me (John Grogan)
Marley and Me
25
John Grogan
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
26
Kate Atkinson
Dear Edward (Ann Napolitano)
Dear Edward
27
Ann Napolitano
Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Magpie Murders
28
Anthony Horowitz
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
29
Ann Pratchett
Once Upon a River (Diane Setterfield)
Once Upon a River
30
Diane Setterfield
A God in Ruins (Kate Atkinson)
A God in Ruins
31
Kate Atkinson
John Adams (David McCullough)
John Adams
32
David McCullough
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
33
Robert Kolker
Small Things Like These (Claire Keegan)
Small Things Like These
34
Claire Keegan
Troubled Blood (Robert Galbraith)
Troubled Blood
35
Robert Galbraith
Tom Lake (Ann Patchett)
Tom Lake
36
Ann Patchett
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Helen Simonson)
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
37
Helen Simonson
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
38
Richard Russo
The Uncommon Reader (Alan Bennett)
The Uncommon Reader
39
Alan Bennett
Home (Marilynne Robinson)
Home
40
Marilynne Robinson
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