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Yet Another Best Books of the 21st Century - Page 3

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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In Sunlight and in Shadow (Mark Helprin)
In Sunlight and in Shadow
81
Mark Helprin
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters (Anne Boyd Rioux)
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters
82
Anne Boyd Rioux
Real Americans (Rachel Khong)
Real Americans
83
Rachel Khong
Thereby Hangs a Tail (Spencer Quinn)
Thereby Hangs a Tail
84
Spencer Quinn
The Soul of Discretion (Hill)
The Soul of Discretion
85
Hill
America for Beginners (Leah Franqui)
America for Beginners
86
Leah Franqui
The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights (Russell Freedman)
The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
87
Russell Freedman
Elegance (Kathleen Tessaro)
Elegance
88
Kathleen Tessaro
Grief Cottage (Gail Godwin)
Grief Cottage
89
Gail Godwin
A House Among the Trees (Julia Glass)
A House Among the Trees
90
Julia Glass
The Great Passion (James Runcie)
The Great Passion
91
James Runcie
Somebody's Fool (Richard Russo)
Somebody's Fool
92
Richard Russo
Emily, Alone
Emily, Alone
93
Paris in the Present Tense (Mark Helprin)
Paris in the Present Tense
94
Mark Helprin
Red Hook Road (Ayelet Waldman)
Red Hook Road
95
Ayelet Waldman
Kunstlers in Paradise (Cathleen Schine)
Kunstlers in Paradise
96
Cathleen Schine
Night. Sleep. Death. the Stars. (Joyce Carol Oates)
Night. Sleep. Death. the Stars.
97
Joyce Carol Oates
Gone So Long (Andre Dubus III)
Gone So Long
98
Andre Dubus III
The Social Animal (David Brooks)
The Social Animal
99
David Brooks
One Summer: America, 1927 (Bill Bryson)
One Summer: America, 1927
100
Bill Bryson
North of the Tension Line (Riordan)
North of the Tension Line
101
Riordan
God Got a Dog (Cynthia Rylant)
God Got a Dog
102
Cynthia Rylant
The Waters of Eternal Youth (Donna Leon)
The Waters of Eternal Youth
103
Donna Leon
Christine Falls (Benjamin Black/John Banville)
Christine Falls
104
Benjamin Black/John Banville
Up With the Sun (Thomas Mallon)
Up With the Sun
105
Thomas Mallon
An Available Man (Hilma Wolitzer)
An Available Man
106
Hilma Wolitzer
The Sweet Remnants of Summer (Alexander McCall Smith)
The Sweet Remnants of Summer
107
Alexander McCall Smith
You Are Here (David Nicholls)
You Are Here
108
David Nicholls
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