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100 Best Books of the 21st Century (Non Pretentious Version) - Page 3

We've seen a lot of these lists recently and this is my version. You will see that these picks are not very "high brow" because I mainly read for enjoyment and I don't think that makes books any less valuable. I also focused a lot on genre fiction because I feel like those are often under appreciated by lists like these.
My limits were max 2 books per author and only 1 book in a series. I also read every book on this list.
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Sorrowland (Rivers Solomon)
Sorrowland
Rivers Solomon
82
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Grady Hendrix)
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix
83
The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
The Space Between Worlds
Micaiah Johnson
84
Spellbook of the Lost and Found (Moïra Fowley-Doyle)
Spellbook of the Lost and Found
Moïra Fowley-Doyle
85
Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life and Others
Ted Chiang
86
These Violent Delights (Micah Nemerever)
These Violent Delights
Micah Nemerever
87
They Never Learn (Layne Fargo)
They Never Learn
Layne Fargo
88
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar
89
To Be Taught, If Fortunate (Becky Chambers)
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
Becky Chambers
90
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
Naomi Novik
91
Uzumaki (Junji Ito)
Uzumaki
Junji Ito
92
Venus in the Blind Spot (Junji Ito)
Venus in the Blind Spot
Junji Ito
93
Wahala (Nikki May)
Wahala
Nikki May
94
Watch Over Me (Nina Lacour)
Watch Over Me
Nina Lacour
95
We Deserve Monuments (Jas Hammonds)
We Deserve Monuments
Jas Hammonds
96
What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition (Emma Dabiri)
What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition
Emma Dabiri
97
Wilder Girls (Rory Power)
Wilder Girls
Rory Power
98
The Writing Retreat (Julia Bartz)
The Writing Retreat
Julia Bartz
99
The Year of the Witching (Alexis Henderson)
The Year of the Witching
Alexis Henderson
100
Yellowface (R.F. Kuang)
Yellowface
R.F. Kuang
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