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Best 21st Century Novels (So Far...)

This list attempts to create a sort of canon of 21st century fiction (some of these are not novels, but story collections). This list combines popular titles, major award winners, as well as critical favorites. Which book is your favorite?
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White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
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The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
3
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
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Freedom
Freedom
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The Last Samurai (Helen Dewitt)
The Last Samurai (Helen Dewitt)
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House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
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Stories of Your Life (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life (Ted Chiang)
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The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
9
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
10
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
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My Struggle (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
My Struggle (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
12
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
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Bringing Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bringing Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
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NW
NW
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Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
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True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
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My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
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Mother's Milk
Mother's Milk
20
How Should a Person Be? (Sheila Heti)
How Should a Person Be? (Sheila Heti)
21
Outline (Rachel Cusk)
Outline (Rachel Cusk)
22
Leaving the Atocha Station
Leaving the Atocha Station
23
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
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The Savage Detectives
The Savage Detectives
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The White Tiger
The White Tiger
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The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
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The Flamethrowers (Rachel Kushner)
The Flamethrowers (Rachel Kushner)
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Erasure (Percival Everett)
Erasure (Percival Everett)
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Middlesex
Middlesex
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The Marriage Plot
The Marriage Plot
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Platform (Michel Houellebecq)
Platform (Michel Houellebecq)
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The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
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The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
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The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Mr Fox (Helen Oyeyemi)
Mr Fox (Helen Oyeyemi)
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The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
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The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
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