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G's Top 100 Books of the Twenty-First Century

G's version of the New York times list that came out this week. I don't think there are any overlaps.
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The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym (Paula Byrne)
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym
1
Paula Byrne
The Air We Breathe (Andrea Barrett)
The Air We Breathe
2
Andrea Barrett
All for Love (Ved Mehta)
All for Love
3
Ved Mehta
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
4
Neil Gaiman
Anil's Ghost (Michael Ondaatje)
Anil's Ghost
5
Michael Ondaatje
Anybody Out There? (Marian Keyes)
Anybody Out There?
6
Marian Keyes
Apollo's Angels (Jennifer Homans)
Apollo's Angels
7
Jennifer Homans
Ariel's Gift: Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, and the Story of Birthday Letters (Erica Wagner)
Ariel's Gift: Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, and the Story of Birthday Letters
8
Erica Wagner
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
9
Ian McEwan
The Avengers: A Jewish War Story (Rich Cohen)
The Avengers: A Jewish War Story
10
Rich Cohen
Bangkok Haunts (John Burdett)
Bangkok Haunts
11
John Burdett
Baudolino (Umberto Eco)
Baudolino
12
Umberto Eco
A Bestiary (Lily Hoang)
A Bestiary
13
Lily Hoang
The Blythes Are Quoted (L. M. Montgomery)
The Blythes Are Quoted
14
L. M. Montgomery
The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel Van Der Kolk)
The Body Keeps the Score
15
Bessel Van Der Kolk
Bone China (Roma Tearne)
Bone China
16
Roma Tearne
Booth (Karen Joy Fowler)
Booth
17
Karen Joy Fowler
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
18
Hilary Mantel
Broken Verses (Kamila Shamsie)
Broken Verses
19
Kamila Shamsie
Brooklyn (Colm Tóibín)
Brooklyn
20
Colm Tóibín
Bugatti Queen (Miranda Seymour)
Bugatti Queen
21
Miranda Seymour
Burnt Shadows (Kamila Shamsie)
Burnt Shadows
22
Kamila Shamsie
Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation (Silvia Federici)
Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation
23
Silvia Federici
The Casual Vacancy (J.K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
24
J.K. Rowling
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
25
Robert Galbraith
The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance (Elizabeth Wayland Barber)
The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance
26
Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Dancing in the Blood: Modern Dance and European Culture on the Eve of the First World War (Edward Ross Dickinson)
Dancing in the Blood: Modern Dance and European Culture on the Eve of the First World War
27
Edward Ross Dickinson
Deafening (Frances Itani)
Deafening
28
Frances Itani
Delirium (Laura Restrepo)
Delirium
29
Laura Restrepo
Desertion (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Desertion
30
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Divorce Islamic Style (Amara Lakhous)
Divorce Islamic Style
31
Amara Lakhous
Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric (Claudia Rankine)
Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric
32
Claudia Rankine
Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father (John Matteson)
Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father
33
John Matteson
Edith Wharton: A Life (Hermione Lee)
Edith Wharton: A Life
34
Hermione Lee
Effie Gray (Suzanne Fagence Cooper)
Effie Gray
35
Suzanne Fagence Cooper
Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion (Gabrielle Stanley Blair)
Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion
36
Gabrielle Stanley Blair
Eleven Minutes (Paulo Coelho)
Eleven Minutes
37
Paulo Coelho
The Enchantress of Florence (Salman Rushdie)
The Enchantress of Florence
38
Salman Rushdie
Flaubert: A Biography (Frederick Brown)
Flaubert: A Biography
39
Frederick Brown
The Gardens of Kyoto (Kate Walbert)
The Gardens of Kyoto
40
Kate Walbert
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