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Kirkus Reviews' Best Fiction of the 21st Century (So Far)

Everything that Kirkus Reviews stands for—integrity, honesty and accessible reviews written with an insider's eye—started with Virginia Kirkus. She was a persuasive, hard-charging businesswoman, a visionary who saw a need in publishing that no one before her had adequately addressed.
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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In the Country (Mia Alvar)
In the Country
Mia Alvar
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Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
Kate Atkinson
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Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood
5
Arthur & George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur & George
Julian Barnes
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The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
Paul Beatty
7
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
A Manual for Cleaning Women
Lucia Berlin
8
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
Roberto Bolaño
9
Witness (Jamel Brinkley)
Witness
Jamel Brinkley
10
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
Anna Burns
11
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
12
Sacred Games (Vikram Chandra)
Sacred Games
Vikram Chandra
13
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Susanna Clarke
14
Monica (Daniel Clowes)
Monica
Daniel Clowes
15
The Netanyahus (Joshua Cohen)
The Netanyahus
Joshua Cohen
16
Everything Inside: Stories (Edwidge Danticat)
Everything Inside: Stories
Edwidge Danticat
17
The Last Samurai (Helen Dewitt)
The Last Samurai
Helen Dewitt
18
Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
Herman Diaz
19
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who
Junot Diaz
20
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
Emma Donoghue
21
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan
22
Larose (Louise Erdrich)
Larose
Louise Erdrich
23
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides
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James (Percival Everett)
James
Percival Everett
25
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
Elena Ferrante
26
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (Emil Ferris)
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
Emil Ferris
27
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
28
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Ben Fountain
29
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Karen Joy Fowler)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Karen Joy Fowler
30
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
31
The Secret Place (Tana French)
The Secret Place
Tana French
32
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
Lauren Groff
33
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
Mohsin Hamed
34
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
Han Kang
35
The Great Fire (Shirley Hazzard)
The Great Fire
Shirley Hazzard
36
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal (Adriana Herrera)
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal
Adriana Herrera
37
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Talia Hibbert
38
The Stranger's Child (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Stranger's Child
Alan Hollinghurst
39
Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Magpie Murders
Anthony Horowitz
40
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
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