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Modern Fiction at Its Best

Fifty of my favorite recent books, that are set in ye contemporary times. Some of these are considered new classics, some are damned as "chick lit," but I love them equally. Well, no, I totally have favorites . . .
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All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses
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Among Others
Among Others
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Attachments
Attachments
4
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
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Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
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Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
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The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
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The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter
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Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy (Helen Fielding)
10
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
11
Britt-Marie Was Here (Fredrik Backman)
Britt-Marie Was Here (Fredrik Backman)
12
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
13
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
14
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
15
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
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The Greenlanders (Jane Smiley)
The Greenlanders (Jane Smiley)
17
Hag-Seed (Margaret Atwood)
Hag-Seed (Margaret Atwood)
18
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
19
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
20
The Husband's Secret
The Husband's Secret
21
I Am Forbidden (Anouk Markovits)
I Am Forbidden (Anouk Markovits)
22
Jemima J
Jemima J
23
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
24
Landline (Rainbow Rowell)
Landline (Rainbow Rowell)
25
Leave Me (Gayle Forman)
Leave Me (Gayle Forman)
26
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
27
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (Marian Keyes)
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (Marian Keyes)
28
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
29
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
30
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloane)
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloane)
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Frederik Backman)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Frederik Backman)
32
My Real Children (Jo Walton)
My Real Children (Jo Walton)
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The Nanny Diaries
The Nanny Diaries
34
The Night Circus
The Night Circus
35
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
36
Ragnarok
Ragnarok
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The Rosie Effect (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Effect (Graeme Simsion)
38
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
39
The Silver Linings Playbook (Pennsylvania)
The Silver Linings Playbook (Pennsylvania)
40
The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers
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