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The NYT Readers Best Books of the 21st Century

From the New York Times: When the Book Review published a list of the 100 best books of the century, we knew we'd hear from readers who were incensed or gutted or driven wild by grief. How could So-and-So's book not make the cut?
One of the best things about working in books is just this: the passion of our constituency. No way would we deprive readers of the chance to vote for their own list and make their voices heard.
And so you have. There's some overlap between your list and ours — we agreed on 39 books. As for the 61 new entries here, what stands out most is that they're the books that captured cultural moments and sparked lively literary conversations. They're also great. Enjoy!
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Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
2
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
3
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
4
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
5
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
6
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated (Tara Westover)
7
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
8
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
9
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
10
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
11
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
12
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
13
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
14
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
15
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
16
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
17
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
18
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
19
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
20
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
21
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
22
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
23
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
24
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
25
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
26
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
27
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
28
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
29
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
30
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
31
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe (Madeline Miller)
32
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
33
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
34
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
35
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
36
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
37
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
38
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
39
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
40
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
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