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The Top 20 Reads of the 21st Century

Ranked, in reverse order. (I don't agree with quite a few of these.)
By Lindsey Allison: "On the prowl for your next great read? The New York Times has the list for you! Curated by a mix of writers, readers, and staff, this list takes a long look at influential titles published in the 21st century. Check out their top 20 picks below and see here for a glance at all 100. Is your favorite title absent from the list? No problem! Join writers like Stephen King and Min Jin Lee to submit your own top 10 recommendations. Whether it's taking a walk down memory lane or discovering something new, enjoy this celebration of the last 25 years of literature."
https://blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2024/08/01/the-best-books-of-the-21st-century-top-20-reads/
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Erasure (Percival Everett)
Erasure (Percival Everett)
2
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
3
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
4
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
5
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
6
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
7
Outline (Rachel Cusk)
Outline (Rachel Cusk)
8
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
9
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
10
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
11
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
12
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
13
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
14
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
15
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
16
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
17
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
18
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
19
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
20
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
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