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Readers Pick Their 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

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Cover of Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Gilead

Marilynne Robinson, 2004

Cover of The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

The Corrections

Jonathan Franzen, 2001

Cover of Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney, 2018

Cover of Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese, 2009

Cover of Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe, 2018

Cover of A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan, 2010

Cover of Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller, 2018

Cover of Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr, 2021

Cover of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak, 1993

Cover of Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Cloud Atlas

David Mitchell, 2003

Cover of The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese, 2023

Cover of The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion, 2005

Cover of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead, 2019

Cover of The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai, 2018

Cover of Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Olive Kitteridge

Elizabeth Strout, 2008

Cover of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini, 1969

Cover of Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Life After Life

Kate Atkinson, 2013

Cover of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Díaz, 2007

Cover of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates, 2015

Cover of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride, 2023

Cover of There There by Tommy Orange

There There

Tommy Orange, 2018

Cover of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller, 2011

Cover of Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus, 2022

Cover of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong, 2019

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