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TrueLit’s 100 Best Books of the Quarter Century

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TrueLit’s 100 Best Books of the Quarter Century

A list curated by the members of the subreddit r/truelit through community voting.

Rank by popularity

Cover of When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut

When We Cease to Understand the World

Benjamín Labatut, 2019

Cover of Happening by Annie Ernaux

Happening

Annie Ernaux, 2000

Cover of Border Districts by Gerald Murnane

Border Districts

Gerald Murnane, 2017

Cover of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver, 2022

Cover of The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2015

Cover of Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon

Bleeding Edge

Thomas Pynchon, 2013

Cover of The Human Stain by Philip Roth

The Human Stain

Philip Roth, 2000

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

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Díaz, 2007

Cover of Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2013

Cover of My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh, 2018

Cover of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond, 2016

Cover of Seeing by José Saramago

Seeing

José Saramago, 2004

Cover of Zone by Mathias Énard

Zone

Mathias Énard, 2008

Cover of Submission by Michel Houellebecq

Submission

Michel Houellebecq, 2015

Cover of HHhH by Laurent Binet

HHhH

Laurent Binet, 2010

Cover of Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli, 2017

Cover of The Instructions by Adam Levin

The Instructions

Adam Levin, 2010

Cover of The Adversary by Emmanuel Carrère

The Adversary

Emmanuel Carrère, 2000

Cover of Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree

Tomb of Sand

Geetanjali Shree, 2018

Cover of Cannonball by Joseph McElroy

Cannonball

Joseph McElroy, 2013

Cover of A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa

A General Theory of Oblivion

José Eduardo Agualusa, 2012

Cover of My Work by Olga Ravn

My Work

Olga Ravn, 2020

Cover of Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila

Tram 83

Fiston Mwanza Mujila, 2014

Cover of The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner

The Flame Throwers

Rachel Kushner, 2013

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