New York Times Readers' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

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In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

228 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction health memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami

467 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary magical realism adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

274 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction crime literary mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

288 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

The Plot Against America

Philip Roth

391 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo

453 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens

A Brief History Series #1

Yuval Noah Harari

464 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative reflective medium-paced
Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Life of Pi

Yann Martel

460 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

Let the Great World Spin

Colum McCann

351 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced