There’s usually some stigma that the novels published in our current century aren’t as literary & thought-provoking than previous centuries’ novels. Here are some novels published from 2001-Present that are incredibly literary/outstanding!! Feel free to add on & enjoy!!
MAINSTREAM / WELL-KNOWN (these novels can also be critically acclaimed)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Thriteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Me Before you by Jojo Moyes
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
FICTION YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled housseini
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Everything is Illuminated by Johnathan Foer
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
LITERARY FICTION / CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
The Game of Thrones Series
TheHeroes of Olympus Series
19th Century Novels Masterpost
20th Century Novels Masterpost
21st Century Novels Masterpost
Rory Gilmore’s Reading List
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