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Best Books of 2021

04/15/2022: 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Finalists
02/11/2022: ALA Notable Books - Fiction
01/23/2022: 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists for Fiction
12/04/2021: TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books of 2021
12/04/2021: New York Times 10 Best Books of 2021
11/10/2021: Amazon Top 10 Literature & Fiction of 2021
10/06/2021: 2021 National Book Award Finalists for Fiction
09/09/2021: 2021 Man Booker Prize Shortlist


Top 10 Fiction


The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
(4.6) 4310 reviews - 816p
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2021
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #4
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Winner
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2021
Kirkus Prize Finalist
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Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
(4.3) 10400 reviews - 336p
Amazon Best Books of 2021: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #0
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2021: Fiction
Library Journal Best Books 2021: The Top Ten
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist
Kirkus Prize Finalist
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Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
(4.5) 20239 reviews - 640p
Amazon Best Books of 2021: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #8
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2021: Fiction
Library Journal Best Books 2021: The Top Ten
National Book Award Finalist
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #6
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
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The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen
(4) 1248 reviews - 248p
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Winner
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Second Place by Rachel Cusk
(4) 1277 reviews - 192p
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2021: Top 10
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist
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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
(4.3) 39409 reviews - 320p
Amazon Best Books of 2021: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #2
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #9
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2021
Economist Books of the Year: Fiction
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Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
(4.4) 10339 reviews - 608p
Amazon Best Books of 2021: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #1
Man Booker Prize Finalist
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #0
Economist Books of the Year: Fiction
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No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
(4) 3037 reviews - 224p
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2021: Fiction
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2021
Man Booker Prize Finalist
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The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.
(4.4) 1917 reviews - 400p
Amazon Best Books of 2021: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #7
Library Journal Best Books 2021: The Top Ten
National Book Award Finalist
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #1
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Burntcoat by Sarah Hall
(4) 282 reviews - 224p
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2021: Fiction
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist
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Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
(4.2) 7971 reviews - 592p
Amazon Best Books of 2021: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #6
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2021: Fiction
Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2021
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Bewilderment by Richard Powers
(4.3) 7731 reviews - 288p
Amazon Best Books of 2021: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #9
Library Journal Best Books 2021: The Top Ten
Man Booker Prize Finalist
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When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut
(4.4) 2587 reviews - 192p
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2021
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
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Matrix by Lauren Groff
(4.1) 5667 reviews - 272p
Library Journal Best Books 2021: The Top Ten
National Book Award Finalist
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2021
Andrew Carnegie Medal Shortlist
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The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade
(4.3) 1668 reviews - 432p
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2021: Fiction
Library Journal Best Books 2021: The Top Ten
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
Andrew Carnegie Medal Shortlist
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Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So
(4.4) 663 reviews - 272p
Library Journal Best Books 2021: The Top Ten
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #7
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
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The Promise by Damon Galgut
(4.2) 10622 reviews - 256p
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2021: Fiction
Man Booker Prize Winner
Economist Books of the Year: Fiction
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The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
(4.3) 5247 reviews - 400p
Amazon Best Books of 2021: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #5
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2021: Fiction
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Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby
(4.4) 7035 reviews - 336p
Amazon Best Books of 2021: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #3
Library Journal Best Books 2021: The Top Ten
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The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin
(4.2) 680 reviews - 288p
Andrew Carnegie Medal Shortlist
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