Shelly Swearingen | OUR LIST! The BEST BOOKS of the 21st CENTURY according to BOOKTUBE! @Shellyish | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share
The list is ordered according to the last name of the author:
An Unnecessary Woman, Alameddine, Rabih (2014)
House of Leaves, Danielewski, Mark Z. (2000)
A Man Called Ove, Backman, Fredrik, translated by Koch, Henning (2012)
Beartown, Backman, Fredrik, translated by Smith, Neil (2016)
Tender is the Flesh, Bazterrica, Augstina, translated by Moses, Sarah (2017; 2020)
The Heart's Invisible Furies, Boyne, John (2017)
The Luminaries, Catton, Eleanor (2013)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Clarke, Suzanna (2004)
Piranesi, Clarke, Suzanna (2020)
The Hunger Games, Collins, Suzanne (2008)
The Last Samurai, DeWitt, Helen (2000)
All the Light We Cannot See, Doerr, Anthony (2014)
Cloud Cuckoo Land, Doerr, Anthony (2021)
Ducks, Newburyport, Ellmann, Lucy (2019)
Girl, Woman, Other, Evaristo, Bernadine (2018)
James, Everett, Percival (2024)
My Brilliant Friend, Ferrante, Elene, translated by Goldstein, Ann (2012)
Gone Girl, Flynn, Gillian (2014)
Homegoing, Gysai, Yaa (2016)
The Nightingale, Hannah, Kristin (2015)
The Kite Runner, Hosseini, Khaled (2003)
Never Let Me Go, Ishiguro, Kazuo (2005)
The Fifth Season, Jemisin, N. K. (2015)
Empire of Pain, Keefe, Patrick Radden (2021)
Foster Keegan, Claire (2010)
Small Things Like These, Keegan, Claire (2021)
11/22/63, King, Stephen (2011)
Demon Copperhead, Kingsolver, Barbara (2023)
Babel, Kuang, R. F. (2022)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold Kawaguchi, Toshikazu, translated by
Trousselot, Geoffrey (2019)
Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer, Robin Wall (2013)
The Devil in the White City, Larson, Erik (2003)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Larsson, Stieg, translated by Keegland, Reg (2005)
Pachinko, Lee, Min Jin (2017)
In the Dream House, Machado, Carmen Maria (2019)
Station Eleven, Mandel, Emily St. John (2015)
Wolf Hall, Mantel, Hilary (2009)
Sorrow and Bliss, Mason, Meg (2020)
The Road, McCarthy, Cormac (2006)
Atonement, McEwan, Ian (2001)
Know My Name, Miller, Chanel (2019)
Circe, Miller, Madeline (2018)
The Song of Achilles, Miller, Madeline (2011)
Convenience Store Woman, Murata, Sayaka, translated by Takemori, Ginny Tapley (2016)
Born a Crime, Noah, Trevor (2016)
Hamnet, O'Farrell, Maggie (2020)
There There, Orange, Tommy (2018)
Where the Crawfords Sing, Owens, Delia (2022)
A Tale for the Time Being, Ozeki, Ruth (2013)
The Dutch House, Patchett, Ann (2019)
Tom Lake, Patchett, Ann (2023)
Normal People, Rooney, Sally (2018)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Rowling, J. K. (2000)
My Dark Vanessa, Russell, Kate Elizabeth (2020)
The Way of Kings, Sanderson, Brandon (2010)
Persepolis, Satrapi, Marjane, translated by Ferris, Blake; Ripa, Mattias (2007)
Lincoln in the Bardo, Saunders, George (2017)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Schwab, V.E. (2020)
The Thirteenth Tale, Setterfield, Diane (2006)
Minor Detail, Shibli, Adania, translated by Jaquette, Elisabeth (2020)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Skloot, Rebecca (2010)
White Teeth, Smith, Zadie (2000)
Olive Kitteridge, Strout, Elizabeth (2008)
The Goldfinch, Tartt, Donna (2013)
A Gentleman in Moscow, Towles, Amor (2016)
Rules of Civility, Towles, Amor (2011)
Cutting for Stone, Verghese, Abraham (2009)
Shuggie Bain, Stuart, Douglas (2020)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Vuong, Ocean (2019)
Project Hail Mary, Weir, Andy (2021)
Educated, Westover, Tara (2018)
The Nickel Boys, Whitehead, Colson (2019)
A Little Life, Yanagihara, Hanya (2015)
The Shadow of the Wind, Zafon, Carlos Ruiz, translated by Graves, (Lucia
2001)
The Book Thief, Zusak, Markus (2007)
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1:00 context
2:34 the data
4:57 4 votes
17:44 5 votes
27:32 6 votes
34:45 7 votes
38:36 8 votes
41:53 top 11 books
My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
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Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share
The list is ordered according to the last name of the author:
An Unnecessary Woman, Alameddine, Rabih (2014)
House of Leaves, Danielewski, Mark Z. (2000)
A Man Called Ove, Backman, Fredrik, translated by Koch, Henning (2012)
Beartown, Backman, Fredrik, translated by Smith, Neil (2016)
Tender is the Flesh, Bazterrica, Augstina, translated by Moses, Sarah (2017; 2020)
The Heart's Invisible Furies, Boyne, John (2017)
The Luminaries, Catton, Eleanor (2013)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Clarke, Suzanna (2004)
Piranesi, Clarke, Suzanna (2020)
The Hunger Games, Collins, Suzanne (2008)
The Last Samurai, DeWitt, Helen (2000)
All the Light We Cannot See, Doerr, Anthony (2014)
Cloud Cuckoo Land, Doerr, Anthony (2021)
Ducks, Newburyport, Ellmann, Lucy (2019)
Girl, Woman, Other, Evaristo, Bernadine (2018)
James, Everett, Percival (2024)
My Brilliant Friend, Ferrante, Elene, translated by Goldstein, Ann (2012)
Gone Girl, Flynn, Gillian (2014)
Homegoing, Gysai, Yaa (2016)
The Nightingale, Hannah, Kristin (2015)
The Kite Runner, Hosseini, Khaled (2003)
Never Let Me Go, Ishiguro, Kazuo (2005)
The Fifth Season, Jemisin, N. K. (2015)
Empire of Pain, Keefe, Patrick Radden (2021)
Foster Keegan, Claire (2010)
Small Things Like These, Keegan, Claire (2021)
11/22/63, King, Stephen (2011)
Demon Copperhead, Kingsolver, Barbara (2023)
Babel, Kuang, R. F. (2022)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold Kawaguchi, Toshikazu, translated by
Trousselot, Geoffrey (2019)
Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer, Robin Wall (2013)
The Devil in the White City, Larson, Erik (2003)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Larsson, Stieg, translated by Keegland, Reg (2005)
Pachinko, Lee, Min Jin (2017)
In the Dream House, Machado, Carmen Maria (2019)
Station Eleven, Mandel, Emily St. John (2015)
Wolf Hall, Mantel, Hilary (2009)
Sorrow and Bliss, Mason, Meg (2020)
The Road, McCarthy, Cormac (2006)
Atonement, McEwan, Ian (2001)
Know My Name, Miller, Chanel (2019)
Circe, Miller, Madeline (2018)
The Song of Achilles, Miller, Madeline (2011)
Convenience Store Woman, Murata, Sayaka, translated by Takemori, Ginny Tapley (2016)
Born a Crime, Noah, Trevor (2016)
Hamnet, O'Farrell, Maggie (2020)
There There, Orange, Tommy (2018)
Where the Crawfords Sing, Owens, Delia (2022)
A Tale for the Time Being, Ozeki, Ruth (2013)
The Dutch House, Patchett, Ann (2019)
Tom Lake, Patchett, Ann (2023)
Normal People, Rooney, Sally (2018)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Rowling, J. K. (2000)
My Dark Vanessa, Russell, Kate Elizabeth (2020)
The Way of Kings, Sanderson, Brandon (2010)
Persepolis, Satrapi, Marjane, translated by Ferris, Blake; Ripa, Mattias (2007)
Lincoln in the Bardo, Saunders, George (2017)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Schwab, V.E. (2020)
The Thirteenth Tale, Setterfield, Diane (2006)
Minor Detail, Shibli, Adania, translated by Jaquette, Elisabeth (2020)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Skloot, Rebecca (2010)
White Teeth, Smith, Zadie (2000)
Olive Kitteridge, Strout, Elizabeth (2008)
The Goldfinch, Tartt, Donna (2013)
A Gentleman in Moscow, Towles, Amor (2016)
Rules of Civility, Towles, Amor (2011)
Cutting for Stone, Verghese, Abraham (2009)
Shuggie Bain, Stuart, Douglas (2020)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Vuong, Ocean (2019)
Project Hail Mary, Weir, Andy (2021)
Educated, Westover, Tara (2018)
The Nickel Boys, Whitehead, Colson (2019)
A Little Life, Yanagihara, Hanya (2015)
The Shadow of the Wind, Zafon, Carlos Ruiz, translated by Graves, (Lucia
2001)
The Book Thief, Zusak, Markus (2007)
0:00 intro
1:00 context
2:34 the data
4:57 4 votes
17:44 5 votes
27:32 6 votes
34:45 7 votes
38:36 8 votes
41:53 top 11 books
My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish
booktube, booktuber
