119: The Lads List Their 10 Books of the 21st Century

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Inspired by the New York Times' list of the 100 greatest books of the 21st Century, Alice and Bethany each compile their own top 10s, and find they have only one book in common, but don't agree on what that book is about...
Bethany's list:
The Fact of a Body - Alex Marzano-Lesnevich
What I Loved - Siri Hustvedt
Manhattan Beach - Jennifer Egan
Beyond Black - Hilary Mantel
Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
Crimson Petal & The White - Michel Faber
Fingersmith - Sarah Waters
Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
Life After Life - Kate Atkinson
Alice's list:
A Visit from the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan
Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata (trans. Ginny Tapley Takemori)
Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi
In the Dream House - Carmen Maria Machado
Just Kids - Patti Smith
Lanny - Max Porter
My Year of Rest and Relaxation - Ottessa Moshfegh
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl - Andrea Lawlor
Station Eleven - Emily St John Mandel
What I Loved - Siri Hustvedt