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