Editors' Top Picks
Nine Stories by J.D. SalingerDubliners by James JoyceA Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Collections of Short Stories
52nd out of 2,906 books — 2,050 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
740th out of 7,219 books — 28,369 voters

Dubliners by James JoyceNine Stories by J.D. SalingerThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Short Story Collections
69th out of 1,559 books — 861 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
828th out of 1,318 books — 5,865 voters

My Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
NYT The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
76th out of 118 books — 270 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenCloud Atlas by David MitchellMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Millions - The Best Fiction of the Millennium (So Far)
18th out of 24 books — 67 voters

A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
3980th out of 6,134 books — 4,744 voters
Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonShutter Island by Dennis LehaneReady Player One by Ernest ClineGuards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Goodreads Reading Challenge Favs From Over the Years to the Current Challenge
3784th out of 5,412 books — 3,986 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Entertainment Weekly New Classics
84th out of 104 books — 257 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanA Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
Books that Make you Laugh
813th out of 3,513 books — 5,201 voters

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Lithub's Most Important Books of the Last Twenty Years
30th out of 120 books — 40 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. Ritz
Recommended by Reading Challengers
4075th out of 6,233 books — 4,792 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayJust Kids by Patti SmithSlouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan DidionBossypants by Tina Fey
65 books to read in your twenties
29th out of 65 books — 30 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Flavorwire's 50 Excellent Fabulist Books Everyone Should Read
31st out of 51 books — 31 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
20275th out of 77,637 books — 289,800 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathReady Player One by Ernest ClineOn the Road by Jack KerouacNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
65 Books You Need to Read in Your 20s (according to Buzzfeed)
74th out of 149 books — 109 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareGraceling by Kristin CashoreShiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Books I wouldn't have discovered without Goodreads
552nd out of 2,679 books — 1,033 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingAngels & Demons by Dan BrownA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Best Books of 2000
156th out of 607 books — 318 voters

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
A Century of Reading: 2000s
35th out of 81 books — 3 voters
The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. RowlingThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Popular Short Stories Books on Goodreads
306th out of 349 books — 38 voters

The Wicked King by Holly BlackThe Dream Thieves by Maggie StiefvaterThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTruly, Devious by Maureen JohnsonThe Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
For the Love of Reading
769th out of 2,215 books — 137 voters
Harlan Ellison's Watching by Harlan EllisonThe Best of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. LovecraftHarlan Ellison by Ellen WeilDangerous Visions by Harlan EllisonDeathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison
Best Weird Story Collections
36th out of 60 books — 13 voters

A Burglar's Guide to the City by Geoff ManaughPastoralia by George SaundersSigns Preceding the End of the World by Yuri HerreraI Had Nowhere to Go by Jonas MekasFrancesca Woodman by Francesca Woodman
Camille Rowe's Books 3
2nd out of 27 books — 1 voter
The Queen of Nothing by Holly BlackWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Lost Symbol by Dan BrownThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Your Love Affair With Reading
1626th out of 2,116 books — 118 voters

Bel Canto by Ann PatchettA Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia BerlinTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Passage of Power by Robert A. CaroTree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
100 best books by NYT
19th out of 99 books — 2 voters
The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Best Titles Ever
185th out of 306 books — 93 voters

Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellThe Mercy of Gods by James S.A. CoreyShards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Popular Highly Rated Science Fiction
223rd out of 227 books — 153 voters
The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Road by Cormac McCarthyMy Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
87th out of 100 books — 7 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyAtonement by Ian McEwanTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin2666 by Roberto BolañoSay Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
NY Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
87th out of 100 books — 11 voters
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverRunaway by Alice MunroThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
78th out of 114 books — 19 voters

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