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The best books published during the 2020's decade (2020 - 2029).

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2020s lists
2020s shelf
Best By Date
Fantasy of the 2020s
Mystery of the 2020s
Non-fiction of the 2020s
Picture Books of the 2020s
Romance of the 2020s
Science Fiction of the 2020s

Best Books By Century:
21st, 20th,
19th, 18th, 17th, 16th, 15th,14th, 13th, 12th, 11th, 10th,
9th, 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th, 4th

Best Books by Decade:
2020–2029, 2010–2019, 2000–2009,
1990–1999, 1980–1989, 1970–1979, 1960–1969, 1950–1959,
1940–1949, 1930–1939, 1920–1929, 1910–1919, 1900–1909,
1890–1899, 1880–1889, 1870–1879, 1860–1869, 1850–1859,
1840–1849, 1830–1839, 1820–1829, 1810–1819, 1800–1809

Best Books by Year
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Lists for all books by Number of Ratings:
Most Rated Book by Year
10,000 to 15,000, 15,000 to 20,000, 20,000 to 25,000, 25,000 to 30,000,
30,000 to 40,000, 40,000 to 50,000, 50,000 to 60,000, 60,000 to 70,000,
70,000 to 80,000, 80,000 to 89,999, 90,000 to 99,999, 100,000 to 149,999,
150,000 to 199,999, 200,000 to 499,999, 500,000 to 999,999, 1,000,000 and more

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1	The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 4.16 avg rating — 1,613,859 ratings score: 89,175, and 902 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 1,815,335 ratings score: 83,025, and 840 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 1,089,171 ratings score: 63,595, and 645 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 2,645,675 ratings score: 57,692, and 588 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 4.42 avg rating — 1,605,057 ratings score: 54,324, and 556 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 3,907,561 ratings score: 50,604, and 519 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) by Suzanne Collins 3.99 avg rating — 1,288,070 ratings score: 39,080, and 399 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 4.20 avg rating — 560,559 ratings score: 38,247, and 389 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 1,886,910 ratings score: 35,325, and 365 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,453,449 ratings score: 35,097, and 363 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Babel by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 534,691 ratings score: 30,471, and 314 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 1,283,792 ratings score: 25,997, and 265 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 2,264,171 ratings score: 25,872, and 266 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Beach Read by Emily Henry (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 1,770,646 ratings score: 25,643, and 266 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 448,698 ratings score: 25,406, and 260 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 880,738 ratings score: 24,849, and 255 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 4.36 avg rating — 1,550,117 ratings score: 24,775, and 258 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 2,074,338 ratings score: 24,026, and 249 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 1,362,655 ratings score: 22,286, and 233 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Book Lovers by Emily Henry (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 1,675,183 ratings score: 21,445, and 228 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 4.46 avg rating — 890,066 ratings score: 18,593, and 195 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,146,170 ratings score: 18,503, and 192 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 1,080,977 ratings score: 17,417, and 183 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 773,329 ratings score: 17,269, and 184 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 4.22 avg rating — 641,700 ratings score: 16,309, and 171 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 339,560 ratings score: 15,878, and 165 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1) by Rebecca Ross (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 794,616 ratings score: 15,609, and 164 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) by Richard Osman 3.85 avg rating — 853,438 ratings score: 13,944, and 146 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 720,525 ratings score: 13,703, and 143 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 502,880 ratings score: 13,592, and 142 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Heartstopper: Volume Three (Heartstopper, #3) by Alice Oseman (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 510,992 ratings score: 13,561, and 142 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 462,922 ratings score: 13,435, and 141 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 2,856,693 ratings score: 12,934, and 139 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 313,096 ratings score: 12,773, and 135 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Women by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 1,791,674 ratings score: 12,368, and 133 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 470,499 ratings score: 12,174, and 127 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1) by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 231,193 ratings score: 12,048, and 126 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 1,150,811 ratings score: 11,736, and 128 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Guest List by Lucy Foley (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 1,352,036 ratings score: 11,672, and 122 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 1,947,495 ratings score: 11,615, and 125 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) by Suzanne Collins 4.50 avg rating — 1,279,054 ratings score: 11,379, and 121 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 933,336 ratings score: 10,951, and 115 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1) by Tracy Deonn (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 202,264 ratings score: 9,799, and 104 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 137,837 ratings score: 9,667, and 101 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Loveless by Alice Oseman (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 124,097 ratings score: 9,508, and 99 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Heartstopper: Volume Four (Heartstopper, #4) by Alice Oseman (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 452,916 ratings score: 9,491, and 102 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 205,643 ratings score: 9,023, and 94 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 263,620 ratings score: 8,789, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 167,317 ratings score: 8,598, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 900,557 ratings score: 8,181, and 87 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Happy Place by Emily Henry (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 1,535,077 ratings score: 8,146, and 91 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 283,467 ratings score: 8,127, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2) by Holly Jackson (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 839,876 ratings score: 8,108, and 87 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	James by Percival Everett 4.41 avg rating — 591,773 ratings score: 8,080, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Tress of the Emerald Sea (Hoid's Travails, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 327,702 ratings score: 7,953, and 86 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1) by Freida McFadden (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 3,922,180 ratings score: 7,805, and 84 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Bell Hammers by Lancelot Schaubert (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 798 ratings score: 7,775, and 78 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3) by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 192,758 ratings score: 7,583, and 80 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2) by Karen M. McManus (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 300,244 ratings score: 7,538, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 403,421 ratings score: 7,496, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 192,356 ratings score: 7,275, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1) by Nita Prose (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 737,015 ratings score: 6,913, and 76 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Chain of Gold (The Last Hours, #1) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 123,894 ratings score: 6,839, and 72 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	A Promised Land by Barack Obama (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 285,950 ratings score: 6,710, and 71 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2) by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 182,654 ratings score: 6,551, and 70 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 201,834 ratings score: 6,428, and 69 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 204,161 ratings score: 6,195, and 65 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 487,627 ratings score: 6,081, and 64 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1) by Aiden Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 111,941 ratings score: 5,828, and 62 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 65,915 ratings score: 5,739, and 60 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1) by Angeline Boulley (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 211,574 ratings score: 5,682, and 63 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1) by Chloe Gong (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 173,230 ratings score: 5,676, and 60 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) by Travis Baldree (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 354,631 ratings score: 5,419, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Untamed by Glennon Doyle (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 526,586 ratings score: 5,403, and 57 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 167,804 ratings score: 5,333, and 58 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Push by Ashley Audrain (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 466,321 ratings score: 4,925, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 202,044 ratings score: 4,758, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) by Rachel Gillig (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 753,942 ratings score: 4,750, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Writers & Lovers by Lily King (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 230,804 ratings score: 4,709, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Spanish Love Deception (Love Deception, #1) by Elena Armas (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 843,079 ratings score: 4,386, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1) by Alka Joshi (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 227,255 ratings score: 4,358, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 143,415 ratings score: 4,332, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré 4.42 avg rating — 180,079 ratings score: 4,306, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Billy Summers by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 201,650 ratings score: 4,282, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 326,616 ratings score: 4,272, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams 4.01 avg rating — 201,829 ratings score: 4,257, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 67,247 ratings score: 4,251, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Guncle (The Guncle, #1) by Steven Rowley (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 219,828 ratings score: 4,232, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Long Bright River by Liz Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 213,501 ratings score: 4,223, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Empire of Gold (The Daevabad Trilogy, #3) by S.A. Chakraborty (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 80,956 ratings score: 4,204, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2) by Talia Hibbert (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 112,763 ratings score: 4,085, and 44 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 111,843 ratings score: 4,069, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) by James Islington (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 277,910 ratings score: 3,989, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 80,677 ratings score: 3,918, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender 4.20 avg rating — 67,720 ratings score: 3,895, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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message 1: by lethe (last edited Jan 14, 2021 01:20AM) (new)

Jan 13, 2021 04:55PM

Removed Fateful Destiny: An Epic Struggle to Change the Course of American History (debut author spamming numerous lists through sockpuppets/alter egos).

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message 2: by Donna (new)

Feb 11, 2021 12:15AM

The computer found and merged 4 duplicates.

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message 3: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Mar 07, 2021 06:41AM

Heidi wrote: "Fish out of water : a search for the meaning of life
by Eric Metaxas was published in 2021.

The system will not allow me to add it."

Probably because the audio CD was published on September 3rd 2019 ?

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message 4: by Donna (new)

Mar 07, 2021 10:55PM

The system found and removed 1 duplicate.

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message 5: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

May 09, 2021 11:51PM

Heidi wrote: "There is something seriously wrong
with this list that it is rejecting so
many books that were published in the
2020s."

Might be that the original publication date is not filled in?

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message 6: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

May 10, 2021 05:00AM

Heidi wrote: "It is within your power to fix it.
So do that. Otherwise don't talk
to me .

You are lucky I don't say far more
to you."

I don't 'fix' books I haven't read...

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message 7: by f. (new)

Sep 14, 2021 09:41AM

Heidi wrote: "There is something seriously wrong
with this list that it is rejecting so
many books that were published in the
2020s."

Heidi wrote: "It is within your power to fix it.
So do that. Otherwise don't talk
to me. You are lucky I don't say far more
to you."

girl calm down, you don't have to go attacking ppl like that. damn.

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message 8: by Donna (new)

Sep 30, 2021 12:20AM

The system found and removed 1 duplicate.

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message 9: by Q. 1994 (new)

Feb 04, 2022 04:30PM

I'm trying to add The Civil War on Film
by Peg A Lamphier, Rosanne Welch but the list won't allow it even though the book was published in 2020.

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message 10: by Donna (new)

Feb 04, 2022 10:37PM

Q. wrote: "I'm trying to add The Civil War on Film
by Peg A Lamphier, Rosanne Welch but the list won't allow it even though the book was published in 2020."

If you don't get a response on this one soon, go to the librarian's thread and list it there. You need a super-librarian for this (meaning a GR employee, not just a humble volunteer like me.)

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message 11: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Feb 05, 2022 04:37AM

Q. wrote: "I'm trying to add The Civil War on Film
by Peg A Lamphier, Rosanne Welch but the list won't allow it even though the book was published in 2020."

Try it again ... (I added some things)

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message 12: by Q. 1994 (new)

Feb 05, 2022 04:30PM

BookLovingLady wrote: "Q. wrote: "I'm trying to add The Civil War on Film
by Peg A Lamphier, Rosanne Welch but the list won't allow it even though the book was published in 2020."

Try it again ... (I added some things)"

Thanks a bunch :) ! It worked.

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message 13: by Donna (new)

Mar 21, 2022 12:04AM

The system found and removed 4 duplicates.

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message 14: by Anchal (new)

May 26, 2023 05:38AM

Umm, I am trying to add Kurangaituku by Whiti Hereaka, which was published in 2021, but it won't let me. It says it wasn't published in this time frame.

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message 15: by Donna (new)

May 27, 2023 07:28PM

Anchal wrote: "Umm, I am trying to add Kurangaituku by Whiti Hereaka, which was published in 2021, but it won't let me. It says it wasn't published in this time frame."

October of 2021 is well within the time frame, so you should be able, but these lists don't get much assistance unless we make noise. I recommend you go to the librarian's thread and report this, and be sure to include the ISBN number. Sadly, we volunteer librarians don't have the capability, so you need a GR employee to fix this.

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message 16: by Myshkolnikov (new)

Sep 18, 2023 10:36PM

I don't trust living authors.

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message 17: by Donna (last edited Sep 19, 2023 08:54PM) (new)

Sep 19, 2023 08:47PM

Myshkolnikov wrote: "I don't trust living authors."

In what way does death improve their work?

The system found and removed 18 duplicates.

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message 18: by Myshkolnikov (new)

Sep 20, 2023 01:11AM

Donna wrote: "Myshkolnikov wrote: "I don't trust living authors."

In what way does death improve their work?

The system found and removed 18 duplicates."

Posterity is the greatest of filters, you know, the wheat from the chaff and whatnot.

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message 19: by Agnieszka (last edited Oct 15, 2023 08:55AM) (new)

Oct 15, 2023 08:55AM

Momo wrote: "Donna wrote: "Myshkolnikov wrote: "I don't trust living authors."

In what way does death improve their work?

The system found and removed 18 duplicates."

Posterity is the greatest of filters, yo..."

Nobody’s forcing you to look at contemporary lists or to comment there.
It’s not the first list (neither the second) I found some kind of negative, even borderline inappropriate comments from you that have absolutely nothing to do with the list content nor it’s theme and by now I am extremely tempted to flag all future ones so GR employees can decide if we have to bear with those.

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message 20: by Myshkolnikov (last edited Oct 15, 2023 02:00PM) (new)

Oct 15, 2023 01:19PM

Agnieszka wrote: "Momo wrote: "Donna wrote: "Myshkolnikov wrote: "I don't trust living authors."

In what way does death improve their work?

The system found and removed 18 duplicates."

Posterity is the greatest o..."

ha. You are a paragon of sensitivity, Madam.

(I may be negative, at times, but i am never inappropriate..)

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message 21: by Lancelot (new)

Oct 19, 2023 10:59PM

Momo wrote: "I don't trust living authors."

Me neither, but obviously — being a living author — I don't hope that people read NO books by living authors. That's the same as wishing for poverty.

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message 22: by Myshkolnikov (new)

Oct 21, 2023 09:38PM

Lancelot wrote: "Momo wrote: "I don't trust living authors."

Me neither, but obviously — being a living author — I don't hope that people read NO books by living authors. That's the same as wishing for poverty."

ha. Yes, well i would hate to think that my aversion dooms anyone to a life of impecunity, all cheap laptops and cold garrets.

(i will pledge to buy a few modern books then, as a show of goodwill to the living).

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message 23: by Lancelot (new)

Oct 24, 2023 05:12AM

Momo wrote: "Lancelot wrote: "Momo wrote: "I don't trust living authors."

Me neither, but obviously — being a living author — I don't hope that people read NO books by living authors. That's the same as wishin..."

I mean "On Reading the Old Books" was what convinced me, and it was a modern book.

Distrust is fair. But I still interact with everyone I distrust. I just judge them based on those whom I trust.

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message 24: by Donna (new)

Mar 08, 2024 08:16PM

The system found and removed 5 duplicates.

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message 25: by Donna (last edited Jun 17, 2024 08:49PM) (new)

Jun 17, 2024 08:47PM

Lancelot wrote: "Momo wrote: "I don't trust living authors."

Me neither, but obviously — being a living author — I don't hope that people read NO books by living authors. That's the same as wishing for poverty."

Not to even mention senselessly depriving ourselves of excellent books, and for what? To satisfy a troll?

The system found and removed 7 duplicates.

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message 26: by Lancelot (last edited Jun 25, 2024 07:13AM) (new)

Jun 25, 2024 07:13AM

Donna wrote: "Lancelot wrote: "Momo wrote: "I don't trust living authors."

Me neither, but obviously — being a living author — I don't hope that people read NO books by living authors. That's the same as wishin..."

Well yes, that too. It is hard to filter your own era without the clarity of classics for a lens. But gems we do have in our own era. The Road, for instance, I didn't just love, but needed the year my father passed.

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message 27: by Donna (new)

Aug 03, 2024 11:16PM

The system found and removed 5 duplicates.

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message 28: by Iamthesword (new)

Jul 07, 2025 02:41AM

Demon Copperhead is in the list twice (Nr. 26 and 2539).

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message 29: by Naomi (new)

Jul 07, 2025 02:44AM

36 duplicates found and removed

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message 30: by Iamthesword (new)

Jul 08, 2025 07:45AM

Is it possible that the algorithm only counts books that has been translated to English as "published during the decade" - a lot of books I tried (that were definitely published in the 2020s) were rejected...

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message 31: by Naomi (last edited Jul 09, 2025 12:53AM) (new)

Jul 09, 2025 12:52AM

Iamthesword wrote: "Is it possible that the algorithm only counts books that has been translated to English as "published during the decade" - a lot of books I tried (that were definitely published in the 2020s) were ..."

If they were written in another language in a different decade, it doesn't count. You can post some examples, and I will double check for you.

Under the genre, it should say something like this:
243 pages, Hardcover
First published April 26, 2022

If it doesn't have first published, I can add it.

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message 32: by Iamthesword (last edited Jul 19, 2025 08:52AM) (new)

Jul 19, 2025 08:50AM

Naomi wrote: "Iamthesword wrote: "Is it possible that the algorithm only counts books that has been translated to English as "published during the decade" - a lot of books I tried (that were definitely published..."

Ah, I think that those books don't have a "first published", because it's the first edition anyway. That might be the reason.

So here is the list [()=first published]:

Bov Bjerg: Serpentinen (31.1.2020)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Emilienne Malfatto: Que sur toi se lamente le Tigre (3.9.2020)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Stéphanie Coste: Le passeur (07.01.2021)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

Katharina Döbler: Dein ist das Reich (3.5.2021)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Marie Gamillscheg: Aufruhr der Meerestiere (8.3.2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

Annie Ernaux: Le jeune homme (5.5.2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

Christoph Keller: Afrika fluten (11.10.2023)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Thea Mengeler: Nach den Fähren (28.2.2024)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Davide Coppo: La parte sbagliata (2.5.2024)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Clemens J. Setz: Das All im eigenen Fell (12.8.2024)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Charles Lewinsky: Täuschend echt (23.10.2024)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Marion Poschmann: Die Winterschwimmerin (1.1.2025)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Kurt Prödel: Klapper (30.1.2025)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Thank you

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message 33: by Steve (last edited Feb 15, 2026 07:01AM) (new)

Sep 01, 2025 10:17PM

I have also encountered books published in 2023 and 2024 that it says were not published during this decade and therefore cannot be added. Books originally published in English.

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message 34: by Donna (new)

Sep 01, 2025 10:25PM

Steve wrote: "I have also encountered books published in 2023 and 2024 that it says we’re not published during this decade and therefore cannot be added. Books originally published in English."

It's an ongoing problem, and one that can only be dealt with by the superlibrarians on the "Librarians" thread. It frustrates me, too.

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message 35: by Iamthesword (new)

Sep 29, 2025 02:20AM

Iamthesword wrote: "Naomi wrote: "Iamthesword wrote: "Is it possible that the algorithm only counts books that has been translated to English as "published during the decade" - a lot of books I tried (that were defini..."

It seems they need to have a "first published" date - which is often missing on recent books, because published and first published are identical.

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message 36: by Donna (new)

Dec 19, 2025 11:30PM

The system found and resolved 28 duplicates.

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message 37: by 𐕣 🅥 X (new)

Jan 05, 2026 09:51PM

why is it saying https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6... is "not published in this decade" ?

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message 38: by Donna (new)

Jan 05, 2026 10:05PM

𐕣 🅥 X wrote: "why is it saying https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6... is "not published in this decade" ?"
Glitch. It takes a superlibrarian (i.e., paid Goodreads staff as opposed to a volunteer like me) to fix it. They may see it here, but failing that, find the librarians' thread and report the issue.

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message 39: by Naomi (new)

Jan 06, 2026 07:51PM

𐕣 🅥 X wrote: "why is it saying https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6... is "not published in this decade" ?"

Because it didn't have "First published". I added the year for you.

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message 40: by Naomi (new)

Jan 06, 2026 07:57PM

Iamthesword wrote: "Naomi wrote: "Iamthesword wrote: "Is it possible that the algorithm only counts books that has been translated to English as "published during the decade" - a lot of books I tried (that were defini..."
These all have the year added now, sorry for the delay. I must've missed the notif.

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