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The best books published during the 2000s decade (2000–2009).
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2000s lists
2000s shelf
Best By Date
Best Fantasy of the 2000s
Best Mystery of the 2000s
Best Non-fiction of the 2000s
Best Picture Books of the 2000s
Best Science Fiction of the 2000s
Most Rated Book by Year
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:
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Lists for all books by Number of Ratings:
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
See also
2000s lists
2000s shelf
Best By Date
Best Fantasy of the 2000s
Best Mystery of the 2000s
Best Non-fiction of the 2000s
Best Picture Books of the 2000s
Best Science Fiction of the 2000s
Most Rated Book by Year
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:
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Lists for all books by Number of Ratings:
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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The Pilgrims of Rayne (Pendragon, #8)
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D.J. MacHale (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 26,100 ratings
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River Secrets (The Books of Bayern, #3)
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4.05 avg rating — 37,288 ratings
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| 1003 |
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Book of a Thousand Days
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3.97 avg rating — 56,204 ratings
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The Spiderwick Chronicles Box Set (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #1-5)
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Fade Out (The Morganville Vampires, #7)
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| 1005 |
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The Dogs of Babel
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3.58 avg rating — 19,438 ratings
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
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David Grann (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 108,404 ratings
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| 1008 |
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The Night Watch
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A Fraction of the Whole
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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (The Twilight Saga, #3.5)
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Golden Fool (Tawny Man, #2)
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Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 90,902 ratings
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| 1012 |
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Match Me If You Can (Chicago Stars, #6)
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Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 48,106 ratings
score: 478,
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Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern, #2)
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Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 44,920 ratings
score: 477,
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Skeletons at the Feast
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Chris Bohjalian (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 26,909 ratings
score: 476,
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The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque du Freak, #2)
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Darren Shan (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 46,819 ratings
score: 476,
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| 1016 |
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Fledgling
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| 1017 |
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Little Earthquakes
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Jennifer Weiner (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 90,838 ratings
score: 474,
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It
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3.78 avg rating — 6,967 ratings
score: 474,
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Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
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3.98 avg rating — 19,278 ratings
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Blindsighted (Grant County, #1)
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Karin Slaughter (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 116,501 ratings
score: 474,
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Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1)
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Chloe Neill (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 65,602 ratings
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| 1022 |
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Carried Away: A Personal Selection of Stories
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4.14 avg rating — 1,996 ratings
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| 1022 |
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The Rebels of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #2)
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Edward Rutherfurd (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 7,669 ratings
score: 473,
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| 1022 |
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After the Quake
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3.77 avg rating — 57,880 ratings
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| 1022 |
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The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast, #3; Nora Kelly, #0B)
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Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 55,139 ratings
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| 1026 |
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The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters (Miss Temple, Doctor Svenson, and Cardinal Chang, #1)
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3.50 avg rating — 5,539 ratings
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| 1026 |
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Back When We Were Grownups
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Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author)
3.56 avg rating — 22,315 ratings
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| 1028 |
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The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945
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4.33 avg rating — 1,365 ratings
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| 1028 |
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The Wheel of Darkness (Pendergast, #8)
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Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 32,522 ratings
score: 470,
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| 1030 |
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Emotionally Weird
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3.43 avg rating — 8,697 ratings
score: 469,
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| 1030 |
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The Falls (Inspector Rebus, #12)
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Ian Rankin (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 15,253 ratings
score: 469,
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| 1032 |
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Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed
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Patricia Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
3.48 avg rating — 35,695 ratings
score: 468,
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| 1032 |
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Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1)
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Juliet Marillier (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 32,161 ratings
score: 468,
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| 1032 |
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For One More Day
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Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 158,860 ratings
score: 468,
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| 1032 |
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Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
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Steven Erikson (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 82,052 ratings
score: 468,
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| 1036 |
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Into the Blue (Harry Barnett #1)
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4.02 avg rating — 3,850 ratings
score: 466,
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The Cellist of Sarajevo
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score: 466,
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| 1038 |
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Code to Zero
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Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 28,105 ratings
score: 465,
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| 1039 |
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Child of the Prophecy (Sevenwaters, #3)
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Juliet Marillier (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 24,569 ratings
score: 462,
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Spindle's End
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3.83 avg rating — 25,207 ratings
score: 460,
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| 1041 |
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Company of Liars
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Karen Maitland (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 16,480 ratings
score: 459,
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The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2)
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4.18 avg rating — 101,241 ratings
score: 459,
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| 1041 |
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Min kamp 2 (Min kamp, #2)
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4.33 avg rating — 23,735 ratings
score: 459,
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| 1044 |
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The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
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3.87 avg rating — 23,328 ratings
score: 457,
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| 1045 |
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The Ninth Life of Louis Drax
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3.58 avg rating — 5,590 ratings
score: 454,
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| 1045 |
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Into the Wild (Warriors, #1)
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4.32 avg rating — 118,353 ratings
score: 454,
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| 1047 |
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Queste (Septimus Heap #4)
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4.07 avg rating — 55,026 ratings
score: 453,
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| 1048 |
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Stargazer (Evernight, #2)
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Claudia Gray (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 57,371 ratings
score: 452,
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| 1049 |
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The Years of Rice and Salt
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3.76 avg rating — 15,311 ratings
score: 451,
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| 1050 |
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Silent Blade (Kinsmen, #1)
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Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 16,133 ratings
score: 449,
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| 1051 |
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The Christmas Sweater
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3.83 avg rating — 17,066 ratings
score: 447,
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| 1051 |
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Body Double (Rizzoli & Isles, #4)
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Tess Gerritsen (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 62,524 ratings
score: 447,
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| 1053 |
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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
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4.09 avg rating — 7,842 ratings
score: 446,
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| 1053 |
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The Road Home
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3.88 avg rating — 10,523 ratings
score: 446,
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| 1055 |
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The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood, #2)
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3.81 avg rating — 100,831 ratings
score: 445,
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| 1056 |
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Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression
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3.73 avg rating — 6,590 ratings
score: 443,
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| 1057 |
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The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
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3.98 avg rating — 7,630 ratings
score: 442,
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| 1057 |
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Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
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4.38 avg rating — 13,542 ratings
score: 442,
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| 1059 |
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The Seduction of the Crimson Rose (Pink Carnation, #4)
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Lauren Willig (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 8,605 ratings
score: 441,
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| 1059 |
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Things Not Seen (Things, #1)
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3.89 avg rating — 26,777 ratings
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| 1059 |
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Towers of Midnight (The Wheel of Time, #13)
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4.48 avg rating — 172,073 ratings
score: 441,
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| 1062 |
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We, the Drowned
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4.24 avg rating — 12,051 ratings
score: 440,
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| 1062 |
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Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls, #2)
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Ally Carter (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 93,530 ratings
score: 440,
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| 1064 |
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The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes
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Diane Chamberlain (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 57,490 ratings
score: 438,
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| 1065 |
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Survivor In Death (In Death, #20)
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J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 34,921 ratings
score: 437,
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| 1066 |
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The Kindness of Strangers
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Katrina Kittle (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 14,098 ratings
score: 436,
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| 1066 |
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Everlost (The Skinjacker Trilogy, #1)
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Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 36,575 ratings
score: 436,
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| 1068 |
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One Good Turn (Jackson Brodie, #2)
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3.82 avg rating — 49,737 ratings
score: 435,
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| 1069 |
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Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan, #10)
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Kathy Reichs (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 32,158 ratings
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| 1069 |
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Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, #1)
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Megan McCafferty (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 36,243 ratings
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| 1071 |
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
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4.31 avg rating — 18,538 ratings
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Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy (The Children of the Red King, #3)
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3.92 avg rating — 24,223 ratings
score: 433,
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A Complicated Kindness
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3.69 avg rating — 27,964 ratings
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
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4.06 avg rating — 82,169 ratings
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| 1075 |
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The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
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3.97 avg rating — 9,889 ratings
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Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom (Death Note, #1)
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4.47 avg rating — 351,591 ratings
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Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3)
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Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 86,072 ratings
score: 431,
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| 1078 |
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Free Food for Millionaires
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3.85 avg rating — 36,024 ratings
score: 429,
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| 1079 |
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Open
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4.32 avg rating — 142,743 ratings
score: 428,
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| 1079 |
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Twilight Watch (Watch, #3)
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4.13 avg rating — 19,059 ratings
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| 1081 |
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Late Nights on Air
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3.58 avg rating — 12,585 ratings
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| 1081 |
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses
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Tom Standage (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 33,236 ratings
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Unless
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3.63 avg rating — 17,001 ratings
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| 1081 |
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
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Eric Metaxas (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 81,408 ratings
score: 427,
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| 1085 |
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Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings
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Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 41,714 ratings
score: 425,
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| 1086 |
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Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors (The Children of the Red King, #4)
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3.92 avg rating — 23,992 ratings
score: 424,
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Jul 04, 2008 07:09PM
I think some of the best books of the decade have been published for children and teens, but this isn't bad in terms of books for adults.
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All four of my favorite books are on here. Well chosen!
I wanted to vote for a few of these books, but unfortunately weren't actually published after 2000.
Removed "House of the Spirits" and "Matilda" from the list as they were definitely not published in the 2000s (not originally anyway). If you see any others that are wrongly categorised (don't have time to go through them all) please don't hesitate to send me a comment and let me know.
How can Beedle the Bard be on here when it's not been published yet?
the books i picked are the only ones i read.
Love the list but Bridget Jones' Diary was published in 96 according to the info on here.
I didn't vote for any book that I haven't read.
deleted memoirs of a geisha since it was written in the '90s, you can vote on it on that list!
The Red Tent was also written in the 90's.
Emily are you vettting the list? I found several more that were first published before 2000..Into Thin Air
White Oleandar
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Love two out of the three but won't vote for them since they don't fit the criteria as stated. Was that geeky enough?
I removed some books that were not initially published from 2000-2009:Alias Grace
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Also deletedThe Alchemist
Originally published in 1988
Plainsong
Originally published in 1999
Bridget Jones's Diary
Originally published in 1996
just a few more that were originally published in the 90's or earlier.Jeanette Winterson's Written on the Body (1992)
Katherine Dunn's Geek Love: A Novel (1989)
Jose Saramago's Blindness (1995)
Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies (1999)
i actually voted for the Interpreter of Maladies and then realized that it might have not been published 2000 or later.
thank you
I'd like to have voted for The Cave by José Saramago, but I'm told it isn't a book of this decade? It was originally published in 2000, and I believe the English translation is copyright 2002.
Book Review: Nesohc a new version of Jesus
Few books pack superb insightfulness, precise scientific research, wonderful human characterization, verifiable scientific explanations, unsurpassed argumentative dialogue, outstanding innovative views on the life and works of the most influential man in history "Jesus Christ". If you add a mind boggling plot to top it off, you may get a nanometric idea of the reach and wonder of this masterpiece. The book is a marvelous novel with a new twist on the origin, birth, life, miracles, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus. The novel is very well researched and the plot unfolds in an enjoyable and easy to follow manner which glues you to the book from beginning to end. The protagonists, (Jesus and the disciples), are depicted in a fresh, realistic, humorous and earthly manner befitting of their true nature. The plot, although a personal interpretation of the life of Jesus, is so plausible that it is difficult throw it in the “science fiction” bag. The author presents reasonable alternatives as to the origin of life on earth; the development, nature, and ultimate destination of the human soul; a feasible method for travelling in space, infinitely faster than the speed of light; and many other wonderfully creative insights which provide much fuel for thought.
Although the primary purpose of the book is that of entertainment, the very nature of its content is bound to produce a great deal of introspection in those with an open mind. The author advocates no theories, but merely presents a script which differs from traditional orthodox views. He makes no claim as to the validity of the script, but merely spills a glass which is soaked by the creative and imaginative minds of the readers I highly recommend this book to all audiences. Its fast and easy to follow style will provide many hours of enjoyable and thoughtful entertainment for readers all ages. Its deep philosophical implications make it a worthy mental exercise for analytical individuals interested in philosophy, metaphysics, religion, psychology, and ethics.
Overall, this is a very enjoyable, entertaining, and easy to follow book which provides a banquet for thought.
Amy wrote: "I removed some books that were not initially published from 2000-2009:Alias Grace
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
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if you give a mouse a cookie was my favorite book in kindergarden, 22 years ago! i love the newer ones with the pig and the moose. they've proved timeless with kids i work with :)
WOW a lot of you people posted a HUGE message!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this book! It is very sad, really, but with a good ending. I hate that the mother favored her sister so much and then Priscilla had to deal with that even during the depression when they had no place to live, really.
I love Anansi Boys, and I'm really glad to see it on this list.
i guess 3 of the top 5 from this list are highly overrated books.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was published in 1999.
IkraAmesta wrote: "i guess 3 of the top 5 from this list are highly overrated books."Twilight and harry potter aren't overrated, its just that they largely appeal to young people in the same way that the Time travellers wife largely appeals to idiots.
28: Twilight and harry potter aren't overrated, its just that they largely appeal to young people in the same way that the Time travellers wife largely appeals to idiots.hahahaha
but seriously... TTTW at no 1? and the popularity of the twilight series really makes me wonder if this website is populated by women between the ages of 15-35....
Angryy0uth wrote: "28: Twilight and harry potter aren't overrated, its just that they largely appeal to young people in the same way that the Time travellers wife largely appeals to idiots.hahahaha
but seriously... ..."
It makes me sick how much people think Twilight should be called "literature."
I expected to see more good read titles ie The Safe house, Nicci French.December, Elizabeth Windthrop.The Reader,Bernard Schlink. Arthur &George, Julian Barnes. These are only a selection of my 2009 good reads.
Wow, what a complex and complete list!
Have just finished reading Guernica by Dave Boling. Not on this list yet. An epic read; but I wouldn't compare it with "The English Patient"
It prompted me to take a better look at and appreciate Picasso's Guernica.
great list but there are many more great ones not listed.
The Time Traveler's Wife? Seriously?! I have no faith in this list!
I'm just astonished Twilight is only fourth.
Susanna wrote: "I'm just astonished Twilight is only fourth."heh heh heh!
(You are evil).
Kudos! Some of my favorites are on here...but some are misplaced.
porno for marx wrote: "bastard out of carolina is from the early frigging nineties"And it has the correct original publication date. I suspect it was added when it had an incorrect one. Frankly, I'm too tired right now to delete it.
elissa wrote: "I think some of the best books of the decade have been published for children and teens, but this isn't bad in terms of books for adults."Great idea to make a list of children's and teens books... I love books in that genre and would love to see a list!
Amy wrote: "I removed some books that were not initially published from 2000-2009:Alias Grace
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
"
Thanks for keeping the list up, Amy. Ann-Marie MacDonald's Fall On Your Knees was also originally published in 1996.
Great list.
Removed:Fall on Your Knees, by Ann-Marie MacDonald.
Thank you, Susanna!
Mari Anne wrote: "The Red Tent was also written in the 90's."I loved the Rec TEnt Great book
Ditto. A wonderfully imaginative picture of how women in Biblical times lived and felt.
James Baldwin, "Giovanni's Room" was published in the 1950's or 1960's. "The Life and Times of Michael K" was written in the 1980's or 1990's.
If you'll tell me which pages the books in question are on, I'll be happy to remove them.(Giovanni's Room is 1940, and Michael K won the Booker in 1983.)
Twilight? Jodi Picoult? These are some of the books that qualify as the best of the decade? Thanks but no thanks.
My favourite series is the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series!!! They are amazing!!! The thing I love most about them is the mix of Ancient Greek mythology in modern times. I learnt more about the Greeks by reading this series than I ever did at school. After finishing the Harry Potter series I never thought I would find a series as good as HP, but Percy Jackson has topped it. They're adventurous, funny and also has a bit of romance. If you haven't read them yet, you definitely HAVE to. It won't disappoint.
hey guys...does anyone know how to browse books (as opposed to searching for a particular one)? I'm looking for good books to read, and want to browse/sort books in the website by rating...is there a way to see a list of books by rating on this website?
Anyone can add books to this list.
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