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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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A book’s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
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How We Are Hungry
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Oscar et la dame rose
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Charlie Bone and the Hidden King (The Children of the Red King, #5)
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Betrayal in Death (In Death, #12)
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4.35 avg rating — 35,842 ratings
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Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
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3.69 avg rating — 85,386 ratings
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The Hunger Angel
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Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
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Neil Shubin (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 28,391 ratings
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The Book of Love (Magdalene Line Trilogy, #2)
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Kathleen McGowan (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 3,693 ratings
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Savvy (Savvy, #1)
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Ingrid Law (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 49,617 ratings
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Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
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Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 343,279 ratings
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Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
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4.04 avg rating — 10,418 ratings
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Charlie Bone and the Beast (The Children of the Red King, #6)
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3.95 avg rating — 19,942 ratings
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The Book of Salt
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Monique Truong (Goodreads Author)
3.53 avg rating — 6,553 ratings
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The Shop on Blossom Street (Blossom Street, #1)
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Debbie Macomber (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 34,797 ratings
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In Too Deep (The 39 Clues, #6)
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Jude Watson (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 45,358 ratings
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Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)
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4.38 avg rating — 22,344 ratings
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Charlie Bone and the Shadow (The Children of the Red King, #7)
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4.03 avg rating — 16,589 ratings
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Superman: Red Son
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Mark Millar (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 60,967 ratings
score: 405,
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Nemesis (Harry Hole, #4)
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Jo Nesbø (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 79,303 ratings
score: 405,
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Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo (Leven Thumps, #1)
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3.76 avg rating — 21,487 ratings
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The Broken Window (Lincoln Rhyme, #8)
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Jeffery Deaver (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 22,649 ratings
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Un Lun Dun
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China Miéville (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 19,377 ratings
score: 402,
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Run
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3.68 avg rating — 55,631 ratings
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
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4.52 avg rating — 115,927 ratings
score: 402,
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Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1)
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Alison Goodman (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 62,671 ratings
score: 401,
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The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music
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3.92 avg rating — 10,534 ratings
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Mudbound
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Hillary Jordan (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 69,993 ratings
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The Sea
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3.55 avg rating — 34,496 ratings
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Saphirblau (Edelstein-Trilogie, #2)
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4.19 avg rating — 123,109 ratings
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Train Dreams
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3.90 avg rating — 30,456 ratings
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The Gates to Love and War
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Janie Pendleton (Goodreads Author)
4.59 avg rating — 29 ratings
score: 398,
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The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-term Health
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4.23 avg rating — 31,006 ratings
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White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, #7)
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Kim Harrison (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 51,622 ratings
score: 397,
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The Cadaver Factory
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4.40 avg rating — 284 ratings
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The Mysterious Flame Of Queen Loana
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3.38 avg rating — 12,645 ratings
score: 396,
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Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1)
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Nalini Singh (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 97,300 ratings
score: 396,
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Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3)
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3.81 avg rating — 32,018 ratings
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Kushiel's Avatar (Phèdre's Trilogy, #3)
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Jacqueline Carey (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 37,684 ratings
score: 396,
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Naruto, Vol. 1: Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto, #1)
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4.41 avg rating — 235,234 ratings
score: 394,
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The Ministry of Special Cases
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3.68 avg rating — 3,308 ratings
score: 393,
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Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine
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3.80 avg rating — 7,224 ratings
score: 393,
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Key of Light (Key Trilogy, #1)
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Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 63,374 ratings
score: 393,
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Locked Rooms (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #8)
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Laurie R. King (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 16,169 ratings
score: 393,
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Stormbreaker (Alex Rider #1)
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Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 107,786 ratings
score: 393,
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The Wide Game (Harmony, Indiana, #1)
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Michael West (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 231 ratings
score: 392,
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Paint it Black
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Janet Fitch (Goodreads Author)
3.50 avg rating — 12,752 ratings
score: 391,
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For All the Tea in China: Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula for the World's Favourite Drink
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Sarah Rose (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 4,274 ratings
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1)
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Seth Grahame-Smith (Goodreads Author)
3.32 avg rating — 141,731 ratings
score: 391,
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The Vegetarian
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3.65 avg rating — 346,771 ratings
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The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia
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4.26 avg rating — 3,129 ratings
score: 390,
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Skull Full of Kisses
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Michael West (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 74 ratings
score: 388,
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Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2)
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4.30 avg rating — 9,343 ratings
score: 387,
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Smile (Smile, #1)
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Raina Telgemeier (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 304,090 ratings
score: 387,
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Dance of Death (Pendergast, #6; Diogenes, #2)
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Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 35,202 ratings
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In the Night Garden (The Orphan's Tales, #1)
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Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 9,253 ratings
score: 385,
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Pirate Latitudes
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3.51 avg rating — 54,108 ratings
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Book of Shadows (Sweep, #1)
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4.03 avg rating — 27,699 ratings
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No Time for Goodbye (No Time For Goodbye, #1)
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Linwood Barclay (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 42,349 ratings
score: 384,
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A Short Guide to a Happy Life
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3.96 avg rating — 10,123 ratings
score: 383,
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The Electric Michelangelo
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3.62 avg rating — 2,639 ratings
score: 382,
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Contest
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3.99 avg rating — 17,237 ratings
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Oracle Night
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3.81 avg rating — 17,583 ratings
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At Swim, Two Boys
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4.10 avg rating — 9,667 ratings
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
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3.51 avg rating — 24,864 ratings
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Brother, I'm Dying
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4.16 avg rating — 7,641 ratings
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Taggerung (Redwall, #14)
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4.16 avg rating — 16,910 ratings
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When Will There Be Good News? (Jackson Brodie, #3)
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Heir to Sevenwaters (Sevenwaters, #4)
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Juliet Marillier (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 16,089 ratings
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Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #1)
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Drew Karpyshyn (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 36,587 ratings
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Cruddy
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Accelerando
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Charles Stross (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 22,096 ratings
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Princess in Love (The Princess Diaries, #3)
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Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 61,291 ratings
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Lullabies for Little Criminals
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Heather O'Neill (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 29,402 ratings
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The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, #16)
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4.19 avg rating — 15,188 ratings
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Magical Thinking: True Stories
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Augusten Burroughs (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 57,201 ratings
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Conspirata (Cicero, #2)
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Robert Harris (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 21,294 ratings
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Too Much Happiness: Stories
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3.83 avg rating — 24,735 ratings
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Loving Frank
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3.77 avg rating — 101,182 ratings
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All Families are Psychotic
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Douglas Coupland (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 14,660 ratings
score: 375,
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Rhett Butler's People
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3.81 avg rating — 21,127 ratings
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Break No Bones (Temperance Brennan, #9)
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Kathy Reichs (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 31,979 ratings
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Anil's Ghost
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3.58 avg rating — 18,726 ratings
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Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)
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Ally Carter (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 74,414 ratings
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The Book of Genesis
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Robert Crumb (Illustrator)
4.03 avg rating — 5,476 ratings
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Tallgrass
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3.90 avg rating — 12,740 ratings
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Eating Animals
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Jonathan Safran Foer (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 80,362 ratings
score: 373,
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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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