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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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The Last Watch (Watch, #4)
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Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #1)
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Forever Princess (The Princess Diaries, #10)
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4.10 avg rating — 38,273 ratings
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Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
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Brasyl
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Wake (Wake, #1)
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3.75 avg rating — 82,579 ratings
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Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
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3.90 avg rating — 118,093 ratings
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Private Peaceful
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)
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Robin Sloan (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 214,952 ratings
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Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live
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4.08 avg rating — 19,982 ratings
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Blessings
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3.66 avg rating — 19,594 ratings
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Tropic of Night (Jimmy Paz, #1)
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Michael Gruber (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 2,082 ratings
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Journey to the River Sea
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4.20 avg rating — 17,333 ratings
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Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
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4.19 avg rating — 18,650 ratings
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The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
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4.12 avg rating — 12,214 ratings
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Wild Fire (John Corey, #4)
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4.07 avg rating — 30,693 ratings
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Love, Stargirl (Stargirl, #2)
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3.82 avg rating — 43,970 ratings
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Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamist Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
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3.95 avg rating — 31,433 ratings
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Folly (Folly Island, #1)
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Laurie R. King (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 4,121 ratings
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Old School
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3.84 avg rating — 13,831 ratings
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I Am Not a Serial Killer (John Cleaver, #1)
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Dan Wells (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 41,512 ratings
score: 313,
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Numbers (Numbers, #1)
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Rachel Ward (Goodreads Author)
3.48 avg rating — 26,470 ratings
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The Thousandfold Thought (The Prince of Nothing, #3)
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3.95 avg rating — 12,906 ratings
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His Excellency: George Washington
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3.96 avg rating — 43,053 ratings
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Love, etc.
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3.71 avg rating — 4,174 ratings
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Paladin of Souls (World of the Five Gods, #2)
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Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 26,842 ratings
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The Vision of Emma Blau
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3.67 avg rating — 3,117 ratings
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Beyond the Valley of Thorns (The Land of Elyon, #2)
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3.93 avg rating — 13,607 ratings
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Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith
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3.79 avg rating — 24,654 ratings
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Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players
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3.82 avg rating — 5,594 ratings
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The Dew Breaker
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3.81 avg rating — 8,300 ratings
score: 307,
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Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8)
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Kathy Reichs (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 30,211 ratings
score: 306,
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Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky
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4.41 avg rating — 9,499 ratings
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Beat the Reaper (Peter Brown, #1)
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3.78 avg rating — 16,935 ratings
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The Dead and the Gone (Last Survivors, #2)
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3.85 avg rating — 42,169 ratings
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Popular Music from Vittula
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3.68 avg rating — 10,849 ratings
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The Capture (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, #1)
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3.93 avg rating — 30,021 ratings
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Paradise
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3.64 avg rating — 607 ratings
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Dreams Made Flesh (The Black Jewels, #5)
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4.34 avg rating — 17,838 ratings
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The Golden Age (Golden Age, #1)
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4.07 avg rating — 3,347 ratings
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The Sandman: Endless Nights
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4.32 avg rating — 30,000 ratings
score: 301,
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Charlie Bone and the Red Knight (Children of the Red King, #8)
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4.13 avg rating — 9,907 ratings
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Triss (Redwall, #15)
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4.02 avg rating — 13,634 ratings
score: 301,
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Edges: O Israel, O Palestine
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Leora Skolkin-Smith (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 75 ratings
score: 300,
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Seduction in Death (In Death, #13)
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J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author)
4.35 avg rating — 32,864 ratings
score: 300,
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Tara's Book
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Widad Akreyi (Goodreads Author)
4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonia, #4)
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4.40 avg rating — 23,861 ratings
score: 299,
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11 Birthdays (Willow Falls, #1)
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Wendy Mass (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 33,330 ratings
score: 299,
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Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1)
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4.12 avg rating — 27,581 ratings
score: 299,
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A Time to Tell
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Maria Savva (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 66 ratings
score: 298,
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Resurrection Men (Inspector Rebus, #13)
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Ian Rankin (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 14,401 ratings
score: 298,
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)
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Jacqueline Kelly (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35,702 ratings
score: 298,
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Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
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Jacqueline Winspear (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 121,704 ratings
score: 298,
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Off Armageddon Reef (Safehold, #1)
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4.14 avg rating — 12,662 ratings
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After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam
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Lesley Hazleton (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 9,480 ratings
score: 297,
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The Wedding (The Notebook, #2)
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Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 169,800 ratings
score: 297,
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Engleby
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3.75 avg rating — 10,826 ratings
score: 296,
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Valiant (Modern Faerie Tales, #2)
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Holly Black (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 49,532 ratings
score: 296,
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Shadow of the Hegemon (The Shadow Series, #2)
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3.97 avg rating — 80,891 ratings
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Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction (Adrian Mole #6)
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3.94 avg rating — 7,027 ratings
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Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure
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3.53 avg rating — 18,144 ratings
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Lucky
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3.77 avg rating — 101,594 ratings
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| 1361 |
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American Rust
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Philipp Meyer (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 13,328 ratings
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The Cheese Monkeys
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3.75 avg rating — 5,927 ratings
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The Sword Thief (The 39 Clues, #3)
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3.90 avg rating — 51,827 ratings
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The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
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4.10 avg rating — 15,783 ratings
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Murder is Binding (Booktown Mystery #1)
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Lorna Barrett (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 14,157 ratings
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Rakkety Tam (Redwall, #17)
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4.17 avg rating — 11,379 ratings
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Absolutely Normal Chaos
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3.94 avg rating — 9,117 ratings
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The Quillan Games (Pendragon, #7)
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D.J. MacHale (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 23,436 ratings
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Imperium (Cicero, #1)
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Robert Harris (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 40,142 ratings
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Vision in White (Bride Quartet, #1)
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Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 143,041 ratings
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The Last Child (Johnny Merrimon, #1)
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John Hart (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 45,538 ratings
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Princess in the Spotlight (The Princess Diaries, #2)
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Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 66,495 ratings
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Soul Identity (Soul Identity, #1)
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Dennis Batchelder (Goodreads Author)
3.48 avg rating — 4,593 ratings
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Open House
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3.70 avg rating — 60,935 ratings
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Gone
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Julie Elizabeth Powell (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 171 ratings
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Slave: My True Story
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4.28 avg rating — 10,277 ratings
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The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits
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Les Standiford (Goodreads Author)
3.63 avg rating — 3,852 ratings
score: 288,
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Heart of the Matter
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Emily Giffin (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 117,057 ratings
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Cybele's Secret (Wildwood, #2)
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Juliet Marillier (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 13,436 ratings
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The Boy Next Door (Boy, #1)
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Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 68,988 ratings
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The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1)
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Elly Griffiths (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 64,545 ratings
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The Shape of Snakes
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3.75 avg rating — 4,744 ratings
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Sookie Stackhouse Boxed Set (Sookie Stackhouse, #1-7)
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Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author)
4.44 avg rating — 28,134 ratings
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Through Black Spruce (Bird Family Trilogy, #2)
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4.12 avg rating — 15,437 ratings
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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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