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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 Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #1-3)
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Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
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The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld, #1)
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A Piece of Cake
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Rebel Angels (Gemma Doyle, #2)
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Libba Bray (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 111,844 ratings
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Suicide
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Forever
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Syren (Septimus Heap #5)
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The Consolations of Philosophy
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Alain de Botton (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 33,505 ratings
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The Android's Dream
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John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 23,836 ratings
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Bonsaï
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Alejandro Zambra (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 17,523 ratings
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The Constant Gardener
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3.83 avg rating — 30,524 ratings
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Say You're One of Them
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3.55 avg rating — 16,313 ratings
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The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
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3.91 avg rating — 26,414 ratings
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Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception (Books of Faerie, #1)
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Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author)
3.66 avg rating — 33,800 ratings
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The Revenant
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3.96 avg rating — 53,937 ratings
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 70,380 ratings
score: 277,
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Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
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Martha N. Beck (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 10,806 ratings
score: 277,
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The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1)
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Jenny Han (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 1,077,731 ratings
score: 277,
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The Rising Tide (World War II: 1939-1945, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 9,913 ratings
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The Bear and the Dragon (John Clark, #3; Jack Ryan Universe, #11)
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3.91 avg rating — 31,663 ratings
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1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1)
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James Patterson (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 356,340 ratings
score: 276,
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The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
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4.19 avg rating — 37,752 ratings
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Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (Underland Chronicles, #2)
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4.21 avg rating — 51,485 ratings
score: 274,
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The Algebraist
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4.04 avg rating — 24,116 ratings
score: 274,
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The Wolves in the Walls
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Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 18,409 ratings
score: 274,
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Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie (Books of Faerie, #2)
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Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 17,944 ratings
score: 274,
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Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1)
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3.97 avg rating — 29,418 ratings
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Innocent Traitor
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3.98 avg rating — 34,834 ratings
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The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1)
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4.05 avg rating — 56,617 ratings
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The Closers (Harry Bosch, #11; Harry Bosch Universe, #15)
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Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 62,233 ratings
score: 273,
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The Doomsday Key (Sigma Force, #6)
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James Rollins (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 31,359 ratings
score: 273,
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The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 60,798 ratings
score: 273,
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Once (Once, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 27,646 ratings
score: 272,
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Bhagavad Gita
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4.19 avg rating — 80,250 ratings
score: 272,
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A Dog's Life: Autobiography of a Stray
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4.22 avg rating — 16,191 ratings
score: 272,
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On the Edge (The Edge, #1)
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Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 47,419 ratings
score: 272,
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Scarlet Feather
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4.01 avg rating — 30,055 ratings
score: 272,
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Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #3)
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4.36 avg rating — 30,115 ratings
score: 272,
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Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World
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David Maraniss (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 1,538 ratings
score: 271,
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Rising Storm (Warriors, #4)
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4.40 avg rating — 57,972 ratings
score: 271,
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Elizabeth Costello
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3.48 avg rating — 10,000 ratings
score: 271,
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The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 33,294 ratings
score: 271,
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Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4)
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4.33 avg rating — 115,285 ratings
score: 271,
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Light on Snow
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3.66 avg rating — 33,563 ratings
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The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)
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Don Winslow (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 47,414 ratings
score: 270,
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The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, #6)
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4.10 avg rating — 9,405 ratings
score: 270,
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Darkmans (Thames Gateway, #3)
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3.65 avg rating — 2,434 ratings
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The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #1)
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3.93 avg rating — 93,134 ratings
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Room on the Broom
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4.47 avg rating — 25,340 ratings
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Scar Tissue
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4.10 avg rating — 100,207 ratings
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Toby Alone
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4.27 avg rating — 5,259 ratings
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Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
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4.17 avg rating — 4,584 ratings
score: 269,
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Veronica
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3.43 avg rating — 7,728 ratings
score: 268,
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A Certain Slant of Light (Light, #1)
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Laura Whitcomb (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 20,343 ratings
score: 268,
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| 1456 |
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Fieldwork
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Mischa Berlinski (Goodreads Author)
3.65 avg rating — 4,505 ratings
score: 267,
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The Last Templar (Templar, #1)
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Raymond Khoury (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 45,805 ratings
score: 267,
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The Divide
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3.76 avg rating — 9,473 ratings
score: 267,
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The Outlander
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3.75 avg rating — 10,838 ratings
score: 267,
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Incendiary
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Chris Cleave (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 13,889 ratings
score: 267,
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Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
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4.04 avg rating — 29,127 ratings
score: 266,
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Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse (Wastelands #1)
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3.76 avg rating — 10,606 ratings
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| 1463 |
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Shadow Touch (Dirk & Steele, #2)
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Marjorie M. Liu (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 2,771 ratings
score: 265,
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
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3.69 avg rating — 11,213 ratings
score: 265,
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Intertwined (Intertwined, #1)
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Gena Showalter (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 18,868 ratings
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Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
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3.88 avg rating — 4,072 ratings
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The Onion Girl (Newford, #8)
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Charles de Lint (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 7,960 ratings
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Mornings in Jenin
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Susan Abulhawa (Goodreads Author)
4.51 avg rating — 50,680 ratings
score: 264,
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| 1469 |
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Shatterglass (The Circle Opens, #4)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 23,783 ratings
score: 263,
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| 1469 |
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Broken for You
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Stephanie Kallos (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 13,799 ratings
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Tales from Outer Suburbia
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4.33 avg rating — 9,995 ratings
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So B. It (So B. It, #1)
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4.12 avg rating — 35,965 ratings
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Whiteout
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Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 42,969 ratings
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The Know-It-All
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A.J. Jacobs (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 29,579 ratings
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Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera, #3)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 70,842 ratings
score: 262,
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The Judas Strain (Sigma Force, #4)
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James Rollins (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 34,209 ratings
score: 262,
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Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
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4.21 avg rating — 17,721 ratings
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Ilse Witch (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, #1)
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Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 19,191 ratings
score: 262,
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Blue Moon (Nightcreature, #1)
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Lori Handeland (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 4,834 ratings
score: 262,
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Dark Challenge (Dark, #5)
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Christine Feehan (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 23,909 ratings
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Time's Eye (A Time Odyssey, #1)
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3.72 avg rating — 8,687 ratings
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Now I Can Die in Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank and the 2004
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3.92 avg rating — 8,704 ratings
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Portrait in Death (In Death, #16)
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J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 41,484 ratings
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A Mango-Shaped Space
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Wendy Mass (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 36,091 ratings
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Confessor (Sword of Truth, #11)
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4.09 avg rating — 51,598 ratings
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The Meaning of Night (The Meaning of Night, #1)
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3.73 avg rating — 9,552 ratings
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Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
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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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