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The best books published during the 2000s decade (2000–2009).
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
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.
| 1890 |
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The Lock Artist
by
Steve Hamilton (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 14,409 ratings
score: 181,
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| 1890 |
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Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
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3.88 avg rating — 28,535 ratings
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2 people voted
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| 1890 |
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Bartleby & Co.
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3.93 avg rating — 4,940 ratings
score: 181,
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| 1890 |
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The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1)
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Nancy Springer (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 42,948 ratings
score: 181,
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| 1905 |
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Notes from an Exhibition
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3.88 avg rating — 9,090 ratings
score: 180,
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2 people voted
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| 1905 |
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Knowing Jack
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Julie Elizabeth Powell (Goodreads Author)
4.62 avg rating — 47 ratings
score: 180,
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2 people voted
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| 1905 |
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All Shall Be Well; And All Shall Be Well; And All Manner of Things Shall Be Well
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Tod Wodicka (Goodreads Author)
3.22 avg rating — 692 ratings
score: 180,
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| 1905 |
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DMT: The Spirit Molecule
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4.16 avg rating — 10,440 ratings
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| 1905 |
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From the Dust Returned
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3.74 avg rating — 6,513 ratings
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| 1905 |
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Mélusine (Doctrine of Labyrinths, #1)
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Sarah Monette (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 4,503 ratings
score: 180,
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| 1905 |
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The Darkest Evening of the Year
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Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 30,907 ratings
score: 180,
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| 1905 |
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The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
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4.23 avg rating — 20,932 ratings
score: 180,
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| 1905 |
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Counting Heads (Counting Heads, #1)
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David Marusek (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 1,241 ratings
score: 180,
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| 1905 |
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Plowing the Dark
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3.65 avg rating — 1,042 ratings
score: 180,
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| 1905 |
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I Am Not Myself These Days
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Josh Kilmer-Purcell (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 14,728 ratings
score: 180,
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| 1905 |
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Moscow Rules (Gabriel Allon, #8)
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4.24 avg rating — 28,773 ratings
score: 180,
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| 1905 |
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Doctor Who: The Last Resort
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2.98 avg rating — 120 ratings
score: 180,
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| 1918 |
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How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: Freedom, Politics and the War on Sex
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4.04 avg rating — 977 ratings
score: 179,
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| 1918 |
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Gossamer
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Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 17,788 ratings
score: 179,
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3 people voted
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| 1918 |
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Slam
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3.25 avg rating — 26,928 ratings
score: 179,
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| 1918 |
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An Equal Stillness
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3.97 avg rating — 1,573 ratings
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| 1918 |
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
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4.36 avg rating — 53,163 ratings
score: 179,
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| 1918 |
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The Clone Republic (Rogue Clone, #1)
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Steven L. Kent (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 2,221 ratings
score: 179,
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| 1924 |
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Things The Grandchildren Should Know
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4.24 avg rating — 9,112 ratings
score: 178,
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2 people voted
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| 1924 |
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The Garden of Last Days
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3.52 avg rating — 5,256 ratings
score: 178,
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2 people voted
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| 1924 |
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Hero in the Shadows (The Drenai Saga, #9)
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4.32 avg rating — 8,630 ratings
score: 178,
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2 people voted
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| 1924 |
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The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs
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4.40 avg rating — 9,326 ratings
score: 178,
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2 people voted
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| 1928 |
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Sellevision
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Augusten Burroughs (Goodreads Author)
3.60 avg rating — 16,244 ratings
score: 177,
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3 people voted
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| 1928 |
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Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See
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Robert Kurson (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 4,037 ratings
score: 177,
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| 1928 |
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Mine to Possess (Psy-Changeling, #4)
by
Nalini Singh (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 33,248 ratings
score: 177,
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| 1928 |
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The Shamer's War (The Shamer Chronicles, #4)
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4.13 avg rating — 4,210 ratings
score: 177,
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| 1928 |
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Equador
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4.19 avg rating — 9,257 ratings
score: 177,
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| 1928 |
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Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?: Inspiring Stories for Welcoming Life's Difficulties
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4.44 avg rating — 1,954 ratings
score: 177,
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2 people voted
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| 1928 |
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Caressed by Ice (Psy-Changeling, #3)
by
Nalini Singh (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 42,020 ratings
score: 177,
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3 people voted
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| 1928 |
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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
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3.94 avg rating — 47,793 ratings
score: 177,
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| 1928 |
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From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present
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4.13 avg rating — 4,619 ratings
score: 177,
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| 1928 |
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Things I've Been Silent About
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3.73 avg rating — 4,939 ratings
score: 177,
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| 1928 |
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Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
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4.43 avg rating — 9,832 ratings
score: 177,
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| 1928 |
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The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative
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4.34 avg rating — 4,273 ratings
score: 177,
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| 1928 |
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Sacred Games
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3.93 avg rating — 8,996 ratings
score: 177,
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| 1941 |
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The Safety Factor - The Use of Power (Volume 1)
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4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings
score: 176,
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| 1941 |
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Still She Haunts Me: A Novel of Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell
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3.40 avg rating — 453 ratings
score: 176,
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| 1941 |
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Light from Heaven (Mitford Years, #9)
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4.40 avg rating — 15,431 ratings
score: 176,
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| 1941 |
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The Tourist (Milo Weaver, #1)
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Olen Steinhauer (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 14,163 ratings
score: 176,
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3 people voted
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| 1941 |
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Gone For Soldiers
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4.16 avg rating — 6,236 ratings
score: 176,
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| 1941 |
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St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
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Karen Russell (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 13,082 ratings
score: 176,
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| 1941 |
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Lying Awake
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3.84 avg rating — 3,173 ratings
score: 176,
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| 1941 |
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Thursday's Child
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3.78 avg rating — 1,428 ratings
score: 176,
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| 1941 |
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Brother Odd (Odd Thomas, #3)
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Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 69,552 ratings
score: 176,
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| 1941 |
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
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4.48 avg rating — 22,911 ratings
score: 176,
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| 1941 |
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The Glorious Cause (The American Revolutionary War)
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4.32 avg rating — 7,756 ratings
score: 176,
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| 1941 |
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The Thing Around Your Neck
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4.23 avg rating — 49,041 ratings
score: 176,
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| 1941 |
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Year of the Griffin (Derkholm, #2)
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4.12 avg rating — 9,679 ratings
score: 176,
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| 1941 |
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Testimone inconsapevole (Guido Guerrieri #1)
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3.90 avg rating — 7,309 ratings
score: 176,
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| 1955 |
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A Thousand Veils
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D.J. Murphy (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 77 ratings
score: 175,
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| 1955 |
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Fatal Voyage (Temperance Brennan, #4)
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Kathy Reichs (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 53,271 ratings
score: 175,
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| 1955 |
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Visions of Heat (Psy-Changeling, #2)
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Nalini Singh (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 42,642 ratings
score: 175,
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3 people voted
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| 1955 |
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By Arrangement (Medieval #4)
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Madeline Hunter (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 1,998 ratings
score: 175,
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| 1955 |
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Lark & Termite
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Jayne Anne Phillips (Goodreads Author)
3.44 avg rating — 4,187 ratings
score: 175,
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| 1955 |
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The Whale Rider
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3.84 avg rating — 12,128 ratings
score: 175,
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| 1955 |
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Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam
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4.26 avg rating — 6,798 ratings
score: 175,
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| 1955 |
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Princess in Training (The Princess Diaries, #6)
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Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 35,003 ratings
score: 175,
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| 1955 |
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Vanishing Acts
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Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 116,725 ratings
score: 175,
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| 1955 |
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Gone Too Far (Troubleshooters, #6)
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Suzanne Brockmann (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 9,985 ratings
score: 175,
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| 1955 |
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White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India
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3.97 avg rating — 5,091 ratings
score: 175,
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| 1955 |
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Frelseren (Harry Hole, #6)
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Jo Nesbø (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 49,303 ratings
score: 175,
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| 1955 |
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The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
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4.17 avg rating — 3,689 ratings
score: 175,
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| 1955 |
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God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?
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4.26 avg rating — 1,872 ratings
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| 1969 |
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What Matters Most (Stars of the Sea Academy #2)
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Luanne Rice (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 4,268 ratings
score: 174,
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| 1969 |
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Story of a Girl
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Sara Zarr (Goodreads Author)
3.65 avg rating — 17,508 ratings
score: 174,
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| 1969 |
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The Dog Fighter
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3.87 avg rating — 275 ratings
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| 1969 |
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Sent (The Missing, #2)
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3.94 avg rating — 18,025 ratings
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| 1969 |
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The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
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Christopher Hitchens (Editor)
4.03 avg rating — 18,871 ratings
score: 174,
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| 1974 |
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Goldengrove
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Francine Prose (Goodreads Author)
3.29 avg rating — 2,748 ratings
score: 173,
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| 1974 |
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Star Wars: Allegiance
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Timothy Zahn (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9,513 ratings
score: 173,
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| 1974 |
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The House at Midnight
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3.16 avg rating — 2,281 ratings
score: 173,
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| 1974 |
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Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare (Cirque du Freak, #1)
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Darren Shan (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 63,372 ratings
score: 173,
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| 1974 |
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Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death, #3)
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4.11 avg rating — 12,298 ratings
score: 173,
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| 1974 |
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Almost Like Being in Love
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Steve Kluger (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 4,141 ratings
score: 173,
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| 1974 |
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Callisto
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3.85 avg rating — 754 ratings
score: 173,
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| 1974 |
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Slash
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,275 ratings
score: 173,
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| 1974 |
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First Among Sequels (Thursday Next, #5)
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Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 27,435 ratings
score: 173,
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| 1974 |
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Carpentaria
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3.74 avg rating — 2,024 ratings
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| 1974 |
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The Devil's Company (Benjamin Weaver #3)
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David Liss (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 3,606 ratings
score: 173,
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| 1985 |
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Nesohc: A new version of Jesus
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4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
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| 1985 |
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The Beast in Him (Pride, #2)
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4.23 avg rating — 16,096 ratings
score: 172,
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| 1985 |
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Happiness
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3.78 avg rating — 4,188 ratings
score: 172,
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| 1985 |
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Bloodhound (Beka Cooper, #2)
by
Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 39,938 ratings
score: 172,
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| 1985 |
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The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran
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3.77 avg rating — 2,191 ratings
score: 172,
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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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