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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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An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter
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Stuart: A Life Backwards
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Alice I Have Been
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3.65 avg rating — 15,387 ratings
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Death of a Red Heroine (Inspector Chen Cao #1)
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3.82 avg rating — 6,319 ratings
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The Hollow (The Hollow, #1)
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Erasure
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Lucky Man
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Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering
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4.02 avg rating — 4,379 ratings
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| 2109 |
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Killer (Pretty Little Liars, #6)
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Sara Shepard (Goodreads Author)
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Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 124,438 ratings
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100 Cupboards (100 Cupboards, #1)
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3.80 avg rating — 19,420 ratings
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Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, #2)
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4.28 avg rating — 73,285 ratings
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If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans
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3.40 avg rating — 1,712 ratings
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Lord John and the Hand of Devils (Lord John Grey, #0.5, #1.5, #2.5)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 20,394 ratings
score: 159,
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Freedom Evolves
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3.82 avg rating — 2,862 ratings
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Last Light (Restoration, #1)
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Terri Blackstock (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 13,508 ratings
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| 2114 |
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Woken Furies (Takeshi Kovacs, #3)
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4.01 avg rating — 32,066 ratings
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Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely, #2)
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Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 63,974 ratings
score: 159,
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| 2114 |
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You Are Not a Stranger Here
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Adam Haslett (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 4,384 ratings
score: 159,
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How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
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Howard Mittelmark (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 4,185 ratings
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| 2121 |
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Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
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3.98 avg rating — 15,720 ratings
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| 2121 |
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Born in Death (In Death, #23)
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J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 31,576 ratings
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| 2121 |
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The Cold Six Thousand (Underworld USA #2)
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4.03 avg rating — 8,311 ratings
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| 2121 |
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The Missing (Darby McCormick #1)
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Chris Mooney (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 4,520 ratings
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Storm Thief
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3.91 avg rating — 3,535 ratings
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Нефритовые четки (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #11)
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4.23 avg rating — 2,783 ratings
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| 2121 |
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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
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Cory Doctorow (Goodreads Author)
3.56 avg rating — 14,069 ratings
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State of Denial
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Autoportrait
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Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #3)
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Steven Erikson (Goodreads Author)
4.47 avg rating — 65,333 ratings
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The Drowning Tree
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Carol Goodman (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 4,176 ratings
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My Friend Leonard
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3.88 avg rating — 46,388 ratings
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| 2121 |
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Harry Potter Schoolbooks: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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4.36 avg rating — 13,153 ratings
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Sisters of Misery (Sisters of Misery, #1)
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Megan Kelley Hall (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 366 ratings
score: 157,
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The Pesthouse
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3.52 avg rating — 2,641 ratings
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The Vast Fields of Ordinary
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3.93 avg rating — 10,714 ratings
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| 2134 |
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Алмазная колесница . Том 1 (Приключения Эраста Фандорина #10)
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4.51 avg rating — 750 ratings
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| 2134 |
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Maids of Misfortune (A Victorian San Francisco Mystery #1)
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M. Louisa Locke (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 12,304 ratings
score: 157,
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The Ghost
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Robert Harris (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 20,189 ratings
score: 157,
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Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina
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3.92 avg rating — 3,622 ratings
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Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story
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3.89 avg rating — 2,422 ratings
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A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation Controversy
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Hugh Ross (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 344 ratings
score: 157,
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The Dot
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4.26 avg rating — 34,725 ratings
score: 157,
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The Minister's Daughter
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3.56 avg rating — 2,486 ratings
score: 156,
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| 2144 |
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Witness in Death (In Death, #10)
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J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 37,023 ratings
score: 156,
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| 2144 |
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Excavation
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James Rollins (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 21,151 ratings
score: 156,
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| 2144 |
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Kick-Ass
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Mark Millar (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 41,495 ratings
score: 156,
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The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1)
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3.65 avg rating — 28,063 ratings
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Bakuman, Band 1: Traum und Realität
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4.15 avg rating — 21,474 ratings
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The Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld, #3)
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Gena Showalter (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 48,356 ratings
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Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison
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3.96 avg rating — 1,981 ratings
score: 156,
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| 2152 |
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Bangkok Haunts (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #3)
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John Burdett (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 3,875 ratings
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Evermore (Darkyn #5)
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4.12 avg rating — 3,248 ratings
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An Invisible Sign of My Own
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Aimee Bender (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 4,689 ratings
score: 155,
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| 2152 |
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Riven
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Jerry B. Jenkins (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 3,560 ratings
score: 155,
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| 2152 |
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Portrait of an Unknown Woman
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Vanora Bennett (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 4,532 ratings
score: 155,
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| 2152 |
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Palimpsest
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Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author)
3.66 avg rating — 5,235 ratings
score: 155,
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The Sisters Club
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4.03 avg rating — 2,166 ratings
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A Quiet Belief in Angels
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3.85 avg rating — 6,969 ratings
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Santa Olivia (Santa Olivia, #1)
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Jacqueline Carey (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 9,159 ratings
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The Case of the Murdered Muckraker (Daisy Dalrymple, #10)
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3.50 avg rating — 3,014 ratings
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Clara Callan
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3.87 avg rating — 9,197 ratings
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The Lieutenant
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3.68 avg rating — 5,705 ratings
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The Christmas Shoes (Christmas Hope, #1)
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Donna VanLiere (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 37,263 ratings
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Nothing to Be Frightened Of
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3.81 avg rating — 4,843 ratings
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What I Loved
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4.10 avg rating — 22,005 ratings
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Dead Sea
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Brian Keene (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 5,795 ratings
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Angels (Walsh Family, #3)
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3.75 avg rating — 38,947 ratings
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The One from the Other (Bernard Gunther, #4)
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4.18 avg rating — 9,200 ratings
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Youth (Scenes from Provincial Life #2)
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3.78 avg rating — 8,196 ratings
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Traitor (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, #13)
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4.05 avg rating — 8,668 ratings
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Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination
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Helen Fielding (Goodreads Author)
3.14 avg rating — 13,436 ratings
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The Swarm
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Godless: The Church of Liberalism
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3.32 avg rating — 2,983 ratings
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Why the Universe Is the Way It Is
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Hugh Ross (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 857 ratings
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First Family (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #4)
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David Baldacci (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 48,062 ratings
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The Bone Doll's Twin (The Tamír Triad, #1)
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Lynn Flewelling (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 13,227 ratings
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20th Century Ghosts
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Joe Hill (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 47,921 ratings
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Judge & Jury
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James Patterson (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 52,021 ratings
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The Partly Cloudy Patriot
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3.87 avg rating — 28,666 ratings
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Midnight Sun [2008 Draft]
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Play to the End
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3.79 avg rating — 1,411 ratings
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The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It
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3.85 avg rating — 2,389 ratings
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The Book of Fate
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Brad Meltzer (Goodreads Author)
3.64 avg rating — 12,617 ratings
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The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
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4.19 avg rating — 17,285 ratings
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Absolution Gap (Revelation Space, #3)
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4.02 avg rating — 24,865 ratings
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Copper River (Cork O'Connor, #6)
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William Kent Krueger (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 18,560 ratings
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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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