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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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Valentine Princess (The Princess Diaries, #7.75)
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Bridge of Sighs
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It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes
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Backup (The Dresden Files, #10.5)
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Red Knife (Cork O'Connor, #8)
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Elephant Run
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Personal Demon (Women of the Otherworld, #8)
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The Wings of the Sphinx (Inspector Montalbano, #11)
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Falcondance (The Kiesha'ra, #3)
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3.90 avg rating — 7,799 ratings
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A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali
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Serena
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The Calling (Sweep, #7)
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Angel
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George Sprott, 1894-1975
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On the Prowl (Alpha & Omega, #0.5)
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Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behavior & Character in 5 Days
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Hollywood Hulk Hogan
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False Gods (The Horus Heresy, #2)
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
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Undead and Unwed (Undead, #1)
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MaryJanice Davidson (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 57,737 ratings
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Dearest Anne
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Heaven's Keep (Cork O'Connor, #9)
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William Kent Krueger (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 16,194 ratings
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier
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Alan Moore (Goodreads Author)
3.47 avg rating — 6,914 ratings
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Going Gray, Looking Great!: The Modern Woman's Guide to Unfading Glory
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3.64 avg rating — 59 ratings
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Prince Charming (Ascension Trilogy #3)
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Gaelen Foley (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 1,773 ratings
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Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis
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Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
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Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 35,197 ratings
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My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
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Miracle at St. Anna
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3.95 avg rating — 4,812 ratings
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The Mango Season
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The Invisible Ring (The Black Jewels, #4)
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The Beginning (Animorphs, #54)
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4.06 avg rating — 2,893 ratings
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Dynasty of Evil (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #3)
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Drew Karpyshyn (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 24,540 ratings
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Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 3
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4.55 avg rating — 24,110 ratings
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Black Butler, Vol. 1 (Black Butler, #1)
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4.35 avg rating — 141,458 ratings
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National Geographic Almanac of World History
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4.18 avg rating — 228 ratings
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James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing (James Potter, #1)
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G. Norman Lippert (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 24,330 ratings
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Some Danger Involved (Barker & Llewelyn, #1)
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Will Thomas (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 9,158 ratings
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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
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Alain de Botton (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 5,999 ratings
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Hawksong (The Kiesha'ra, #1)
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Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 23,021 ratings
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Sea Glass (Fortune's Rocks Quartet, #2)
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Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
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A Long Long Way (Dunne Family #3)
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Bleach, Vol. 1
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Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
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4.53 avg rating — 187,390 ratings
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Point Blank (Alex Rider #2)
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Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 63,304 ratings
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The Messenger (Gabriel Allon, #6)
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Julia's Chocolates
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Cathy Lamb (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 7,924 ratings
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The Sight (The Sight, #1)
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David Clement-Davies (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 13,980 ratings
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Awakening (Sweep, #5)
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4.16 avg rating — 13,592 ratings
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I'm Watching You (Romantic Suspense, #3; Chicago, #2)
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Karen Rose (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 10,778 ratings
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A Kiss of Shadows (Merry Gentry, #1)
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Laurell K. Hamilton (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 60,796 ratings
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The Boy in the Suitcase (Nina Borg, #1)
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3.62 avg rating — 35,714 ratings
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A Vintage Affair
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Isabel Wolff (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 16,792 ratings
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Memory in Death (In Death, #22)
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J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 33,255 ratings
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The Girl In Times Square
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3.89 avg rating — 8,460 ratings
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The Hangman's Daughter (The Hangman's Daughter, #1)
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Oliver Pötzsch (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 78,827 ratings
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The Gates of Rome (Emperor, #1)
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4.20 avg rating — 30,305 ratings
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Love and Summer
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3.59 avg rating — 4,410 ratings
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Parrot and Olivier in America
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3.44 avg rating — 7,587 ratings
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A Light to My Path (Refiner's Fire, #3)
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Lynn Austin (Goodreads Author)
4.44 avg rating — 7,692 ratings
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Twenties Girl
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Sophie Kinsella (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 174,842 ratings
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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
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John Medina (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 34,304 ratings
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The Wolf of Wall Street (The Wolf of Wall Street, #1)
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Jordan Belfort (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 38,657 ratings
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The Piano Teacher
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Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
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Rule by Secrecy: The Hidden History that Connects the Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons & the Great Pyramids
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The Hot Kid (Carl Webster, #1)
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Okay
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3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Dead Man Rising (Dante Valentine, #2)
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3.87 avg rating — 7,884 ratings
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Green River, Running Red
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Saving Cascadia: A Novel
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Hot Pursuit (Troubleshooters, #15)
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4.21 avg rating — 6,092 ratings
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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
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Skeleton Key (Alex Rider #3)
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Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 58,592 ratings
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Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
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The Brethren
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John Grisham (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 100,230 ratings
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Travels in the Scriptorium
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Last Evenings on Earth
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The Summerhouse (The Summerhouse, #1)
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3.97 avg rating — 14,293 ratings
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Hearts in Hiding (Haggerty Mystery, #1)
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4.22 avg rating — 3,165 ratings
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A Companion to Wolves (Iskryne World, #1)
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Sarah Monette (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 2,871 ratings
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Forever (Firstborn, #5)
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Karen Kingsbury (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 11,271 ratings
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A Mist of Prophecies (Roma Sub Rosa, #9)
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Open Season (Joe Pickett #1)
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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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