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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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The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
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Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, #14)
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Unwind (Unwind, #1)
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Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)
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Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #6)
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Peony in Love
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
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Salem Falls
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Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
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The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1)
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Fallen (Fallen, #1)
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The Lacuna
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A Walk to Remember
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Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author)
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In Her Shoes
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The World Without Us
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The Fortress of Solitude
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Life Expectancy
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Saving Fish from Drowning
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Amy Tan (Goodreads Author)
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Duma Key
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On Chesil Beach
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Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author)
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Zeitoun
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Fairest
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The Stolen Child
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The Little Friend
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Runaway: Stories
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Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together
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Elantris (Elantris, #1)
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The Line of Beauty
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Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
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Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9)
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Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author)
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Extras (Uglies, #4)
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The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus, #1)
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All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #7)
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Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author)
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Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse, #5)
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Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author)
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Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, #12)
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Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, #13)
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Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author)
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The Hour I First Believed
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Wally Lamb (Goodreads Author)
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Cell
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
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The Awakening (Darkest Powers, #2)
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Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author)
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Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
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Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2)
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J.R. Ward (Goodreads Author)
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
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Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author)
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Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned
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Brian K. Vaughan (Goodreads Author)
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
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March
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Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author)
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Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
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Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
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Gone (Gone, #1)
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Michael Grant (Goodreads Author)
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Carnal: Somewhere Over 40 Winks
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South of Broad
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Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)
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Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author)
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I Am Charlotte Simmons
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Pretties (Uglies, #2)
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Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author)
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God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
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The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
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The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)
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Ghostwritten
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Waiting
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Inés of My Soul
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Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author)
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Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, #1)
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Melissa de la Cruz (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 143,697 ratings
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Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1)
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Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 163,846 ratings
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Vernon God Little
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Inkdeath (Inkworld, #3)
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Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 93,022 ratings
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Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1)
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Kim Harrison (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 128,900 ratings
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The Birth House
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Ami McKay (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 45,923 ratings
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Snow
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From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse, #8)
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Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 194,392 ratings
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Vampire Academy Collection (Vampire Academy, #1-3)
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Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author)
4.61 avg rating — 33,978 ratings
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Son of a Witch (The Wicked Years, #2)
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Icy Sparks
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Gwyn Hyman Rubio (Goodreads Author)
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Remember Me?
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Sophie Kinsella (Goodreads Author)
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
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Dreamcatcher
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
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The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
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Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author)
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Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1)
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Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey
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Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author)
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Fire (Graceling Realm, #2)
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Little Brother (Little Brother, #1)
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Lisey's Story
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
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Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
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Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
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A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana
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The Jane Austen Book Club
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Karen Joy Fowler (Goodreads Author)
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Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
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Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1)
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The Mermaid Chair
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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
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The Gathering Storm (The Wheel of Time, #12)
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Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #7)
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J.R. Ward (Goodreads Author)
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Shopgirl
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Steve Martin (Goodreads Author)
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The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1)
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Carrie Ryan (Goodreads Author)
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The Tender Bar: A Memoir
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The City & the City
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China Miéville (Goodreads Author)
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Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum, #15)
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Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author)
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Along for the Ride
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
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The Birth of Venus
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The Mortal Instruments Boxed Set: City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #1-3)
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Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
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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.
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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
"
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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