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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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Acheron (Dark-Hunter, #14)
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Sherrilyn Kenyon (Goodreads Author)
4.56 avg rating — 61,437 ratings
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Shadow Divers
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Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6)
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J.R. Ward (Goodreads Author)
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The Watchman (Elvis Cole, #11; Joe Pike, #1)
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The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)
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Rise of the Evening Star (Fablehaven, #2)
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Brandon Mull (Goodreads Author)
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The Rotters' Club
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Jonathan Coe (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 15,584 ratings
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The Brief History of the Dead: A Novel
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Heart and Soul
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Warbreaker
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Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 268,119 ratings
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A Painted House
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John Grisham (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 101,149 ratings
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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
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Peter Godwin (Goodreads Author)
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He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
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Greg Behrendt (Goodreads Author)
3.66 avg rating — 66,897 ratings
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Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
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| 715 |
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Everyman
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3.62 avg rating — 21,251 ratings
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House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle, #3)
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| 717 |
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JPod
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Douglas Coupland (Goodreads Author)
3.71 avg rating — 20,290 ratings
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| 718 |
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The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crime, #1)
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Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 34,351 ratings
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| 719 |
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Nights in Rodanthe
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Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 180,469 ratings
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The Master
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Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3)
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Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 90,630 ratings
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| 722 |
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Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems
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Platform
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| 724 |
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The Demigod Files
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 122,165 ratings
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| 725 |
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Paths of Glory
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Jeffrey Archer (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 20,302 ratings
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The Great Fire
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| 727 |
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
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| 728 |
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Three Day Road (Bird Family Trilogy, #1)
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| 729 |
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Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1)
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| 730 |
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The Falls
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3.61 avg rating — 11,626 ratings
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| 731 |
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Sundays at Tiffany's
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James Patterson (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 72,549 ratings
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| 732 |
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The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
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Trenton Lee Stewart (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 173,165 ratings
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| 733 |
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A Tale of Love and Darkness
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| 734 |
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The Uncommon Reader
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| 735 |
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The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24; City Watch, #5)
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| 736 |
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The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
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Pastoralia
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| 738 |
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The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, #3)
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Libba Bray (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 73,149 ratings
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| 739 |
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Netherland
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3.41 avg rating — 18,693 ratings
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| 739 |
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The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1)
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Lies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair & Balanced Look at the Right
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Europe Central
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| 743 |
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Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories
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| 744 |
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The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 166,476 ratings
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Witch Child (Witch Child, #1)
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Celia Rees (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 19,810 ratings
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Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
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"A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide
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4.26 avg rating — 10,936 ratings
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Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #7)
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Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 29,726 ratings
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The Witch of Portobello
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Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author)
3.56 avg rating — 84,099 ratings
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The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
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Jo Nesbø (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 149,331 ratings
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The Little Stranger
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3.57 avg rating — 58,895 ratings
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| 752 |
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Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
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3.99 avg rating — 60,749 ratings
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| 753 |
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Against the Day
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4.05 avg rating — 10,098 ratings
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Shopaholic and Sister (Shopaholic, #4)
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Sophie Kinsella (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 93,569 ratings
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Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Greg Mortenson (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 17,070 ratings
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| 754 |
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A Man Without a Country
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4.10 avg rating — 49,272 ratings
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| 757 |
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The Secret Scripture
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3.84 avg rating — 22,795 ratings
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| 758 |
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How to Be Good
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3.22 avg rating — 57,673 ratings
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| 759 |
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The Island
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4.12 avg rating — 59,508 ratings
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| 760 |
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Succubus on Top (Georgina Kincaid, #2)
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Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 33,367 ratings
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| 761 |
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How I Live Now
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Meg Rosoff (Goodreads Author)
3.57 avg rating — 46,869 ratings
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| 762 |
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From a Buick 8
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
3.49 avg rating — 74,097 ratings
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| 763 |
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Found (The Missing, #1)
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3.98 avg rating — 41,685 ratings
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| 764 |
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The Expected One (Magdalene Line Trilogy, #1)
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Kathleen McGowan (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 8,510 ratings
score: 801,
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| 765 |
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Chronicles, Volume One
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3.98 avg rating — 60,921 ratings
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| 766 |
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The Princes of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #1)
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Edward Rutherfurd (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 17,672 ratings
score: 792,
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| 767 |
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The Lexus and the Olive Tree
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3.61 avg rating — 8,528 ratings
score: 791,
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| 768 |
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Hunting and Gathering
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4.13 avg rating — 23,991 ratings
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| 769 |
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Beneath a Marble Sky
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John Shors (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 15,338 ratings
score: 784,
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| 770 |
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The Whole Truth (A. Shaw, #1)
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David Baldacci (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 42,340 ratings
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| 771 |
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White Night (The Dresden Files, #9)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 125,972 ratings
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Tell No One / Gone For Good
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Harlan Coben (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 3,641 ratings
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| 771 |
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Feast of Fools (The Morganville Vampires, #4)
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4.14 avg rating — 54,833 ratings
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| 774 |
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Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, #5)
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 199,155 ratings
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| 775 |
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The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #9)
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Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 25,547 ratings
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| 775 |
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Matter (Culture, #8)
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4.11 avg rating — 29,483 ratings
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| 777 |
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Under the Skin
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3.75 avg rating — 29,017 ratings
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| 777 |
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Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
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4.36 avg rating — 208,949 ratings
score: 772,
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| 779 |
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New Spring (The Wheel of Time, #0)
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4.07 avg rating — 116,126 ratings
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| 780 |
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The Lost City of Faar (Pendragon, #2)
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D.J. MacHale (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 32,328 ratings
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| 781 |
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A Briefer History of Time
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4.26 avg rating — 42,433 ratings
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| 781 |
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Brimstone (Pendergast, #5; Diogenes, #1)
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Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 42,971 ratings
score: 763,
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| 783 |
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Jackdaws
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Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 42,869 ratings
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| 783 |
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The Children's Book
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3.69 avg rating — 18,933 ratings
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You Suck (A Love Story, #2)
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Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 50,830 ratings
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| 786 |
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The Enchantress of Florence
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3.61 avg rating — 19,375 ratings
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| 786 |
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Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane, #1)
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Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 465,569 ratings
score: 760,
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| 788 |
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Island Beneath the Sea
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Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 45,927 ratings
score: 757,
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| 789 |
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The Dragon Keeper (Rain Wild Chronicles, #1)
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Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 52,615 ratings
score: 756,
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| 790 |
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The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #2)
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Michael Scott (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 100,692 ratings
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Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 112,849 ratings
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| 792 |
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La catedral del mar (La catedral del mar, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 63,090 ratings
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| 793 |
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Welcome to Temptation (Dempseys, #1)
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Jennifer Crusie (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 33,959 ratings
score: 747,
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
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Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 148,616 ratings
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
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4.24 avg rating — 23,601 ratings
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The Echo Maker
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3.44 avg rating — 12,306 ratings
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The Piano Tuner
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Daniel Mason (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 15,946 ratings
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Puhdistus
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Sofi Oksanen (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 20,449 ratings
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| 799 |
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The Lake of Dead Languages
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Carol Goodman (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 15,316 ratings
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1-3)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.54 avg rating — 46,441 ratings
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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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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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