Best Books of the 21st Century (9855 books)

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The best books published during the 21st century (January 1st, 2001 through December 31st, 2100).

See also
Most Rated Book By Year
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
Best 21st Century Non Fiction
Best Science Fiction Books of the 21st Century

Most Rated Books by Year By Century
21st, 20th, 19th, 18th, BEFORE 18th

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,

Lists for all books by Number of Ratings:
80,000 to 99,999 - 100,000 to 199,999 - 200,000 to 499,999 - 500,000 to 999,999
1,000,000 and more

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1	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling 4.62 avg rating — 4,144,922 ratings score: 410,602, and 4,152 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 10,018,738 ratings score: 316,787, and 3,233 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 3,526,214 ratings score: 272,391, and 2,768 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 2,908,623 ratings score: 268,329, and 2,733 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling 4.58 avg rating — 3,690,384 ratings score: 231,415, and 2,385 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling 4.50 avg rating — 3,832,697 ratings score: 209,712, and 2,181 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 3,042,355 ratings score: 171,539, and 1,776 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 1,758,491 ratings score: 169,923, and 1,741 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins 4.36 avg rating — 4,207,758 ratings score: 156,006, and 1,638 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Life of Pi by Yann Martel 3.94 avg rating — 1,763,061 ratings score: 153,975, and 1,583 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson 4.18 avg rating — 3,471,494 ratings score: 148,114, and 1,540 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,864,813 ratings score: 142,157, and 1,461 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 5,770,072 ratings score: 134,932, and 1,406 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 2,541,499 ratings score: 131,287, and 1,368 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Road by Cormac McCarthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,051,507 ratings score: 126,167, and 1,295 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 3.89 avg rating — 1,607,743 ratings score: 115,218, and 1,203 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	A Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo 4.53 avg rating — 21,757 ratings score: 113,200, and 1,132 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,709,080 ratings score: 112,864, and 1,175 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins 4.12 avg rating — 3,765,642 ratings score: 109,498, and 1,175 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 3,475,444 ratings score: 89,830, and 953 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 4.04 avg rating — 666,147 ratings score: 88,047, and 911 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 3.86 avg rating — 2,470,232 ratings score: 87,270, and 918 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 4,411,134 ratings score: 86,261, and 924 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.68 avg rating — 7,371,489 ratings score: 85,651, and 900 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Atonement by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 567,727 ratings score: 82,331, and 863 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 4.31 avg rating — 729,247 ratings score: 79,495, and 832 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 994,659 ratings score: 78,033, and 812 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 2,183,221 ratings score: 75,479, and 799 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,376,246 ratings score: 73,878, and 781 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,359,068 ratings score: 73,572, and 777 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 436,591 ratings score: 71,861, and 744 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,280,939 ratings score: 69,041, and 732 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 3,415,655 ratings score: 68,943, and 735 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 870,931 ratings score: 68,262, and 718 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) by Stieg Larsson 4.26 avg rating — 992,185 ratings score: 64,155, and 694 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 4.01 avg rating — 270,163 ratings score: 55,907, and 581 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 4.19 avg rating — 817,481 ratings score: 53,168, and 567 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) by Stieg Larsson 4.25 avg rating — 780,167 ratings score: 51,138, and 561 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) by Stephenie Meyer 3.76 avg rating — 1,886,357 ratings score: 50,902, and 550 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.86 avg rating — 1,051,931 ratings score: 50,891, and 546 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3) by Stephenie Meyer 3.74 avg rating — 2,007,732 ratings score: 49,599, and 539 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 1,093,353 ratings score: 48,908, and 506 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami 4.12 avg rating — 555,802 ratings score: 48,588, and 507 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 1,851,445 ratings score: 46,544, and 496 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) by Stephenie Meyer 3.62 avg rating — 2,144,013 ratings score: 45,915, and 504 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Room by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 840,091 ratings score: 42,893, and 463 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 3,478,592 ratings score: 42,393, and 463 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 1,019,087 ratings score: 42,314, and 459 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 567,616 ratings score: 42,030, and 450 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,109,234 ratings score: 39,136, and 420 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt 4.01 avg rating — 901,531 ratings score: 37,748, and 398 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 999,544 ratings score: 37,439, and 414 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen 3.85 avg rating — 199,807 ratings score: 36,578, and 386 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz 3.89 avg rating — 280,071 ratings score: 36,215, and 379 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 765,825 ratings score: 35,883, and 386 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 2,003,368 ratings score: 34,773, and 374 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy 4.17 avg rating — 254,041 ratings score: 34,271, and 363 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 3.94 avg rating — 326,309 ratings score: 33,814, and 361 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 327,915 ratings score: 33,722, and 361 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 4.40 avg rating — 208,088 ratings score: 33,438, and 356 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 4.22 avg rating — 426,324 ratings score: 33,416, and 357 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog by John Grogan 4.14 avg rating — 477,530 ratings score: 33,414, and 362 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 682,907 ratings score: 33,172, and 358 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 557,554 ratings score: 33,160, and 359 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 515,392 ratings score: 32,358, and 354 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 289,792 ratings score: 31,643, and 336 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 3.80 avg rating — 277,791 ratings score: 31,565, and 337 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri 4.02 avg rating — 285,611 ratings score: 31,249, and 334 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 184,284 ratings score: 30,530, and 322 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 389,255 ratings score: 30,388, and 331 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 3.87 avg rating — 257,159 ratings score: 29,230, and 309 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 612,774 ratings score: 27,009, and 297 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand 4.39 avg rating — 1,003,815 ratings score: 26,506, and 285 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 284,659 ratings score: 25,693, and 270 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity by William Paul Young 3.84 avg rating — 697,131 ratings score: 25,186, and 271 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 183,037 ratings score: 24,665, and 257 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 497,276 ratings score: 23,775, and 264 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 358,927 ratings score: 23,400, and 253 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 426,260 ratings score: 23,058, and 255 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 978,660 ratings score: 22,218, and 246 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Looking for Alaska by John Green (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 1,759,526 ratings score: 21,960, and 243 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	11/22/63 by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 669,843 ratings score: 21,207, and 231 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The History of Love by Nicole Krauss 3.92 avg rating — 141,428 ratings score: 21,011, and 226 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell 3.96 avg rating — 624,903 ratings score: 20,982, and 225 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	What Is the What by Dave Eggers 4.15 avg rating — 87,574 ratings score: 20,741, and 221 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,313,331 ratings score: 20,711, and 226 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga 3.77 avg rating — 203,953 ratings score: 20,651, and 226 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 210,941 ratings score: 20,377, and 216 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Gilead (Gilead, #1) by Marilynne Robinson 3.85 avg rating — 126,284 ratings score: 19,472, and 209 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 3.93 avg rating — 306,979 ratings score: 18,523, and 203 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	John Adams by David McCullough 4.09 avg rating — 379,470 ratings score: 18,420, and 200 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Martian by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 1,309,003 ratings score: 18,258, and 204 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris 4.12 avg rating — 290,156 ratings score: 18,238, and 196 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Empire Falls by Richard Russo (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 126,537 ratings score: 18,222, and 198 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski 3.66 avg rating — 106,291 ratings score: 18,142, and 196 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	A Million Little Pieces by James Frey 3.69 avg rating — 264,499 ratings score: 17,374, and 188 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 1,632,206 ratings score: 17,030, and 197 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 230,162 ratings score: 17,001, and 183 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens 3.96 avg rating — 113,268 ratings score: 16,981, and 181 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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message 1: by Genna Fenelli (new)

Jun 25, 2008 08:58PM

"Swish: Maria in the Mourning," by Pamela Palmer Mutino.

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message 2: by Tkirshmansocal.rr.com (new)

Oct 01, 2008 03:31PM

People of the Book: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks

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message 3: by Amy (new)

Jan 20, 2009 06:43PM

The Savage Detectives A Novel

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message 4: by Terri (new)

Feb 21, 2009 03:02PM

If this list is supposed to be about the best books of the century, it's pretty short sighted. My pick would be Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man.

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message 5: by Kassie (new)

Mar 17, 2009 08:48AM

Terri wrote: "If this list is supposed to be about the best books of the century, it's pretty short sighted. My pick would be Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man."

You do realize that Invisible Man was written in the 20th century right? This list is for the 21st.

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message 6: by Christina (new)

May 11, 2009 12:31PM

Oh dear, someone tell me why "A Million Little Pieces" is on this list.

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message 7: by Special K (last edited Jun 09, 2009 09:38AM) (new)

May 27, 2009 11:52AM

Cant stand some jodi picoult, sorry Mom! (shes read every one along with anita shreve too...another disappointing yet prolific writer)
Also I must add that I am a Twilight hater for numerous literary reasons...poor vocabulary, lack of ingenious creativity, perpetuation of declining moral values etc etc.

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message 8: by John (last edited Jun 09, 2009 09:31AM) (new)

Jun 09, 2009 09:25AM

I have about 170 books on my read shelf. The time travellers wife is unquestionably the worst book i have ever read.

We're only 10 years in and people who read all the current bestsellers are generally idiots anyway, so it's not surprising this list is so awful.

My Votes: Blankets by Craig Thompson, The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale and The Perfect Fool by Stewart Lee.

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message 9: by Christina (new)

Jun 09, 2009 11:41AM

Killthepopular wrote: "I have about 170 books on my read shelf. The time travellers wife is unquestionably the worst book i have ever read.

We're only 10 years in and people who read all the current bestsellers are ge..."

I wouldn't say it's the worst book ever (there is so much trash out there) but it's a shame books like that beat out other truly memorable novels (my vote: The Corrections).

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message 10: by Bonnie (new)

Jul 10, 2009 04:40AM

Why can't I vote for The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood? It was first published in 2000 and yet when I try to vote for it, it says "not published in this century."

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message 11: by Donna (new)

Jul 13, 2009 08:54PM

where is TCBoyle

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message 12: by Bryan (new)

Jul 23, 2009 12:58PM

Am I the only one who finds it depressing that, having only recently come to the feeling that I've made something of a decent dent, for my age, in the literature of the centuries up until now, that there are at least 100 or so books of the new century that I need to read?

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message 13: by Joanie (new)

Jul 23, 2009 10:11PM

Twilight?? Come on now. I liked that series I hate to adimit. I'm not quite sure why, but seriously that does not belong on this list. The Book Thief I personally think that definatly should be on this list. I'm reading that now, great story.

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message 14: by Michael (new)

Aug 16, 2009 09:01AM

Really!? Twilight? and Harry Potter? Greatest books of the 21st Century? Maybe most popular, flavor of the week books, but definitely not the best. Both those series' are very poorly written, they may have an interesting story ... full of holes, but ... THE BEST? c'mon.

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message 15: by Isabelle (new)

Aug 27, 2009 09:48AM

I like Dan Brown (good for on a holiday), but to put his books in this list? I have to say no.

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message 16: by Sami (new)

Aug 28, 2009 03:47PM

Isabelle wrote: "I like Dan Brown (good for on a holiday), but to put his books in this list? I have to say no. "

i loved "The Da Vinci Code" but i understand what your saying. i would have voted for something more like "The Book Thief" or "Water for Elephants" - books that were sooo good that u cried when they ended, maybe not literally but u get the idea :)

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message 17: by Esther (new)

Oct 04, 2009 01:37PM

so many good books left off the list; invisible man, black boy, poisonwood bible, sula, third life of grange copeland, women of brewster place, gorilla my love....

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message 18: by Greyweather (last edited Oct 31, 2009 06:31AM) (new)

Oct 31, 2009 06:28AM

Esther wrote: "so many good books left off the list; invisible man, black boy, poisonwood bible, sula, third life of grange copeland, women of brewster place, gorilla my love...."

All of those books were published in the 20th century, not the 21st.

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message 19: by Thom (new)

Nov 01, 2009 04:16PM

There are two kinds of people: Those who gripe about what others like and those who don't.

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message 20: by Isabelle (new)

Nov 04, 2009 01:34PM

Sami wrote: "Isabelle wrote: "I like Dan Brown (good for on a holiday), but to put his books in this list? I have to say no. "

i loved "The Da Vinci Code" but i understand what your saying. i would have vote..."

I certainly do, and those books were very amazing ;)

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message 21: by Ikra (new)

Nov 09, 2009 07:14AM

Oh my God, They put 'The Time Traveler's Wife' in number one. Nobody respects literature anymore nowadays. I have no idea what Leo or Fyodor might think about this.

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message 22: by Raees (new)

Nov 11, 2009 04:43AM

This list is not sufficiant. we should try to bring understoodable theories.

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message 23: by [deleted user] (new)

Nov 28, 2009 02:54PM

Twilight? Phulease...

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message 24: by [deleted user] (new)

Nov 28, 2009 02:55PM

IkraAmesta wrote: "Oh my God, They put 'The Time Traveler's Wife' in number one. Nobody respects literature anymore nowadays. I have no idea what Leo or Fyodor might think about this."

Time traveler's Wife is a good book in it's own right. :)

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message 25: by [deleted user] (new)

Nov 28, 2009 02:56PM

Sami wrote: "Isabelle wrote: "I like Dan Brown (good for on a holiday), but to put his books in this list? I have to say no. "

i loved "The Da Vinci Code" but i understand what your saying. i would have vote..."

Da Vinci Code is a brilliant book, if only Dan Brown didn't pattern all his books after that.

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message 26: by Robin (new)

Dec 10, 2009 01:24AM

If these were the best books, I would give up reading. I tried reading Twighlight the other day. It was hard to comprehend how such a poorly written book could impress so many people. Then again, pulp is popular. I'm thinking about writing a book myself. Basically, Judas turns out to be a vampire who can travel through time. Sure winner.

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message 27: by Thejage (new)

Jan 17, 2010 11:03AM

Let's just say, "these are the most popular books, but certainly not the best" - except, of course, Ian McEwan.

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message 28: by Caroline (new)

Jan 27, 2010 11:20PM

I think "best" needs to be defined. Best literature or does "best" include having an affect on society. If you include the latter than I think Harry Potter needs to be on the list... and arguably Twilight, as well. These series created excitement about reading, particularly with young people. And they are wonderful for what they are. Remember, Jane Austen was the Jodi Piccoult of her time. You never know what will stand the test of time.

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message 29: by Morgan (new)

Jan 31, 2010 05:19PM

Raees wrote: "This list is not sufficiant. we should try to bring understoodable theories."

Raees: Can you say more to explain what you mean by your wonderful term, "understoodable theories"?
Thanks, M

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message 30: by Morgan (new)

Jan 31, 2010 05:21PM

Thejage wrote: "Let's just say, "these are the most popular books, but certainly not the best" - except, of course, Ian McEwan."

I agree. David Sedaris? Harry Potter? Though H.P. will go down as an enduring children's series, a classic. But David Sedaris? Dan Brown. PUH-LEEZE!
(David Sedaris is very funny, but BEST?)

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message 31: by Tracy (new)

Feb 11, 2010 04:05PM

Killthepopular wrote: "I have about 170 books on my read shelf. The time travellers wife is unquestionably the worst book i have ever read.

We're only 10 years in and people who read all the current bestsellers are ge..."

This list is depressing. The Secret Magdalene was the worst book I've read in ages!

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message 32: by Ann (new)

Feb 25, 2010 06:34AM

OK, why not a list entitled the past 100 years

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message 33: by Imani ♥ ☮ (new)

Feb 25, 2010 02:52PM

i am so tired of twilight being on every list. the only list it should be on is the "worst book of the decade". that goes for new moon and all those other books :/

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message 34: by Melanie (new)

Mar 22, 2010 08:20PM

Bryan wrote: "Am I the only one who finds it depressing that, having only recently come to the feeling that I've made something of a decent dent, for my age, in the literature of the centuries up until now, that..."

I am in total agreement.

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message 35: by Aladdin (new)

Apr 08, 2010 07:37PM

The Last Pharaoh: Mubarak and the Uncertain Future of Egypt in the Obama Age

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message 36: by Bonnie (new)

Apr 15, 2010 06:06AM

Terrible list! I agree with many of the posters above.

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message 37: by Jessup (new)

Apr 28, 2010 08:20PM

The Nanny Diaries? Seriously?

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message 38: by Sarah (new)

May 13, 2010 03:02PM

I would not put Dan Brown on this list...it's interesting content, but it's not ground-breaking literature.

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message 39: by Trevor90 (new)

May 23, 2010 02:10PM

The Book Theif is incredible. It made me cry like a baby.

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message 40: by Barb (new)

Jun 18, 2010 12:34PM

Terri wrote: "If this list is supposed to be about the best books of the century, it's pretty short sighted. My pick would be Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man."

I recently read this and was very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. It certainly has messages relevant to present day and gives a window into the experiences of African Americans at a very volatile time in our history.

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message 41: by Pirtpal (new)

Jul 07, 2010 03:35AM

This is very good book.

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message 42: by Billy (new)

Jul 10, 2010 06:11AM

Elissa wrote: "I can't add How to Tran Your Dragon. =(
It was published February 15, 2000"

You have to dress it up like a woman.

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message 43: by Tutti (new)

Jul 23, 2010 06:16AM

Joanie wrote: "Twilight?? Come on now. I liked that series I hate to adimit. I'm not quite sure why, but seriously that does not belong on this list. The Book Thief I personally think that definatly should be on ..."

GO TO HELL! HOW DARE IT INSALT TWILIGHT IN MY PRESENCE? SHUT UR BLOODY MOUTH AND GOT TO HELL!

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message 44: by Tutti (new)

Jul 23, 2010 06:18AM

twilight is th best of the best. but i don't think that kid with those round glasses and his stupid adventures belong to this list. harry potter and j k rowling must go andkill themselves for this stupid writing!

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message 45: by Joanne (new)

Aug 05, 2010 04:24PM

Kassie wrote: "Terri wrote: "If this list is supposed to be about the best books of the century, it's pretty short sighted. My pick would be Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man."

You do realize that Invisible Man..."

yet, there are other books on this list that were also written in the 20th century...

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message 46: by [deleted user] (new)

Aug 09, 2010 11:10AM

Elissa wrote: "I can't add How to Tran Your Dragon. =(
It was published February 15, 2000"

Technically I don't think the 21st century began until 2001.

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message 47: by Lacy (new)

Aug 31, 2010 04:26PM

Twilight wasn't the a great book. I will admit that I fell into the hype of it all, but then again I was a freshman in high school when I began the series. Looking back, the Twilight Saga definitely is not one of my favorites now.

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message 48: by Carla (new)

Oct 11, 2010 02:46PM

I am surprised by how much some of the people here hate the Time Traveler's Wife. Someone said it was the worst they'd ever read. I think that they are lucky to not have been exposed to that many bad books.
I am a big book nerd, and I thought it was solid. Slow in the first portion, dragging through the pregnancy problems, but very human. I remember finding the way the characters interacted very true to reality.
It is not my favorite book, but really (and this goes for other gripes here too) instead of getting angry about people liking a book you don't like, why don't you just encourage people to read one that you think is awesome? I think that would be more fun, don't you?

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message 49: by AnnSecret (new)

Oct 31, 2010 01:29AM

Carla wrote: "I am surprised by how much some of the people here hate the Time Traveler's Wife. Someone said it was the worst they'd ever read. I think that they are lucky to not have been exposed to that many..."

I'm new here, but a lot of people here hate The Time Traveler's Wife? But I LOVE that book. It's so brilliant. It's actually one of my favorite books ever. I love Clare and I love Henry for all his imperfections. Henry's not your average male-protagonist, but you can't help but to like him -- he's cute like an adorable abandoned puppy kind of way.

Audrey Nieffenegger really put in a lot into this novel.

I completely agree with you though. Everyone has their own opinions I guess.

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message 50: by Amy (new)

Nov 11, 2010 05:35AM