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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,375 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,722 books — 14,382 voters

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
3,000 books — 5,527 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,157 books — 3,684 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerMatilda by Roald DahlBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,255 books — 2,435 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinPrince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,672 books — 1,916 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,949 books — 1,888 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,434 books — 1,777 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,197 books — 1,516 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
909 books — 1,259 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
824 books — 1,150 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwaySiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
779 books — 1,134 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
483 books — 859 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy of the 90s
417 books — 792 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieHowards End by E.M. ForsterMy Ántonia by Willa Cather
Best Books of the Decade: 1910s
534 books — 778 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirReady Player One by Ernest ClineLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieRed Rising by Pierce Brown
Science Fiction - 2010-2019
568 books — 758 voters

Pawn of Prophecy by David EddingsMagician by Raymond E. FeistThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyDragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret WeisThe Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Best Fantasy of the 80s
355 books — 696 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Final Empire by Brandon SandersonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy of the 2000s
632 books — 678 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith11/22/63 by Stephen KingDark Places by Gillian Flynn
Best Mysteries from the 2010s
621 books — 561 voters
Rhythm of War by Brandon SandersonFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KlunePiranesi by Susanna Clarke
Best Fantasy of the 2020s
550 books — 504 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeDracula by Bram StokerThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books of the Decade: 1890s
494 books — 502 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books of the Decade: 1880s
378 books — 415 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottGreat Expectations by Charles DickensWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Best Books of the Decade: 1860s
235 books — 401 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Books of the Decade: 1840s
280 books — 389 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollBlack Beauty by Anna SewellAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Best Books of the Decade: 1870s
259 books — 350 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleySense and Sensibility by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenPersuasion by Jane Austen
Best Books of the Decade: 1810s
142 books — 329 voters

The Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienDragonsong by Anne McCaffreyThe Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Best Fantasy of the 70s
145 books — 309 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyI, Robot by Isaac AsimovThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Classic Science Fiction - 1950-1959
256 books — 268 voters

Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirNetwork Effect by Martha WellsFugitive Telemetry by Martha WellsEarthflown by Frances WrenA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Science Fiction - 2020-2029
212 books — 267 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009
332 books — 238 voters

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