Jim's votes on the list Best Books of the 21st Century

Listopia > Jim's votes on the list Best Books of the 21st Century (47 Books)

1	All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 2,053,797 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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 God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 287,299 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	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 — 359,339 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski 3.66 avg rating — 107,145 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	11/22/63 by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 697,316 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,336,930 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 436,904 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 3.97 avg rating — 1,075,166 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Martian by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 1,362,700 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 824,168 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) by George R.R. Martin 4.34 avg rating — 752,479 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 282,842 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Millennium Trilogy (Millennium Trilogy, #1-3) by Stieg Larsson 4.48 avg rating — 58,040 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 578,340 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand 4.23 avg rating — 170,332 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 670,492 ratings Jim rated it 3 stars See Review	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	The Passage (The Passage, #1) by Justin Cronin (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 226,360 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Deception Point by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 708,645 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	City of Thieves by David Benioff 4.30 avg rating — 174,159 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	1776 by David McCullough 4.11 avg rating — 255,470 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1) by Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 125,287 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 641,469 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 698,602 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Moneyball by Michael Lewis 4.27 avg rating — 148,071 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) by Robin Sloan (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 218,358 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 288,652 ratings	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	The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis 4.31 avg rating — 174,151 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Terror by Dan Simmons 4.09 avg rating — 78,163 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Snowman (Harry Hole, #7) by Jo Nesbø (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 155,435 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 792,823 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Ilium (Ilium, #1) by Dan Simmons 4.04 avg rating — 33,106 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The Twelve (The Passage, #2) by Justin Cronin (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 107,941 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Olympos (Ilium, #2) by Dan Simmons 3.96 avg rating — 21,085 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Accelerando by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 22,710 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Daemon (Daemon, #1) by Leinad Zeraus 4.15 avg rating — 49,523 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Nemesis (Harry Hole, #4) by Jo Nesbø (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 82,164 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 369,792 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Origin (Robert Langdon, #5) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 378,900 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The Long Earth (The Long Earth, #1) by Terry Pratchett 3.79 avg rating — 63,148 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Proxima by Stephen Baxter 3.81 avg rating — 7,464 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 192,117 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Turning Angel (Penn Cage #2) by Greg Iles 4.14 avg rating — 30,397 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 2,572,565 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 4.04 avg rating — 671,130 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,401,543 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) by Stieg Larsson 4.26 avg rating — 1,001,719 ratings Jim rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,131,443 ratings Jim rated it 4 stars See Review	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