New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2006 (fiction and nonfiction)

1.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,679 ratings
2.
Suite Française
Suite Française 3.86 avg rating — 77,017 ratings
3.
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love 3.64 avg rating — 1,819,795 ratings
4.
The Inheritance of Loss
The Inheritance of Loss 3.45 avg rating — 54,325 ratings
5.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,450 ratings
8.
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Special Topics in Calamity Physics 3.70 avg rating — 48,385 ratings
10.
Digging to America
Digging to America 3.59 avg rating — 23,215 ratings
11.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 4.08 avg rating — 197,138 ratings
12.
Black Swan Green
Black Swan Green 3.98 avg rating — 43,417 ratings
13.
One Good Turn (Jackson Brodie, #2)
One Good Turn (Jackson Brodie, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 48,949 ratings
15.
Against the Day
Against the Day 4.05 avg rating — 10,019 ratings
16.
Absurdistan
Absurdistan 3.32 avg rating — 13,867 ratings
17.
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West 4.29 avg rating — 19,126 ratings
18.
State of Denial
State of Denial 3.80 avg rating — 4,019 ratings
19.
Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope
Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope 4.18 avg rating — 5,647 ratings
20.
Arthur & George
Arthur & George 3.72 avg rating — 18,624 ratings
20.
Old Filth (Old Filth, #1)
Old Filth (Old Filth, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 19,701 ratings
22.
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 4.36 avg rating — 36,105 ratings
23.
The Emperor's Children
The Emperor's Children 2.98 avg rating — 21,373 ratings
24.
The Keep
The Keep 3.49 avg rating — 17,299 ratings
25.
Everyman
Everyman 3.62 avg rating — 21,062 ratings
27.
Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man
Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man 4.20 avg rating — 910 ratings
28.
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays 4.18 avg rating — 52,975 ratings
29.
The Echo Maker
The Echo Maker 3.44 avg rating — 12,179 ratings
29.
Lisey's Story
Lisey's Story 3.70 avg rating — 92,729 ratings
29.
Uncommon Carriers
Uncommon Carriers 3.97 avg rating — 2,369 ratings
32.
Gate of the Sun
Gate of the Sun 3.90 avg rating — 2,523 ratings
33.
The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History
The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History 3.42 avg rating — 6,542 ratings
34.
Collected Poems, 1947-1997
Collected Poems, 1947-1997 4.31 avg rating — 2,672 ratings
35.
Alentejo Blue
Alentejo Blue 2.77 avg rating — 1,293 ratings
39.
Eat the Document
Eat the Document 3.65 avg rating — 2,918 ratings
39.
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie 3.86 avg rating — 5,708 ratings
41.
Terrorist
Terrorist 3.17 avg rating — 4,686 ratings
42.
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq 4.09 avg rating — 7,790 ratings
43.
The Possibility of an Island
The Possibility of an Island 3.80 avg rating — 16,548 ratings
43.
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game 4.17 avg rating — 99,771 ratings
45.
Last Evenings on Earth
Last Evenings on Earth 4.11 avg rating — 5,139 ratings
46.
Apex Hides the Hurt
Apex Hides the Hurt 3.50 avg rating — 3,433 ratings
48.
The Dead Fish Museum
The Dead Fish Museum 3.93 avg rating — 1,722 ratings
48.
The Dream Life of Sukhanov
The Dream Life of Sukhanov 3.90 avg rating — 1,717 ratings
51.
The Lay of the Land (Frank Bascombe, #3)
The Lay of the Land (Frank Bascombe, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 4,803 ratings
51.
Strong Is Your Hold
Strong Is Your Hold 4.06 avg rating — 345 ratings
53.
Flaubert: A Biography
Flaubert: A Biography 3.94 avg rating — 52 ratings
54.
High Lonesome: Selected Stories, 1966-2006
High Lonesome: Selected Stories, 1966-2006 4.17 avg rating — 861 ratings
55.
Intuition
Intuition 3.33 avg rating — 4,212 ratings
56.
New and Collected Poems, 1964-2007
New and Collected Poems, 1964-2007 4.03 avg rating — 89 ratings
57.
The Stories of Mary Gordon
The Stories of Mary Gordon 3.91 avg rating — 164 ratings