New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2004 (fiction and nonfiction)

1.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,834 ratings
2.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,720 ratings
3.
The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America 3.81 avg rating — 67,296 ratings
4.
Runaway: Stories
Runaway: Stories 3.97 avg rating — 27,361 ratings
5.
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Gilead (Gilead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 121,014 ratings
6.
The Amateur Marriage
The Amateur Marriage 3.68 avg rating — 19,303 ratings
7.
Little Children
Little Children 3.64 avg rating — 32,806 ratings
8.
Snow
Snow 3.62 avg rating — 48,683 ratings
9.
The Line of Beauty
The Line of Beauty 3.77 avg rating — 30,643 ratings
10.
War Trash
War Trash
by: Ha Jin
3.81 avg rating — 4,149 ratings
11.
Four Souls
Four Souls 3.93 avg rating — 4,736 ratings
12.
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.87 avg rating — 10,656 ratings
13.
The Jane Austen Book Club
The Jane Austen Book Club 3.10 avg rating — 70,816 ratings
14.
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 4.31 avg rating — 18,332 ratings
15.
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality 4.13 avg rating — 40,010 ratings
16.
Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account of the Decision to Invade Iraq
Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account of the Decision to Invade Iraq 3.70 avg rating — 5,765 ratings
17.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton 4.22 avg rating — 194,771 ratings
18.
The Falls
The Falls 3.61 avg rating — 11,524 ratings
19.
The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America 4.17 avg rating — 11,143 ratings
20.
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution 4.14 avg rating — 28,420 ratings
21.
I Am Charlotte Simmons
I Am Charlotte Simmons
by: Tom Wolfe
3.45 avg rating — 28,228 ratings
22.
The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill
The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill 3.81 avg rating — 1,940 ratings
23.
Chronicles: Volume One (Bob Dylan Chronicles Book 1)
Chronicles: Volume One (Bob Dylan Chronicles Book 1)
by: Bob Dylan
3.98 avg rating — 60,440 ratings
24.
The Darling
The Darling 3.82 avg rating — 2,593 ratings
25.
The Master
The Master 3.84 avg rating — 11,580 ratings
25.
Washington's Crossing
Washington's Crossing 4.16 avg rating — 15,170 ratings
27.
The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin 4.13 avg rating — 8,483 ratings
28.
Magic Seeds
Magic Seeds 3.15 avg rating — 1,020 ratings
29.
Against All Enemies : Inside America's War on Terror
Against All Enemies : Inside America's War on Terror 3.91 avg rating — 4,900 ratings
30.
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar 4.14 avg rating — 12,631 ratings
31.
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America 3.85 avg rating — 12,723 ratings
32.
Jerome Robbins: His Life, His Theater, His Dance
Jerome Robbins: His Life, His Theater, His Dance 3.62 avg rating — 34 ratings
33.
The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States 3.65 avg rating — 4,628 ratings
34.
John James Audubon
John James Audubon 4.10 avg rating — 688 ratings
35.
Strangers: Homosexual Love in the Nineteenth Century
Strangers: Homosexual Love in the Nineteenth Century 4.07 avg rating — 504 ratings
36.
Heir To The Glimmering World
Heir To The Glimmering World 3.17 avg rating — 2,114 ratings
37.
In the Shadow of No Towers
In the Shadow of No Towers 3.67 avg rating — 4,111 ratings
38.
The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle 3.59 avg rating — 5,320 ratings
39.
My Life
My Life 3.74 avg rating — 49,704 ratings
40.
Villages
Villages 3.29 avg rating — 1,297 ratings
41.
Beasts of Eden: Walking Whales, Dawn Horses, and Other Enigmas of Mammal Evolution
Beasts of Eden: Walking Whales, Dawn Horses, and Other Enigmas of Mammal Evolution 3.57 avg rating — 88 ratings
42.
Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib
Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib 3.97 avg rating — 1,202 ratings
43.
Dancing With Cuba
Dancing With Cuba 3.61 avg rating — 484 ratings
44.
High Noon in the Cold War: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Cuban Missile Crisis
High Noon in the Cold War: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Cuban Missile Crisis 3.77 avg rating — 130 ratings
45.
1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs -- The Election that Changed the Country
1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs -- The Election that Changed the Country 3.79 avg rating — 764 ratings
46.
On the Wing: To the Edge of the Earth with the Peregrine Falcon
On the Wing: To the Edge of the Earth with the Peregrine Falcon 3.73 avg rating — 223 ratings
47.
Rising 44
Rising 44 4.15 avg rating — 1,596 ratings
48.
Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire from Columbus to Magellan
Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire from Columbus to Magellan 3.76 avg rating — 637 ratings
49.
Sontag and Kael: Opposites Attract Me
Sontag and Kael: Opposites Attract Me 3.87 avg rating — 109 ratings
50.
The Working Poor: Invisible in America
The Working Poor: Invisible in America 4.04 avg rating — 5,703 ratings