Best Books of the Decade: 1990s

101.
Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die 3.73 avg rating β€” 237,006 ratings
102.
The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2) 4.02 avg rating β€” 240,458 ratings
103.
Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
Small Gods (Discworld, #13) 4.32 avg rating β€” 130,405 ratings
104.
Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1)
Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1) 3.72 avg rating β€” 155,157 ratings
105.
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn 3.86 avg rating β€” 42,129 ratings
106.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 63,438 ratings
107.
Fatherland
Fatherland 4.02 avg rating β€” 53,926 ratings
108.
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) 4.19 avg rating β€” 378,273 ratings
109.
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3)
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3) 4.25 avg rating β€” 241,222 ratings
110.
Falling Up
Falling Up 4.36 avg rating β€” 156,724 ratings
111.
The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time, #2)
The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time, #2) 4.27 avg rating β€” 346,440 ratings
111.
White Teeth
White Teeth 3.79 avg rating β€” 170,732 ratings
113.
The Lost World (Jurassic Park, #2)
The Lost World (Jurassic Park, #2) 3.87 avg rating β€” 173,220 ratings
114.
The Pilot's Wife (Fortune's Rocks Quartet, #3)
The Pilot's Wife (Fortune's Rocks Quartet, #3) 3.57 avg rating β€” 101,430 ratings
115.
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1)
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 82,311 ratings
116.
Tehanu (Earthsea Cycle, #4)
Tehanu (Earthsea Cycle, #4) 4.05 avg rating β€” 56,906 ratings
117.
Voyager (Outlander, #3)
Voyager (Outlander, #3) 4.39 avg rating β€” 325,453 ratings
118.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend 4.23 avg rating β€” 167,135 ratings
119.
Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)
Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5) 3.96 avg rating β€” 136,946 ratings
120.
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus 4.16 avg rating β€” 119,579 ratings
121.
The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, #3)
The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, #3) 4.28 avg rating β€” 315,734 ratings
122.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 3.86 avg rating β€” 565,723 ratings
123.
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea 4.12 avg rating β€” 117,720 ratings
124.
The Crossing (The Border Trilogy, #2)
The Crossing (The Border Trilogy, #2) 4.16 avg rating β€” 45,410 ratings
125.
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne 3.94 avg rating β€” 166,115 ratings
126.
Emperor Mage (The Immortals, #3)
Emperor Mage (The Immortals, #3) 4.29 avg rating β€” 65,315 ratings
127.
Microserfs
Microserfs 3.89 avg rating β€” 24,470 ratings
128.
The Savage Detectives
The Savage Detectives 4.17 avg rating β€” 50,121 ratings
129.
The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45
The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 4.25 avg rating β€” 79,654 ratings
130.
Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4)
Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4) 4.27 avg rating β€” 214,808 ratings
131.
Needful Things
Needful Things 3.98 avg rating β€” 270,559 ratings
132.
Walk Two Moons
Walk Two Moons really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 172,170 ratings
133.
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4) 4.35 avg rating β€” 264,730 ratings
134.
The Pact
The Pact 4.03 avg rating β€” 323,310 ratings
135.
Hogfather
Hogfather 4.26 avg rating β€” 101,275 ratings
136.
Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1)
Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1) 4.32 avg rating β€” 177,973 ratings
137.
Written on the Body
Written on the Body 4.08 avg rating β€” 32,847 ratings
138.
In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies 4.15 avg rating β€” 77,516 ratings
139.
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1)
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1) 4.11 avg rating β€” 49,452 ratings
140.
Digital Fortress
Digital Fortress
by: Dan Brown
3.70 avg rating β€” 657,560 ratings
141.
Daughter of Fortune
Daughter of Fortune 3.94 avg rating β€” 138,041 ratings
141.
Maniac Magee
Maniac Magee 3.90 avg rating β€” 127,649 ratings
143.
Sputnik Sweetheart
Sputnik Sweetheart 3.83 avg rating β€” 175,457 ratings
144.
The Robber Bride
The Robber Bride 3.83 avg rating β€” 49,003 ratings
145.
The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, #4)
The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, #4) 4.28 avg rating β€” 254,118 ratings
146.
Left Behind (Left Behind, #1)
Left Behind (Left Behind, #1) 3.86 avg rating β€” 243,922 ratings
146.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 238,827 ratings
148.
Wolf-Speaker (The Immortals, #2)
Wolf-Speaker (The Immortals, #2) 4.21 avg rating β€” 60,357 ratings
149.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Six Wives of Henry VIII 4.12 avg rating β€” 72,134 ratings
150.
Blood and Chocolate
Blood and Chocolate 3.80 avg rating β€” 43,719 ratings
151.
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 455,024 ratings
152.
A Soldier of the Great War
A Soldier of the Great War 4.33 avg rating β€” 7,867 ratings
153.
Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1)
Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 59,510 ratings
154.
Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4)
Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4) 4.01 avg rating β€” 16,293 ratings
155.
My Name Is Red
My Name Is Red 3.87 avg rating β€” 60,033 ratings
156.
The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1)
The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1) 3.70 avg rating β€” 64,462 ratings
157.
Battle Royale
Battle Royale 4.26 avg rating β€” 83,099 ratings
158.
Birdsong
Birdsong 4.11 avg rating β€” 82,672 ratings
159.
The Hundred Secret Senses
The Hundred Secret Senses
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 46,173 ratings
160.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 86,560 ratings
161.
Fruits Basket, Vol. 1
Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 4.29 avg rating β€” 206,324 ratings
162.
The Realms of the Gods (Immortals, #4)
The Realms of the Gods (Immortals, #4) 4.32 avg rating β€” 57,422 ratings
163.
Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3)
Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3) 3.82 avg rating β€” 114,419 ratings
164.
Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture 3.74 avg rating β€” 30,032 ratings
165.
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 93,516 ratings
166.
The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House
The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House 4.43 avg rating β€” 109,434 ratings
167.
Midwives
Midwives really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 162,267 ratings
168.
Einstein’s Dreams
Einstein’s Dreams 4.06 avg rating β€” 42,072 ratings
169.
Jazz (Beloved Trilogy, #2)
Jazz (Beloved Trilogy, #2) 3.90 avg rating β€” 36,222 ratings
170.
Soul Music (Discworld, #16; Death, #3)
Soul Music (Discworld, #16; Death, #3) 4.06 avg rating β€” 85,065 ratings
171.
American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1)
American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 19,747 ratings
172.
The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1)
The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 91,893 ratings
173.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating β€” 43,396 ratings
174.
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance 3.94 avg rating β€” 229,603 ratings
175.
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha 3.75 avg rating β€” 23,933 ratings
176.
Sleepers
Sleepers 4.27 avg rating β€” 16,798 ratings
177.
The Elementary Particles
The Elementary Particles 3.80 avg rating β€” 48,804 ratings
178.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5) 4.38 avg rating β€” 334,637 ratings
179.
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: The Long Halloween
by: Jeph Loeb
4.34 avg rating β€” 107,422 ratings
180.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1) 3.98 avg rating β€” 37,168 ratings
181.
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister 3.54 avg rating β€” 61,936 ratings
181.
Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2)
Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 83,505 ratings
183.
Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6)
Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6) 4.19 avg rating β€” 190,864 ratings
184.
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way 3.91 avg rating β€” 43,551 ratings
185.
Push
Push
by: Sapphire
3.87 avg rating β€” 58,125 ratings
186.
At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)
At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)
by: Jan Karon
4.13 avg rating β€” 68,447 ratings
187.
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 251,980 ratings
188.
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer 4.16 avg rating β€” 92,359 ratings
189.
Survivor
Survivor 3.93 avg rating β€” 122,579 ratings
190.
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ 4.31 avg rating β€” 36,788 ratings
191.
Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons 3.96 avg rating β€” 83,917 ratings
192.
Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet 4.05 avg rating β€” 76,484 ratings
193.
Frindle
Frindle 3.85 avg rating β€” 123,732 ratings
194.
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments 4.14 avg rating β€” 52,657 ratings
195.
Imajica
Imajica 4.17 avg rating β€” 24,045 ratings
196.
Relic (Pendergast, #1)
Relic (Pendergast, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 113,837 ratings
197.
The Rings of Saturn
The Rings of Saturn 4.23 avg rating β€” 16,857 ratings
198.
Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1)
Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 96,151 ratings
199.
The Horse Whisperer
The Horse Whisperer 3.86 avg rating β€” 60,741 ratings
200.
The Children of Men
The Children of Men 3.67 avg rating β€” 51,098 ratings
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