Best Books of the Decade: 1990s

201.
All the Weyrs of Pern (Pern, #11)
All the Weyrs of Pern (Pern, #11) 4.23 avg rating — 26,835 ratings
202.
Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy 3.77 avg rating — 329,137 ratings
203.
House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog 3.86 avg rating — 135,351 ratings
204.
Prozac Nation
Prozac Nation 3.64 avg rating — 63,384 ratings
204.
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
by: Lee Child
4.08 avg rating — 343,573 ratings
206.
Skinny Legs and All
Skinny Legs and All 4.07 avg rating — 43,537 ratings
207.
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 211,571 ratings
208.
Invisible Monsters
Invisible Monsters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 149,310 ratings
209.
Lucky
Lucky 3.77 avg rating — 101,355 ratings
210.
The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy
The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy 4.38 avg rating — 2,975 ratings
211.
Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
by: J.D. Robb
4.13 avg rating — 201,499 ratings
212.
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Nightmares and Dreamscapes 3.95 avg rating — 86,668 ratings
213.
Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)
Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 228,828 ratings
214.
The Runaway Jury
The Runaway Jury 4.03 avg rating — 312,171 ratings
215.
Suite Française
Suite Française 3.86 avg rating — 77,015 ratings
216.
The Masterharper of Pern (Pern, #14)
The Masterharper of Pern (Pern, #14) 4.26 avg rating — 25,350 ratings
217.
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate 4.28 avg rating — 468,521 ratings
218.
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster 4.40 avg rating — 62,914 ratings
219.
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom 4.36 avg rating — 92,319 ratings
220.
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away 3.90 avg rating — 68,628 ratings
221.
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 190,797 ratings
222.
Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)
Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 100,186 ratings
223.
Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small, #8)
Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small, #8) 4.50 avg rating — 17,221 ratings
224.
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa 4.19 avg rating — 66,205 ratings
225.
The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time, #5)
The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time, #5) 4.20 avg rating — 205,632 ratings
226.
Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #6)
Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #6) 4.22 avg rating — 75,281 ratings
227.
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer 4.03 avg rating — 45,116 ratings
228.
A Home at the End of the World
A Home at the End of the World 3.95 avg rating — 21,670 ratings
229.
Deerskin
Deerskin 3.94 avg rating — 24,046 ratings
230.
A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, #7)
A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, #7) 4.07 avg rating — 181,296 ratings
231.
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) 4.29 avg rating — 166,690 ratings
232.
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales 4.20 avg rating — 95,713 ratings
233.
Jesus’ Son
Jesus’ Son 4.13 avg rating — 39,233 ratings
234.
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 3.84 avg rating — 120,599 ratings
235.
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) 4.30 avg rating — 30,484 ratings
236.
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 98,545 ratings
237.
Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4)
Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 41,498 ratings
238.
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 141,836 ratings
239.
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 131,939 ratings
240.
Tara Road
Tara Road 3.94 avg rating — 81,862 ratings
241.
Saint Maybe
Saint Maybe 3.89 avg rating — 18,642 ratings
242.
The Thief of Always
The Thief of Always 4.21 avg rating — 36,363 ratings
243.
The Color of Water
The Color of Water 4.15 avg rating — 131,549 ratings
244.
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes 4.71 avg rating — 22,603 ratings
245.
These High, Green Hills (Mitford Years, #3)
These High, Green Hills (Mitford Years, #3)
by: Jan Karon
4.31 avg rating — 23,697 ratings
246.
The Tale of the Body Thief (The Vampire Chronicles, #4)
The Tale of the Body Thief (The Vampire Chronicles, #4)
by: Anne Rice
3.76 avg rating — 90,884 ratings
247.
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.10 avg rating — 122,714 ratings
248.
Angels Flight (Harry Bosch, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #8)
Angels Flight (Harry Bosch, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #8) 4.23 avg rating — 67,001 ratings
249.
Beach Music
Beach Music 4.18 avg rating — 53,726 ratings
250.
The Stone Diaries
The Stone Diaries 3.89 avg rating — 41,484 ratings
250.
Immortality
Immortality 4.14 avg rating — 41,924 ratings
252.
South of the Border, West of the Sun
South of the Border, West of the Sun 3.86 avg rating — 145,056 ratings
253.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys 3.93 avg rating — 36,825 ratings
254.
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 53,364 ratings
255.
Mason & Dixon
Mason & Dixon 4.13 avg rating — 12,150 ratings
255.
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted 3.94 avg rating — 269,381 ratings
257.
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 80,276 ratings
257.
Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3)
Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 95,924 ratings
259.
Rose Madder
Rose Madder 3.76 avg rating — 121,351 ratings
260.
Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game 3.58 avg rating — 174,729 ratings
261.
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women, #1)
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 134,715 ratings
262.
Brain Droppings
Brain Droppings 4.07 avg rating — 18,197 ratings
263.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating — 310,105 ratings
264.
Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1)
Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 24,662 ratings
265.
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness 3.99 avg rating — 30,921 ratings
266.
Pigs in Heaven (Greer Family, #2)
Pigs in Heaven (Greer Family, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 67,114 ratings
267.
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 51,309 ratings
268.
A Son of the Circus
A Son of the Circus 3.67 avg rating — 21,095 ratings
269.
The Dolphins of Pern (Pern, #12)
The Dolphins of Pern (Pern, #12) 4.03 avg rating — 19,121 ratings
270.
Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 154,374 ratings
271.
A History of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
A History of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam 3.89 avg rating — 51,731 ratings
272.
A Light in the Window (Mitford Years, #2)
A Light in the Window (Mitford Years, #2)
by: Jan Karon
4.26 avg rating — 28,513 ratings
272.
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 29,358 ratings
272.
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets 4.36 avg rating — 19,837 ratings
275.
Animal Dreams
Animal Dreams 4.08 avg rating — 76,494 ratings
276.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam 3.47 avg rating — 58,437 ratings
277.
The Emigrants
The Emigrants 4.16 avg rating — 11,060 ratings
278.
Original Sin (Adam Dalgliesh, #9)
Original Sin (Adam Dalgliesh, #9) 3.91 avg rating — 12,408 ratings
279.
Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye
Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye 4.17 avg rating — 68,196 ratings
280.
Four to Score (Stephanie Plum, #4)
Four to Score (Stephanie Plum, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 149,100 ratings
281.
Bird by Bird
Bird by Bird 4.24 avg rating — 108,476 ratings
282.
The Druid of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #2)
The Druid of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 33,752 ratings
283.
There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America
There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America 4.30 avg rating — 15,925 ratings
284.
Vineland
Vineland 3.75 avg rating — 14,012 ratings
285.
Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1)
Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 22,971 ratings
286.
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (Pern, #11.5)
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (Pern, #11.5) 4.08 avg rating — 17,914 ratings
286.
Sostiene Pereira
Sostiene Pereira 4.19 avg rating — 34,109 ratings
286.
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 132,090 ratings
289.
Four Past Midnight
Four Past Midnight 3.95 avg rating — 114,550 ratings
290.
Close Range: Wyoming Stories
Close Range: Wyoming Stories 3.99 avg rating — 18,092 ratings
291.
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures 4.20 avg rating — 87,595 ratings
292.
From Hell
From Hell 4.19 avg rating — 43,724 ratings
292.
The Talismans of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #4)
The Talismans of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #4) 4.04 avg rating — 40,741 ratings
294.
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1)
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 37,079 ratings
295.
The Art of Happiness
The Art of Happiness 4.17 avg rating — 123,019 ratings
296.
A New Song (Mitford Years, #5)
A New Song (Mitford Years, #5)
by: Jan Karon
4.31 avg rating — 23,896 ratings
297.
Holidays on Ice
Holidays on Ice 3.89 avg rating — 129,588 ratings
298.
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying 3.98 avg rating — 63,053 ratings
299.
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1)
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 92,482 ratings
300.
Waiting
Waiting
by: Ha Jin
3.54 avg rating — 23,307 ratings
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