Best Books of the Decade: 1990s

400.
Message in a Bottle
Message in a Bottle 3.98 avg rating — 245,805 ratings
402.
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe 3.85 avg rating — 78,062 ratings
402.
For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley, #5)
For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley, #5) 4.03 avg rating — 17,641 ratings
404.
Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee, #10)
Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee, #10) 4.06 avg rating — 12,547 ratings
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Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch 3.77 avg rating — 43,131 ratings
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Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Ishmael, #1)
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Ishmael, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 102,552 ratings
407.
High Five (Stephanie Plum, #5)
High Five (Stephanie Plum, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 134,731 ratings
408.
Dragon Rider (Dragon Rider, #1)
Dragon Rider (Dragon Rider, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 85,170 ratings
409.
Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me
Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me 3.94 avg rating — 8,419 ratings
410.
Blood Work (Harry Bosch Universe, #7)
Blood Work (Harry Bosch Universe, #7) 4.16 avg rating — 60,428 ratings
410.
A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)
A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 45,260 ratings
412.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 269,017 ratings
413.
The Street Lawyer
The Street Lawyer 3.89 avg rating — 120,916 ratings
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Being Dead
Being Dead
by: Jim Crace
3.73 avg rating — 5,342 ratings
414.
A Civil Action
A Civil Action 3.99 avg rating — 16,814 ratings
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The Face of a Stranger (William Monk, #1)
The Face of a Stranger (William Monk, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 19,091 ratings
417.
Martin the Warrior (Redwall, #6)
Martin the Warrior (Redwall, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 44,754 ratings
418.
Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2)
Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 110,090 ratings
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Fall on Your Knees
Fall on Your Knees 3.97 avg rating — 67,612 ratings
420.
The Firm (The Firm, #1)
The Firm (The Firm, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 109,601 ratings
421.
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #1)
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 134,868 ratings
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Desperation
Desperation 3.86 avg rating — 150,537 ratings
423.
Black Dogs
Black Dogs 3.45 avg rating — 13,447 ratings
423.
An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales
An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales 4.15 avg rating — 23,340 ratings
425.
The Gold Bug Variations
The Gold Bug Variations 4.02 avg rating — 2,198 ratings
425.
The Van (The Barrytown Trilogy, #3)
The Van (The Barrytown Trilogy, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 7,708 ratings
425.
Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women
Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women 4.05 avg rating — 14,927 ratings
428.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark 4.29 avg rating — 78,418 ratings
429.
Songs in Ordinary Time
Songs in Ordinary Time 3.71 avg rating — 32,382 ratings
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The Information
The Information 3.61 avg rating — 6,432 ratings
431.
InuYasha, Vol. 1: Turning Back Time (InuYasha, #1)
InuYasha, Vol. 1: Turning Back Time (InuYasha, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 72,579 ratings
432.
Birds of America: Stories
Birds of America: Stories 4.09 avg rating — 16,399 ratings
433.
Before Night Falls
Before Night Falls 4.21 avg rating — 7,135 ratings
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Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4)
Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4) 3.78 avg rating — 112,529 ratings
435.
Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned
Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned 3.87 avg rating — 8,941 ratings
436.
Ladder of Years
Ladder of Years 3.73 avg rating — 19,195 ratings
436.
Stalking Darkness (Nightrunner, #2)
Stalking Darkness (Nightrunner, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 16,395 ratings
438.
The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1)
The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 45,198 ratings
439.
River God (Ancient Egypt, #1)
River God (Ancient Egypt, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 42,965 ratings
439.
Pope Joan
Pope Joan 4.10 avg rating — 73,858 ratings
441.
Tales from Watership Down (Watership Down, #2)
Tales from Watership Down (Watership Down, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 9,372 ratings
442.
Born in Fire (Born In Trilogy, #1)
Born in Fire (Born In Trilogy, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 77,203 ratings
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Night Over Water
Night Over Water 3.91 avg rating — 29,368 ratings
442.
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus 3.83 avg rating — 35,354 ratings
445.
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men 3.84 avg rating — 31,109 ratings
446.
False Memory
False Memory 3.91 avg rating — 48,322 ratings
447.
Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3)
Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3)
by: Lee Child
4.12 avg rating — 138,179 ratings
448.
3001: The Final Odyssey
3001: The Final Odyssey 3.59 avg rating — 27,666 ratings
449.
First King of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #0)
First King of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #0) 3.98 avg rating — 31,210 ratings
450.
Picture Perfect
Picture Perfect 3.57 avg rating — 70,001 ratings
451.
The Liar
The Liar 3.64 avg rating — 13,476 ratings
452.
Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist (Mrs. Pollifax, #13)
Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist (Mrs. Pollifax, #13) 4.09 avg rating — 4,688 ratings
452.
Vertigo
Vertigo really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,934 ratings
454.
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Behind the Scenes at the Museum 3.98 avg rating — 42,721 ratings
455.
Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States
Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States 3.92 avg rating — 15,801 ratings
456.
The Children of Henry VIII
The Children of Henry VIII 4.01 avg rating — 15,352 ratings
456.
Election
Election 3.81 avg rating — 12,686 ratings
458.
Clockers
Clockers 4.09 avg rating — 9,555 ratings
459.
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest 4.44 avg rating — 136,020 ratings
460.
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type 4.28 avg rating — 94,540 ratings
461.
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married 3.78 avg rating — 51,205 ratings
461.
Hearts in Atlantis
Hearts in Atlantis 3.86 avg rating — 100,974 ratings
461.
The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison County 3.71 avg rating — 104,272 ratings
464.
The Holy Thief (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #19)
The Holy Thief (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #19) 4.13 avg rating — 5,427 ratings
465.
Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2)
Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 349,757 ratings
466.
Coming Home
Coming Home 4.38 avg rating — 25,421 ratings
467.
Music & Silence
Music & Silence 3.95 avg rating — 4,801 ratings
468.
Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley, #6)
Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley, #6) 3.95 avg rating — 15,222 ratings
468.
Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga, #11)
Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga, #11) 4.29 avg rating — 18,308 ratings
468.
Castle in the Air (Howl's Moving Castle, #2)
Castle in the Air (Howl's Moving Castle, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 64,851 ratings
468.
The Sandman, Vol. 4: Season of Mists
The Sandman, Vol. 4: Season of Mists 4.53 avg rating — 80,215 ratings
472.
Honest Illusions
Honest Illusions 4.05 avg rating — 17,483 ratings
473.
Women Who Run With the Wolves
Women Who Run With the Wolves 4.11 avg rating — 90,554 ratings
474.
Rainbow Six (John Clark, #2; Jack Ryan Universe, #10)
Rainbow Six (John Clark, #2; Jack Ryan Universe, #10) 4.14 avg rating — 57,193 ratings
475.
Lucy
Lucy 3.83 avg rating — 13,953 ratings
476.
Have a Nice Day!: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks
Have a Nice Day!: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks 4.30 avg rating — 10,460 ratings
477.
Freak the Mighty (Freak the Mighty, #1)
Freak the Mighty (Freak the Mighty, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 56,224 ratings
478.
The King's Buccaneer (Krondor's Sons, #2)
The King's Buccaneer (Krondor's Sons, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 25,830 ratings
479.
Into the Wilderness (Wilderness, #1)
Into the Wilderness (Wilderness, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 42,998 ratings
479.
Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1)
Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 86,923 ratings
481.
Winter Moon
Winter Moon 3.86 avg rating — 18,955 ratings
482.
The Tiger in the Well (Sally Lockhart, #3)
The Tiger in the Well (Sally Lockhart, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 13,409 ratings
483.
A Dangerous Fortune
A Dangerous Fortune 4.16 avg rating — 54,511 ratings
484.
Tribulation Force (Left Behind, #2)
Tribulation Force (Left Behind, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 45,004 ratings
484.
Omeros
Omeros 3.98 avg rating — 3,240 ratings
486.
Night Prey (Lucas Davenport, #6)
Night Prey (Lucas Davenport, #6) 4.20 avg rating — 24,703 ratings
486.
The Outsider (Roswell High, #1)
The Outsider (Roswell High, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 3,188 ratings
488.
Evening Class
Evening Class 4.02 avg rating — 44,360 ratings
489.
Girlfriend in a Coma
Girlfriend in a Coma 3.62 avg rating — 19,904 ratings
490.
Wise Children
Wise Children 3.90 avg rating — 9,435 ratings
491.
A Patchwork Planet
A Patchwork Planet 3.80 avg rating — 15,145 ratings
492.
Mistress of the Empire (The Empire Trilogy, #3)
Mistress of the Empire (The Empire Trilogy, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 27,823 ratings
493.
Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 67,978 ratings
494.
Waiting to Exhale (Waiting to Exhale, #1)
Waiting to Exhale (Waiting to Exhale, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 17,749 ratings
494.
Naïve. Super
Naïve. Super 3.86 avg rating — 24,319 ratings
496.
City of Golden Shadow (Otherland, #1)
City of Golden Shadow (Otherland, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 28,511 ratings
497.
Calling on Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #3)
Calling on Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 44,091 ratings
498.
Traitor's Moon (Nightrunner, #3)
Traitor's Moon (Nightrunner, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 11,966 ratings
499.
Inversions (Culture, #6)
Inversions (Culture, #6) 3.96 avg rating — 19,770 ratings
500.
The Antelope Wife
The Antelope Wife 3.81 avg rating — 5,182 ratings
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