The Guardian: The Books of the Decade (2000s)

1.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 4,009,343 ratings
2.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,401,976 ratings
3.
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 376,625 ratings
4.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 551,961 ratings
5.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,761 ratings
6.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 3.69 avg rating — 182,714 ratings
7.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,278 ratings
8.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,517 ratings
9.
White Teeth
White Teeth 3.79 avg rating — 170,743 ratings
10.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,719 ratings
11.
The Corrections
The Corrections 3.84 avg rating — 194,241 ratings
12.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 4.01 avg rating — 885,811 ratings
13.
The Line of Beauty
The Line of Beauty 3.77 avg rating — 30,643 ratings
14.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,670 ratings
15.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist 3.73 avg rating — 82,633 ratings
16.
Austerlitz
Austerlitz 3.98 avg rating — 25,612 ratings
17.
2666
2666 4.21 avg rating — 46,697 ratings
18.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation 3.87 avg rating — 106,066 ratings
19.
Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)
Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 151,310 ratings
20.
The God Delusion
The God Delusion 3.90 avg rating — 279,320 ratings
20.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,446 ratings
22.
Home (Gilead, #2)
Home (Gilead, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 29,639 ratings
23.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 224,927 ratings
24.
No Logo
No Logo 3.89 avg rating — 32,432 ratings
24.
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
by: Tony Judt
4.38 avg rating — 13,387 ratings
26.
London Orbital
London Orbital 3.68 avg rating — 833 ratings
27.
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
by: Alex Ross
4.10 avg rating — 15,700 ratings
28.
Netherland
Netherland 3.41 avg rating — 18,624 ratings
29.
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
30.
The Blair Years: The Alastair Campbell Diaries
The Blair Years: The Alastair Campbell Diaries 3.89 avg rating — 1,550 ratings
31.
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance 3.94 avg rating — 229,608 ratings
32.
Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,231 ratings
33.
How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking
How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking 3.93 avg rating — 40,027 ratings
34.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,441 ratings
35.
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
36.
The Revenge of Gaia
The Revenge of Gaia 3.81 avg rating — 1,882 ratings
37.
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference 4.01 avg rating — 844,235 ratings
38.
Saturday
Saturday 3.64 avg rating — 72,554 ratings
39.
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking 3.93 avg rating — 284,941 ratings
40.
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science 3.97 avg rating — 9,815 ratings
41.
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream 3.83 avg rating — 168,477 ratings
42.
Being Jordan: My Autobiography (Katie Price Autobiographies #1)
Being Jordan: My Autobiography (Katie Price Autobiographies #1) 3.46 avg rating — 1,653 ratings
43.
Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise
Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise 3.77 avg rating — 1,668 ratings
44.
Earth: An Intimate History
Earth: An Intimate History 3.90 avg rating — 1,334 ratings
45.
Experience
Experience 3.90 avg rating — 4,012 ratings
46.
The Forever War
The Forever War 4.13 avg rating — 11,315 ratings
47.
Landing Light
Landing Light 3.91 avg rating — 235 ratings
48.
A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother
A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother 3.94 avg rating — 6,883 ratings
49.
Small Island
Small Island 4.01 avg rating — 37,169 ratings
50.
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective 3.51 avg rating — 24,676 ratings
51.
Untold Stories
Untold Stories 4.13 avg rating — 1,858 ratings
52.
The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth
The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth 3.92 avg rating — 3,336 ratings