Best 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 — 4,009,204 ratings
2.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,593,813 ratings
3.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 3,563,171 ratings
4.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,198 ratings
5.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 3,690,805 ratings
6.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,024 ratings
7.
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,842,992 ratings
8.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,401,858 ratings
9.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,961,939 ratings
10.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,576 ratings
11.
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,011,327 ratings
12.
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,125,796 ratings
13.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,282 ratings
14.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,772 ratings
15.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,523 ratings
16.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,219 ratings
17.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,460 ratings
18.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,614 ratings
19.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,713 ratings
20.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,452 ratings
21.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating — 657,085 ratings
22.
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 3,336,379 ratings
23.
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7)
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7) 4.73 avg rating — 299,533 ratings
24.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,794 ratings
25.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,539 ratings
26.
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) 3.75 avg rating — 1,832,568 ratings
27.
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3) 3.74 avg rating — 1,948,263 ratings
28.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 551,947 ratings
29.
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,657 ratings
30.
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by: Dan Brown
3.95 avg rating — 3,343,729 ratings
31.
American Gods
American Gods 4.10 avg rating — 978,771 ratings
32.
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) 3.61 avg rating — 2,077,956 ratings
33.
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,128,508 ratings
34.
The Host (The Host, #1)
The Host (The Host, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,039,895 ratings
35.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,877 ratings
36.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Five People You Meet in Heaven 4.01 avg rating — 781,552 ratings
37.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 3.97 avg rating — 431,580 ratings
38.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,715,934 ratings
39.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,124 ratings
40.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,931 ratings
41.
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love 3.64 avg rating — 1,819,749 ratings
42.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,148 ratings
43.
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale 3.98 avg rating — 323,007 ratings
44.
Bel Canto
Bel Canto 3.94 avg rating — 312,348 ratings
45.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,866 ratings
46.
The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 739,739 ratings
47.
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,503 ratings
48.
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 508,927 ratings
49.
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 830,481 ratings
50.
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Me Talk Pretty One Day 4.01 avg rating — 714,077 ratings
51.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating — 382,936 ratings
52.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 765,844 ratings
52.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,568 ratings
54.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,708 ratings
55.
Uglies (Uglies, #1)
Uglies (Uglies, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 701,259 ratings
56.
Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,495 ratings
57.
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 673,537 ratings
58.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating — 560,845 ratings
59.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,823 ratings
60.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 4.01 avg rating — 885,798 ratings
61.
Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore 4.12 avg rating — 528,190 ratings
62.
Nineteen Minutes
Nineteen Minutes 4.17 avg rating — 409,038 ratings
63.
Everything is Illuminated
Everything is Illuminated 3.89 avg rating — 182,761 ratings
64.
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time 3.66 avg rating — 358,687 ratings
65.
The Last Lecture
The Last Lecture 4.26 avg rating — 359,308 ratings
66.
The Namesake
The Namesake 4.02 avg rating — 280,141 ratings
67.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
The Memory Keeper's Daughter 3.70 avg rating — 609,230 ratings
68.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 224,919 ratings
69.
The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Art of Racing in the Rain 4.23 avg rating — 545,662 ratings
70.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 3.89 avg rating — 274,943 ratings
71.
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 281,929 ratings
72.
The Corrections
The Corrections 3.84 avg rating — 194,239 ratings
73.
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 376,617 ratings
74.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,365 ratings
75.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 268,980 ratings
76.
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors 3.77 avg rating — 400,424 ratings
77.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,160 ratings
78.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 3.69 avg rating — 182,714 ratings
79.
The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity
The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity 3.84 avg rating — 682,782 ratings
80.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals 4.19 avg rating — 208,899 ratings
81.
The History of Love
The History of Love 3.92 avg rating — 139,268 ratings
82.
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone 4.33 avg rating — 417,349 ratings
83.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend 4.23 avg rating — 167,136 ratings
84.
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key 4.18 avg rating — 489,764 ratings
85.
Shantaram
Shantaram 4.28 avg rating — 233,150 ratings
86.
The Pact
The Pact 4.03 avg rating — 323,324 ratings
87.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,436 ratings
88.
Empire Falls
Empire Falls 3.94 avg rating — 124,803 ratings
89.
White Teeth
White Teeth 3.79 avg rating — 170,738 ratings
90.
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle 3.66 avg rating — 104,096 ratings
91.
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 225,106 ratings
92.
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5) 4.55 avg rating — 1,114,905 ratings
93.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking 3.96 avg rating — 614,669 ratings
94.
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 1,318,273 ratings
95.
Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys 4.04 avg rating — 228,350 ratings
96.
John Adams
John Adams 4.08 avg rating — 373,224 ratings
97.
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 3.75 avg rating — 206,251 ratings
98.
Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders 4.01 avg rating — 171,866 ratings
99.
Daughter of Fortune
Daughter of Fortune 3.94 avg rating — 138,047 ratings
100.
What Is the What
What Is the What 4.15 avg rating — 86,449 ratings
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