Best Books of the Decade: 2000s

101.
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 438,706 ratings
102.
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream 3.83 avg rating — 168,476 ratings
103.
Peace Like a River
Peace Like a River 4.03 avg rating — 99,182 ratings
104.
City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3)
City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 1,003,298 ratings
105.
City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2)
City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 981,137 ratings
106.
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4) 4.42 avg rating — 1,187,189 ratings
107.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating — 556,589 ratings
108.
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith 4.01 avg rating — 220,425 ratings
109.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 933,451 ratings
110.
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 1,178,899 ratings
111.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life 4.05 avg rating — 112,349 ratings
112.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything 4.22 avg rating — 412,798 ratings
113.
Suite Française
Suite Française 3.86 avg rating — 77,015 ratings
114.
The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)
The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12) 4.08 avg rating — 114,705 ratings
115.
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Gilead (Gilead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 121,009 ratings
116.
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 476,656 ratings
117.
Plain Truth
Plain Truth really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 192,091 ratings
118.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal 4.23 avg rating — 179,752 ratings
119.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating — 310,096 ratings
120.
The Book of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things, #1)
The Book of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 84,460 ratings
121.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating — 207,189 ratings
122.
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 777,238 ratings
123.
Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2)
Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 368,729 ratings
124.
Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 558,617 ratings
125.
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog 4.14 avg rating — 475,386 ratings
126.
Mystic River
Mystic River 4.17 avg rating — 158,954 ratings
127.
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
by: Dan Brown
3.76 avg rating — 640,148 ratings
128.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
The Invention of Hugo Cabret 4.22 avg rating — 188,159 ratings
129.
Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3)
Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 378,082 ratings
130.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog 3.80 avg rating — 195,781 ratings
131.
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136,051 ratings
132.
Prodigal Summer
Prodigal Summer 4.05 avg rating — 123,736 ratings
133.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 507,229 ratings
134.
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1)
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 795,753 ratings
135.
The Secret Magdalene
The Secret Magdalene 4.14 avg rating — 4,706 ratings
136.
The Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux 4.07 avg rating — 210,297 ratings
137.
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4)
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4) 4.30 avg rating — 324,244 ratings
138.
Still Alice
Still Alice 4.32 avg rating — 355,924 ratings
139.
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books 3.66 avg rating — 138,461 ratings
140.
The Known World
The Known World 3.84 avg rating — 44,315 ratings
141.
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Yiddish Policemen's Union 3.72 avg rating — 79,298 ratings
142.
People of the Book
People of the Book 4.04 avg rating — 153,716 ratings
143.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 4.06 avg rating — 281,411 ratings
144.
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 1,637,900 ratings
145.
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
146.
The White Tiger
The White Tiger 3.77 avg rating — 200,079 ratings
147.
Little Bee
Little Bee 3.72 avg rating — 247,066 ratings
148.
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 556,205 ratings
149.
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1)
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 259,584 ratings
150.
A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces 3.69 avg rating — 260,936 ratings
151.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,496 ratings
152.
The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 295,190 ratings
153.
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking 3.93 avg rating — 284,899 ratings
154.
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 493,478 ratings
155.
The Complete Persepolis
The Complete Persepolis 4.40 avg rating — 199,552 ratings
156.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation 3.87 avg rating — 106,063 ratings
157.
Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why
by: Jay Asher
3.84 avg rating — 1,013,835 ratings
158.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 4.08 avg rating — 197,123 ratings
159.
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 897,015 ratings
160.
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 — 844,193 ratings
161.
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 131,936 ratings
162.
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 735,730 ratings
163.
Naked
Naked 4.10 avg rating — 271,050 ratings
164.
Marked (House of Night, #1)
Marked (House of Night, #1)
by: P.C. Cast
3.82 avg rating — 517,819 ratings
165.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,436 ratings
166.
Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 119,776 ratings
167.
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 4.16 avg rating — 192,409 ratings
168.
1776
1776 4.10 avg rating — 243,308 ratings
169.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers 4.06 avg rating — 234,429 ratings
170.
In the Woods
In the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 429,558 ratings
171.
A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1)
A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 122,552 ratings
172.
Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)
Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 480,997 ratings
173.
Inkspell (Inkworld, #2)
Inkspell (Inkworld, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 133,563 ratings
174.
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Special Topics in Calamity Physics 3.70 avg rating — 48,384 ratings
175.
The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10)
The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10) 4.05 avg rating — 133,224 ratings
176.
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1)
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 138,217 ratings
177.
The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)
The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5) 4.26 avg rating — 223,037 ratings
178.
Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3)
Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 405,836 ratings
179.
Those Who Save Us
Those Who Save Us 4.11 avg rating — 102,912 ratings
180.
Outliers: The Story of Success
Outliers: The Story of Success 4.19 avg rating — 845,703 ratings
181.
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White 3.89 avg rating — 44,666 ratings
182.
P.S. I Love You (P.S. I Love You, #1)
P.S. I Love You (P.S. I Love You, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 393,570 ratings
183.
The Forgotten Garden
The Forgotten Garden 4.15 avg rating — 234,147 ratings
184.
The Gargoyle
The Gargoyle 3.97 avg rating — 50,382 ratings
185.
Choke
Choke 3.71 avg rating — 218,448 ratings
186.
Unaccustomed Earth
Unaccustomed Earth 4.14 avg rating — 95,607 ratings
187.
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 371,064 ratings
188.
Tithe (Modern Faerie Tales, #1)
Tithe (Modern Faerie Tales, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 104,867 ratings
189.
The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3)
The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 207,181 ratings
190.
Just Listen
Just Listen 4.05 avg rating — 249,759 ratings
191.
Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,221 ratings
192.
The God Delusion
The God Delusion 3.90 avg rating — 279,309 ratings
193.
Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)
Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)
by: J.R. Ward
4.16 avg rating — 350,695 ratings
194.
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 215,705 ratings
195.
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes 4.47 avg rating — 90,238 ratings
196.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6)
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6) 4.44 avg rating — 188,399 ratings
197.
The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America 3.81 avg rating — 67,291 ratings
198.
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) 4.29 avg rating — 166,686 ratings
199.
Under the Dome
Under the Dome 3.93 avg rating — 317,765 ratings
200.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns 3.70 avg rating — 1,464,989 ratings
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