Best Books of 2000

1.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,857 ratings
2.
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by: Dan Brown
3.95 avg rating — 3,343,989 ratings
3.
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 — 830,573 ratings
4.
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 376,658 ratings
5.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,883 ratings
6.
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Me Talk Pretty One Day 4.01 avg rating — 714,109 ratings
7.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating — 310,146 ratings
8.
The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1)
The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1)
by: Meg Cabot
3.81 avg rating — 260,732 ratings
9.
The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3)
The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 207,209 ratings
10.
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly 4.18 avg rating — 359,910 ratings
11.
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie 4.10 avg rating — 274,173 ratings
12.
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 371,105 ratings
13.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,484 ratings
14.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 3.69 avg rating — 182,719 ratings
15.
Prodigal Summer
Prodigal Summer 4.05 avg rating — 123,770 ratings
16.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,169 ratings
17.
Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)
Stargirl (Stargirl, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 334,146 ratings
18.
White Teeth
White Teeth 3.79 avg rating — 170,759 ratings
19.
The Truth (Discworld, #25)
The Truth (Discworld, #25) 4.41 avg rating — 22,616 ratings
20.
The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)
The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4) 3.86 avg rating — 181,143 ratings
21.
Winter's Heart (The Wheel of Time, #9)
Winter's Heart (The Wheel of Time, #9) 3.97 avg rating — 150,505 ratings
22.
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 — 844,291 ratings
23.
Page (Protector of the Small, #2)
Page (Protector of the Small, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 51,449 ratings
24.
Hot Six (Stephanie Plum, #6)
Hot Six (Stephanie Plum, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 136,830 ratings
25.
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 80,907 ratings
26.
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 74,048 ratings
27.
The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)
The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5) 4.01 avg rating — 170,745 ratings
28.
Baudolino
Baudolino 3.80 avg rating — 24,891 ratings
29.
In a Sunburned Country
In a Sunburned Country 4.07 avg rating — 119,164 ratings
30.
The Queen of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, #2)
The Queen of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 49,147 ratings
31.
Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan, #3)
Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 38,747 ratings
32.
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 44,600 ratings
33.
Fever 1793
Fever 1793 3.93 avg rating — 131,296 ratings
34.
Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3)
Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 84,007 ratings
34.
A Darkness More Than Night (Harry Bosch, #7; Harry Bosch Universe, #10)
A Darkness More Than Night (Harry Bosch, #7; Harry Bosch Universe, #10) 4.16 avg rating — 65,747 ratings
36.
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 466,709 ratings
37.
The Brethren
The Brethren 3.77 avg rating — 99,715 ratings
38.
True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang 3.83 avg rating — 23,802 ratings
39.
Plain Truth
Plain Truth really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 192,115 ratings
40.
Shadowland (The Mediator, #1)
Shadowland (The Mediator, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 70,887 ratings
41.
Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers 4.22 avg rating — 62,882 ratings
42.
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 59,906 ratings
43.
Open House
Open House 3.70 avg rating — 60,784 ratings
44.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by: Dai Sijie
3.64 avg rating — 67,014 ratings
45.
Scarlet Feather
Scarlet Feather 4.01 avg rating — 29,869 ratings
46.
Spindle's End
Spindle's End 3.83 avg rating — 25,089 ratings
47.
Judgment in Death (In Death, #11)
Judgment in Death (In Death, #11)
by: J.D. Robb
4.37 avg rating — 40,188 ratings
48.
Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2)
Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 204,975 ratings
49.
Year of the Griffin (Derkholm, #2)
Year of the Griffin (Derkholm, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 9,652 ratings
50.
The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)
The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 660,022 ratings
51.
Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci
Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci 3.86 avg rating — 5,294 ratings
52.
Stormbreaker (Alex Rider #1)
Stormbreaker (Alex Rider #1) 3.98 avg rating — 107,135 ratings
53.
The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography 3.76 avg rating — 13,368 ratings
53.
Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising 4.04 avg rating — 111,375 ratings
55.
Witness in Death (In Death, #10)
Witness in Death (In Death, #10)
by: J.D. Robb
4.33 avg rating — 36,721 ratings
56.
The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3)
The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3)
by: Jo Nesbø
3.94 avg rating — 107,419 ratings
57.
Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World 3.69 avg rating — 2,998 ratings
58.
Look to Windward (Culture, #7)
Look to Windward (Culture, #7) 4.23 avg rating — 28,826 ratings
59.
Wish You Well
Wish You Well 4.05 avg rating — 31,077 ratings
60.
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 3.95 avg rating — 46,971 ratings
61.
Mr. Perfect
Mr. Perfect 4.05 avg rating — 37,366 ratings
62.
How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1)
How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 54,789 ratings
63.
When We Were Orphans
When We Were Orphans 3.54 avg rating — 45,948 ratings
64.
Anil's Ghost
Anil's Ghost 3.58 avg rating — 18,629 ratings
65.
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1)
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 795,836 ratings
66.
Magic Steps (The Circle Opens, #1)
Magic Steps (The Circle Opens, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 24,520 ratings
67.
Olivia (Olivia, #1)
Olivia (Olivia, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 65,872 ratings
68.
The Empty Chair (Lincoln Rhyme, #3)
The Empty Chair (Lincoln Rhyme, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 33,141 ratings
69.
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (Inspector Lynley, #10)
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (Inspector Lynley, #10) 4.13 avg rating — 16,518 ratings
70.
The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord 3.99 avg rating — 101,423 ratings
71.
P is for Peril (Kinsey Millhone, #16)
P is for Peril (Kinsey Millhone, #16) 3.89 avg rating — 29,764 ratings
72.
Carolina Moon
Carolina Moon 4.09 avg rating — 47,611 ratings
73.
Tough Cookie (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #9)
Tough Cookie (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #9) 3.92 avg rating — 8,803 ratings
74.
The Glass Palace
The Glass Palace really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27,580 ratings
75.
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
by: Loung Ung
4.35 avg rating — 52,427 ratings
76.
The Last Precinct (Kay Scarpetta, #11)
The Last Precinct (Kay Scarpetta, #11) 3.91 avg rating — 40,782 ratings
77.
Easy Prey (Lucas Davenport, #11)
Easy Prey (Lucas Davenport, #11) 4.08 avg rating — 21,613 ratings
78.
A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12)
A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12) 4.41 avg rating — 20,044 ratings
79.
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice 4.23 avg rating — 41,147 ratings
80.
Deep South (Anna Pigeon, #8)
Deep South (Anna Pigeon, #8) 3.97 avg rating — 9,041 ratings
81.
Blonde
Blonde 3.93 avg rating — 16,752 ratings
82.
Dreamland
Dreamland 3.90 avg rating — 83,653 ratings
83.
Shadow of the Hegemon (The Shadow Series, #2)
Shadow of the Hegemon (The Shadow Series, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 80,603 ratings
84.
A Year Down Yonder (A Long Way from Chicago, #2)
A Year Down Yonder (A Long Way from Chicago, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 30,705 ratings
85.
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) 4.29 avg rating — 166,699 ratings
86.
The Feast of the Goat
The Feast of the Goat 4.34 avg rating — 40,759 ratings
87.
Lord Brocktree (Redwall, #13)
Lord Brocktree (Redwall, #13) 3.99 avg rating — 51,656 ratings
88.
The Beatles Anthology
The Beatles Anthology 4.38 avg rating — 17,687 ratings
89.
The Red Tree
The Red Tree
by: Shaun Tan
4.50 avg rating — 6,547 ratings
89.
Ravelstein
Ravelstein 3.63 avg rating — 4,116 ratings
91.
Running Blind (Jack Reacher, #4)
Running Blind (Jack Reacher, #4)
by: Lee Child
4.13 avg rating — 120,132 ratings
92.
Proof
Proof really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,956 ratings
93.
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse 4.18 avg rating — 13,389 ratings
94.
Shopgirl
Shopgirl 3.42 avg rating — 39,379 ratings
95.
Boundary Waters (Cork O'Connor, #2)
Boundary Waters (Cork O'Connor, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 31,170 ratings
96.
Lost and Found
Lost and Found 3.93 avg rating — 5,276 ratings
97.
Bee Season
Bee Season 3.57 avg rating — 25,417 ratings
98.
First Lady (Wynette, Texas, #4)
First Lady (Wynette, Texas, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 13,162 ratings
99.
Skeleton Dance
Skeleton Dance 3.96 avg rating — 1,608 ratings
100.
Set in Darkness (Inspector Rebus, #11)
Set in Darkness (Inspector Rebus, #11) 4.05 avg rating — 12,564 ratings
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