Best Books of the 21st Century

101.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,413 ratings
102.
People of the Book
People of the Book 4.04 avg rating — 153,717 ratings
103.
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone 4.33 avg rating — 417,346 ratings
104.
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 866,372 ratings
105.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 786,986 ratings
106.
Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,474 ratings
107.
Unaccustomed Earth
Unaccustomed Earth 4.14 avg rating — 95,607 ratings
108.
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,463 ratings
109.
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith 4.01 avg rating — 220,427 ratings
110.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating — 207,190 ratings
111.
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) 4.34 avg rating — 725,276 ratings
112.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life 4.05 avg rating — 112,349 ratings
113.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Five People You Meet in Heaven 4.01 avg rating — 781,535 ratings
114.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 268,971 ratings
115.
On Beauty
On Beauty 3.78 avg rating — 89,013 ratings
116.
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5) 4.55 avg rating — 1,114,874 ratings
117.
Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders 4.01 avg rating — 171,863 ratings
118.
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
119.
The Known World
The Known World 3.84 avg rating — 44,315 ratings
120.
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 476,657 ratings
121.
Freedom
Freedom 3.79 avg rating — 173,386 ratings
122.
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 1,637,902 ratings
123.
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 1,318,213 ratings
124.
The Millennium Trilogy (Millennium Trilogy, #1-3)
The Millennium Trilogy (Millennium Trilogy, #1-3) 4.47 avg rating — 57,006 ratings
125.
Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why
by: Jay Asher
3.84 avg rating — 1,013,839 ratings
126.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating — 556,591 ratings
127.
Shantaram
Shantaram 4.28 avg rating — 233,145 ratings
128.
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 1,178,926 ratings
129.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend 4.23 avg rating — 167,136 ratings
130.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog 3.80 avg rating — 195,781 ratings
131.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane 4.02 avg rating — 650,357 ratings
132.
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
by: Dan Brown
3.76 avg rating — 640,153 ratings
133.
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1)
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 259,583 ratings
134.
The Last Lecture
The Last Lecture 4.26 avg rating — 359,302 ratings
135.
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 — 1,187,206 ratings
136.
Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3)
Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 378,083 ratings
137.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,497 ratings
138.
Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2)
Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 368,731 ratings
139.
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 3.95 avg rating — 333,028 ratings
140.
2666
2666 4.21 avg rating — 46,692 ratings
141.
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,762,112 ratings
142.
The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America 3.81 avg rating — 67,292 ratings
143.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,336,757 ratings
144.
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books 3.66 avg rating — 138,462 ratings
145.
Uglies (Uglies, #1)
Uglies (Uglies, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 701,251 ratings
146.
A Visit from the Goon Squad
A Visit from the Goon Squad 3.70 avg rating — 244,136 ratings
147.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 507,231 ratings
148.
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 438,710 ratings
149.
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 735,734 ratings
150.
Let the Great World Spin
Let the Great World Spin 3.96 avg rating — 108,622 ratings
151.
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) 4.55 avg rating — 604,298 ratings
152.
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 556,208 ratings
153.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,442 ratings
154.
The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War
The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War 3.81 avg rating — 4,036 ratings
155.
City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4)
City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 631,869 ratings
156.
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4)
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4) 4.30 avg rating — 324,244 ratings
157.
Peace Like a River
Peace Like a River 4.03 avg rating — 99,183 ratings
158.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,439 ratings
159.
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors 3.77 avg rating — 400,419 ratings
160.
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 919,801 ratings
161.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating — 311,624 ratings
162.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
The Invention of Hugo Cabret 4.22 avg rating — 188,161 ratings
163.
Suite Française
Suite Française 3.86 avg rating — 77,015 ratings
164.
The Passage (The Passage, #1)
The Passage (The Passage, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 220,284 ratings
165.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train 3.96 avg rating — 3,202,199 ratings
166.
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Yiddish Policemen's Union 3.72 avg rating — 79,299 ratings
167.
One Day
One Day 3.87 avg rating — 399,191 ratings
168.
Shutter Island
Shutter Island 4.13 avg rating — 215,595 ratings
169.
Mystic River
Mystic River 4.17 avg rating — 158,958 ratings
170.
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136,051 ratings
171.
The Forgotten Garden
The Forgotten Garden 4.15 avg rating — 234,152 ratings
172.
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 897,028 ratings
173.
Little Bee
Little Bee 3.72 avg rating — 247,067 ratings
174.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,861,089 ratings
175.
Black Swan Green
Black Swan Green 3.98 avg rating — 43,417 ratings
176.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating — 1,893,779 ratings
177.
Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5)
Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5) 4.32 avg rating — 304,997 ratings
178.
Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,221 ratings
179.
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
180.
Delirium (Delirium, #1)
Delirium (Delirium, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 476,693 ratings
181.
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,808,722 ratings
182.
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,187,562 ratings
183.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In 4.04 avg rating — 118,284 ratings
184.
Wonder (Wonder, #1)
Wonder (Wonder, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 1,169,807 ratings
185.
Matched (Matched, #1)
Matched (Matched, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 809,378 ratings
186.
Saturday
Saturday 3.64 avg rating — 72,551 ratings
187.
Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)
Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 578,191 ratings
188.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,284 ratings
189.
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 542,038 ratings
190.
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,828 ratings
191.
Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1)
Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 274,557 ratings
192.
The Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux 4.07 avg rating — 210,298 ratings
193.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers 4.06 avg rating — 234,432 ratings
194.
High in School
High in School 3.61 avg rating — 1,958 ratings
195.
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,982 ratings
196.
Snow
Snow 3.62 avg rating — 48,682 ratings
197.
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 955,657 ratings
198.
The Bookseller of Kabul
The Bookseller of Kabul 3.77 avg rating — 56,001 ratings
199.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating — 401,446 ratings
200.
Flow Down Like Silver
Flow Down Like Silver 4.01 avg rating — 4,508 ratings
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