The New York Times Best Works of American Fiction of the Last 25 Years

1.
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 4.16 avg rating — 204,545 ratings
2.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 477,022 ratings
3.
American Pastoral
American Pastoral 3.95 avg rating — 86,088 ratings
4.
White Noise
White Noise 3.86 avg rating — 123,859 ratings
5.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating — 291,801 ratings
6.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating — 337,503 ratings
7.
The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America 3.81 avg rating — 67,306 ratings
8.
The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain
The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain 4.45 avg rating — 6,935 ratings
9.
Underworld
Underworld 3.95 avg rating — 33,133 ratings
10.
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 44,602 ratings
11.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating — 657,131 ratings
12.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,854 ratings
13.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating — 98,671 ratings
14.
Jesus’ Son
Jesus’ Son 4.13 avg rating — 39,244 ratings
15.
Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories 4.41 avg rating — 22,206 ratings
16.
Independence Day (Frank Bascombe, #2)
Independence Day (Frank Bascombe, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 16,626 ratings
17.
Housekeeping
Housekeeping 3.81 avg rating — 57,357 ratings
18.
Rabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels
Rabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels 4.25 avg rating — 1,686 ratings
19.
Libra
Libra 4.05 avg rating — 19,596 ratings
20.
Sabbath's Theater
Sabbath's Theater 3.89 avg rating — 11,954 ratings
21.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,442 ratings
21.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,488 ratings
23.
Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4)
Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 16,294 ratings
24.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating — 114,219 ratings
25.
The Known World
The Known World 3.84 avg rating — 44,325 ratings
26.
Operation Shylock: A Confession
Operation Shylock: A Confession 3.77 avg rating — 4,965 ratings
27.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road 3.93 avg rating — 92,059 ratings
28.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,447 ratings
29.
Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3)
Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 17,703 ratings
30.
Mating
Mating 3.84 avg rating — 5,079 ratings
31.
Winter's Tale
Winter's Tale 3.51 avg rating — 29,210 ratings
31.
The Counterlife
The Counterlife 3.92 avg rating — 5,446 ratings
33.
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 140,305 ratings
34.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,458 ratings
35.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating — 950,823 ratings
36.
Inferno (A Poet's Novel)
Inferno (A Poet's Novel) 3.89 avg rating — 2,657 ratings
37.
Invisible
Invisible 3.74 avg rating — 22,796 ratings
38.
Therapy
Therapy 4.16 avg rating — 41,490 ratings
39.
Waiting for the Barbarians
Waiting for the Barbarians 3.93 avg rating — 34,748 ratings
40.
Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story 3.85 avg rating — 28,396 ratings