The Greatest Books Since 1990

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
10061 In the Heart of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick 2000 American English
10062 Wellness Nathan Hill 2024 American English
10064 Campo De Retamas Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio 2013 Spanish Spanish
10065 Persepolis 1 & 2 — The Complete Persepolis Marjane Satrapi 2000 French French
10067 In The Café Of Lost Youth Patrick Modiano 2007 French French
10075 Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter 2012 American English
10071 Verdes Valles, Colinas Rojas Ramiro Pinilla 2004 Spanish Spanish
10072 Shot In The Heart Mikal Gilmore 1994 American English
10072 The Mirror & The Light Hilary Mantel 2020 British English
10070 The Silences Of Hammerstein Hans Magnus Enzensberger 2008 German German
10078 The Body Project Joan Jacobs Brumberg 1997 American English
10080 Habibi Craig Thompson 2011 American English
10079 Creation Lake Rachel Kushner 2024 American English
10084 The Girl With All The Gifts M. R. Carey 2014 British English
10081 One Person, No Vote Carol Anderson 2018 American English
10081 Give People Money Annie Lowrey 2018 American English
10081 To Shape A New World Tommie Shelby, Brandon M. Terry 2018 American English
10086 Disciplined Minds Jeff Schmidt 2000 American English
10087 Angelfall Susan Ee 2011 American English
10089 Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb 1995 American English
10091 The Ends Of The World Peter Brannen 2017 American English
10091 We Have No Idea Daniel Whiteson, Jorge Cham 2017 Unknown English
10088 The Wilderness Angela Flournoy 2025 American English
10093 Confessions Of A Shopaholic Sophie Kinsella 2000 British English
10094 Manifesta Jennifer Baumgardner, Amy Richards 2000 American English
10096 Twenty Years And A Day Jorge Semprún 2003 Spanish Spanish
10098 Deep Down Dark Héctor Tobar 2014 American English
10097 The Secret History Of Costaguana Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2007 Colombian Spanish
10098 écrits 2003 2014 Angélica Liddell 2015 Spanish Spanish
10100 Every Day David Levithan 2012 American English
10100 The People In The Trees Hanya Yanagihara 2013 American English
10102 Colored Television Danzy Senna 2024 Unknown English
10102 A Flower Traveled In My Blood Haley Cohen Gilliland 2025 Unknown English
10105 My Life As A Russian Novel Emmanuel Carrère 2007 French French
10107 The Fifth Elephant Terry Pratchett 1999 British English
10106 Unlikely Partners Julian Gewirtz 2017 Unknown English
10108 Orwell And Politics George Orwell 2001 British English
10108 Don Quixote's Delusions Miranda France 2001 British English
10110 Lose Your Mother Saidiya Hartman 2007 American English
10111 Carte Muette Philippe Vasset 2007 French French
10112 The Man Who Spoke Snakish Andrus Kivirähk 2007 Estonian Estonian
10113 Tokyo Year Zero David Peace 2007 British English
10117 Revelations Douglas Winter 1997 American English
10119 The Taming of Chance Ian Hacking 1990 Canadian English
10118 Flashlight Susan Choi 2025 American English
10120 Through The Woods Emily Carroll 2014 Canadian English
10121 Angosta Héctor Abad Faciolince 2003 Colombian Spanish
10122 Always Magic in the Air Ken Emerson 2005 American English
10122 Dogstar Rising Parker Bilal 2013 Egyptian English
10122 The Cuckoo’s Calling J. K. Rowling 2013 British English
10122 Ghostman Roger Hobbs 2013 American English
10122 The Invisible Guardian Dolores Redondo 2013 Spanish Spanish
10127 White City Kevin Power 2021 Irish English
10128 The Winds Of Change Eugene Linden 2006 Unknown English
10129 El Tiempo De Las Mujeres Ignacio Martínez de Pisón 2003 Spanish Spanish
10131 Dealing With Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1990 American English
10132 The Vaster Wilds Lauren Groff 2023 American English
10132 Shadow Ticket Thomas Pynchon 2025 American English
10134 Advances Anita Burgh 1998 British English
10136 Snowflake Louise Nealon 2021 Irish English
10137 Change Machine Jaya Savige 2020 Australian English
10135 Nora Nuala O’Connor 2021 Irish English
10138 Dealers Of Lightning Michael Hiltzik 2000 American English
10155 You Dreamed Of Empires Alvaro Enrigue 2024 Unknown English
10155 Land Of Milk And Honey C Pam Zhang 2023 Unknown English
10161 Transmission Hari Kunzru 2004 British English
10161 The Darling Russell Banks 2004 American English
10161 On The Way To My Father’s Funeral Jonathan Baumbach 2004 American English
10161 Banishing Verona Margot Livesey 2004 British English
10161 The Confession; Liberation Movements Olen Steinhauer 2004 American English
10168 Harvest Jim Crace 2013 British English
10167 A River Sutra Gita Mehta 1993 Indian English
10166 The Devils Joe Abercrombie 2025 British English
10170 The Pale King David Foster Wallace 2011 American English
10173 A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain Robert Olen Butler 1992 American English
10173 March Geraldine Brooks 2005 American English
10177 The Haunted Wood Sam Leith 2024 Unknown English
10173 Night Watch Jayne Anne Phillips 2023 American English
10177 The Antidote Karen Russell 2025 Unknown English
10180 The Kill Artist Daniel Silva 2000 American English
10181 Monkey Beach Eden Robinson 2000 Canadian English
10185 The Slip Prudence Peiffer 2023 Unknown English
10184 Harmada João Gilberto Noll 1993 Brazilian Portuguese
10186 I’m Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy 2022 American English
10187 Tough Girls Sherrie A. Inness 1998 Unknown English
10188 Immigrant, Montana Amitava Kumar 2017 American English
10190 The Woman Upstairs Claire Messud 2013 American English
10189 Winter Journal Paul Auster 2012 American English
10191 Little Soldiers Lenora Chu 2017 Unknown English
10193 Che Guevara Jon Lee Anderson 1997 American English
10194 Waiting To Be Arrested At Night Tahir Hamut Izgil 2023 Unknown Uyghur
10194 Katabasis R. F. Kuang 2025 Unknown English
10196 How Beautiful We Were Imbolo Mbue 2021 Cameroonian English
10198 Duplex Kathryn Davis 2013 American English
10199 Une Enfance De Reve Catherine Millet 2014 French French
10199 Satisfaction Guaranteed Lauren Blakely 2019 American English
10199 The Right Swipe Alisha Rai 2019 American English
10199 Rebel Beverly Jenkins 2019 American English
10204 From Hell Alan Moore 1991 British English
10207 Tell No One Harlan Coben 2001 American English
10208 Slouching Towards Utopia Bradford DeLong 2022 American English
10209 Peripathetic Cher Tan 2020 Unknown English
10210 Neuromaani Jaakko Yli-Juonikas 2012 Finnish Finnish
10214 Iron Moon Qin Xiaoyu 2017 Chinese English
10216 The Slip Lucas Schaefer 2025 Unknown English
10224 Quiet Chaos Sandro Veronesi 2005 Italian Italian
10225 Doctor Pasavento Enrique Vila-Matas 2005 Spanish Spanish
10226 I Have Some Questions For You Rebecca Makkai 2023 American English
10226 Grief Is For People Sloane Crosley 2024 Unknown English
10228 Matrix Lauren Groff 2021 American English
10228 The Trees Percival Everett 2021 American English
10231 The Museum Of Modern Love Heather Rose 2018 Australian English
10236 A Step From Heaven An Na 2001 American English
10236 Rainbow Boys Alex Sanchez 2001 American English
10232 Long Island Compromise Taffy Brodesser-Akner 2024 American English
10232 The New Naturals Gabriel Bump 2023 American English
10235 Que Cavalos São Aqueles Que Fazem Sombra No Mar? António Lobo Antunes 2009 Portuguese Portuguese
10232 We The People Jill Lepore 2025 American English
10238 Burning Down The House Russell Wangersky 2008 Canadian English
10239 Same Bed Different Dreams Ed Park 2023 Unknown Unknown