The Greatest Books Since 2000

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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
8504 The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest Stieg Larsson 2007 Swedish Swedish
8505 Latitudes Of Melt Joan Clark 2000 Canadian English
8506 사당동 더하기 25 조은 2012 Korean Korean
8509 The Broken Shore Peter Temple 2005 Australian English
8518 Into The Woods Anna Krien 2010 Australian English
8518 Sourdough And Other Stories Angela Slatter 2010 Australian English
8521 The True True Story Of Raja The Gullible Rabih Alameddine 2025 American English
8526 Ten Tiny Breaths K.A. Tucker 2012 Canadian English
8528 Sanctum Denise Mina 2002 Scottish English
8529 The Book Of Night Women Marlon James 2009 Jamaican English
8531 The Ministry Of Time Kaliane Bradley 2024 Unknown English
8532 Young Skins Colin Barrett 2013 Irish English
8533 L'amour, Roman Camille Laurens 2003 French French
8536 Prisoner Of The State Zhao Ziyang 2009 Chinese Chinese
8545 Whipping Girl Julia Serano 2007 American English
8541 Any Human Heart William Boyd 2002 British English
8547 Down Under Bill Bryson 2000 American English
8549 Forbidden Beverly Jenkins 2016 American English
8549 The Hunter Kerrigan Byrne 2016 Unknown English
8549 Coffee Boy Austin Chant 2016 Unknown English
8553 Our Evenings Alan Hollinghurst 2024 Unknown English
8556 The Tall Man Chloe Hooper 2008 Australian English
8558 A Thread Of Violence Mark O'Connell 2023 Unknown English
8559 Under The Banner Of Heaven Jon Krakauer 2003 American English
8561 The Challenges of Feminism Jeong Hee-jin 2015 Korean Korean
8562 Open Lisa Moore 2002 Canadian English
8565 Witness Jamel Brinkley 2023 American English
8566 Ghost Wars Steve Coll 2004 American English
8566 Slavery by Another Name Douglas A. Blackmon 2008 American English
8566 A Day In The Life Of Abed Salama Nathan Thrall 2023 Unknown English
8572 Fear Itself Ira Katznelson 2013 American English
8574 한국 신자유주의의 기원과 형성 지주형 2011 Korean Korean
8574 Deviations Gayle Rubin 2011 American English
8576 Witchmark C. L. Polk 2018 Canadian English
8579 Socialism Is Great! Lijia Zhang 2008 Chinese English
8585 The Accidental Indies Robert Finley 2000 Canadian English
8588 Sold Patricia McCormick 2006 American English
8589 사람, 장소, 환대 김현경 2015 Korean Korean
8586 The Postcard Anne Berest 2021 French French
8590 The Promise Damon Galgut 2021 South African English
8592 Sonnenschein Daša Drndić 2007 Croatian Croatian
8593 The Wise Man's Fear Patrick Rothfuss 2011 American English
8602 Small Rain Garth Greenwell 2024 Unknown English
8602 A Fever In The Heartland Timothy Egan 2023 American English
8613 The Devil's Teeth Susan Casey 2005 American English
8614 Shark's Fin And Sichuan Pepper Fuchsia Dunlop 2008 British English
8615 Civilisation Steve Braunias 2012 New Zealand English
8616 Enrique's Journey Sonia Nazario 2006 American English
8617 Sidewalks Valeria Luiselli 2013 Mexican Spanish
8617 The Queue Basma Abdel Aziz 2013 Egyptian Arabic
8617 Cooked Michael Pollan 2013 American English
8620 Carnality Lina Wolff 2019 Swedish Swedish
8621 Age Of Fracture Daniel T. Rodgers 2011 American English
8622 Play The Monster Blind Lynn Coady 2000 Canadian English
8624 Stargirl Jerry Spinelli 2000 American English
8625 Things In Nature Merely Grow Yiyun Li 2025 Unknown English
8630 Vanishing Point David Markson 2004 American English
8629 The 13 Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths 2011 Australian English
8631 We All Want Impossible Things Catherine Newman 2022 American English
8634 The Dragon's Gift Deborah Brautigam 2009 Unknown English
8637 Other Russias Victoria Lomasko 2017 Russian Russian
8636 Patient Zero Jonathan Maberry 2009 American English
8637 Unformed Landscape Peter Stamm 2001 Swiss German
8641 The Fraud Zadie Smith 2023 British English
8642 Water Marq de Villiers 2000 Canadian English
8645 Spindle’s End Robin McKinley 2000 American English
8649 Raising Hare Chloe Dalton 2025 Unknown English
8654 Punct și De La Capăt Gabriel Chifu 2014 Romanian Romanian
8650 Victorian Psycho Virginia Feito 2025 Unknown English
8651 Jane Maggie Nelson 2005 American English
8651 Pedigree Patrick Modiano 2005 French French
8651 Three Days With My Mother François Weyergans 2005 Belgian French
8660 Beyond The Velvet Rope Tiffany Ashley 2013 Unknown English
8660 The Heiress Effect Courtney Milan 2013 American English
8660 Lord Of Wicked Intentions Lorraine Heath 2013 American English
8666 Liliana's Invincible Summer Cristina Rivera Garza 2023 Mexican Spanish
8671 Peace Like A River Leif Enger 2001 American English
8672 From Blood And Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout 2020 American English
8680 You Are Not So Smart David McRaney 2011 American English
8680 The Chronology Of Water Lidia Yuknavitch 2011 American English
8680 In Defense Of Sanity G. K. Chesterton 2011 British English
8680 Adapt Tim Harford 2011 British English
8687 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Jonathan Safran Foer 2005 American English
8688 The One Before Juan José Saer 2015 Argentinian Spanish
8692 The Discomfort Of Evening Lucas Rijneveld 2018 Dutch Dutch
8693 Amberlough Lara Elena Donnelly 2017 American English
8694 Throne Of Glass Sarah J. Maas 2012 American English
8697 Cry, Heart, But Never Break Glenn Ringtved 2001 Danish Danish
8696 Too Much Lip Melissa Lucashenko 2018 Australian English
8700 Silence Of The Grave Arnaldur Indriðason 2003 Icelandic Icelandic
8700 Blacklist Sara Paretsky 2003 American English
8700 Millennium People J. G. Ballard 2003 British English
8703 W.E.B. Du Bois David Levering Lewis 2000 American English
8704 The Last Books of Hector Viel Temperley Hector Viel Temperley
 2011 Argentinian Spanish
8706 What We Can Know Ian McEwan 2025 Unknown English
8714 Gifted Patrick Evans 2010 New Zealand English
8713 Are We There Yet? A Journey Around Australia Alison Lester 2004 Australian English
8715 Dark Star Safari Paul Theroux 2002 American English
8721 Dancing With Cuba Alma Guillermoprieto 2004 Mexican Spanish
8723 King Of Ashes S. A. Cosby 2025 Unknown English
8724 The Uninhabitable Earth David Wallace-Wells 2019 American English
8728 It Happened One Summer Tessa Bailey 2021 American English
8729 A Girl's Story Annie Ernaux 2016 French French
8734 Tangata Whenua Atholl Anderson, Judith Binney, Aroha Harris 2014 New Zealand English
8736 The End Of Eddy Édouard Louis 2014 French French
8743 The Beijing Of Possibilities Jonathan Tel 2009 Unknown English
8744 All The Sinners Bleed S. A. Cosby 2023 American English
8751 Running Away Jean-Philippe Toussaint 2005 French French
8752 금요일엔 돌아오렴 세월호 참사 기록위원회 작가기록단 엮음 2014 Korean Korean
8753 Breakfast At Midnight Louis Armand 2012 Unknown English
8754 Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys Viv Albertine 2014 British English
8757 Night Draws Near Anthony Shadid 2005 American English
8757 Disney War James B. Stewart 2005 American English
8764 Spill Simmer Falter Wither Sara Baume 2015 Irish English
8768 John Adams David McCullough 2001 American English
8771 Inland Téa Obreht 2019 American English
8782 Mother Mary Comes To Me Arundhati Roy 2025 Unknown English
8783 Cape Breton Road D. R. MacDonald 2001 Canadian English
8785 Natasha’s Dance Orlando Figes 2002 British English
8787 The Diaries Of Emilio Renzi Ricardo Piglia 2015 Argentinian Spanish