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
8505 The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest Stieg Larsson 2007 Swedish Swedish
8506 Latitudes Of Melt Joan Clark 2000 Canadian English
8507 사당동 더하기 25 조은 2012 Korean Korean
8510 The Broken Shore Peter Temple 2005 Australian English
8519 Into The Woods Anna Krien 2010 Australian English
8519 Sourdough And Other Stories Angela Slatter 2010 Australian English
8522 The True True Story Of Raja The Gullible Rabih Alameddine 2025 American English
8527 Ten Tiny Breaths K.A. Tucker 2012 Canadian English
8529 Sanctum Denise Mina 2002 Scottish English
8530 The Book Of Night Women Marlon James 2009 Jamaican English
8532 The Ministry Of Time Kaliane Bradley 2024 Unknown English
8533 Young Skins Colin Barrett 2013 Irish English
8534 L'amour, Roman Camille Laurens 2003 French French
8537 Prisoner Of The State Zhao Ziyang 2009 Chinese Chinese
8546 Whipping Girl Julia Serano 2007 American English
8542 Any Human Heart William Boyd 2002 British English
8548 Down Under Bill Bryson 2000 American English
8550 Forbidden Beverly Jenkins 2016 American English
8550 The Hunter Kerrigan Byrne 2016 Unknown English
8550 Coffee Boy Austin Chant 2016 Unknown English
8554 Our Evenings Alan Hollinghurst 2024 Unknown English
8557 The Tall Man Chloe Hooper 2008 Australian English
8559 A Thread Of Violence Mark O'Connell 2023 Unknown English
8560 Under The Banner Of Heaven Jon Krakauer 2003 American English
8562 The Challenges of Feminism Jeong Hee-jin 2015 Korean Korean
8563 Open Lisa Moore 2002 Canadian English
8566 Witness Jamel Brinkley 2023 American English
8567 Ghost Wars Steve Coll 2004 American English
8567 Slavery by Another Name Douglas A. Blackmon 2008 American English
8567 A Day In The Life Of Abed Salama Nathan Thrall 2023 Unknown English
8573 Fear Itself Ira Katznelson 2013 American English
8575 한국 신자유주의의 기원과 형성 지주형 2011 Korean Korean
8575 Deviations Gayle Rubin 2011 American English
8577 Witchmark C. L. Polk 2018 Canadian English
8580 Socialism Is Great! Lijia Zhang 2008 Chinese English
8586 The Accidental Indies Robert Finley 2000 Canadian English
8589 Sold Patricia McCormick 2006 American English
8590 사람, 장소, 환대 김현경 2015 Korean Korean
8587 The Postcard Anne Berest 2021 French French
8591 The Promise Damon Galgut 2021 South African English
8593 Sonnenschein Daša Drndić 2007 Croatian Croatian
8594 The Wise Man's Fear Patrick Rothfuss 2011 American English
8603 Small Rain Garth Greenwell 2024 Unknown English
8603 A Fever In The Heartland Timothy Egan 2023 American English
8614 The Devil's Teeth Susan Casey 2005 American English
8615 Shark's Fin And Sichuan Pepper Fuchsia Dunlop 2008 British English
8616 Civilisation Steve Braunias 2012 New Zealand English
8617 Enrique's Journey Sonia Nazario 2006 American English
8618 Sidewalks Valeria Luiselli 2013 Mexican Spanish
8618 The Queue Basma Abdel Aziz 2013 Egyptian Arabic
8618 Cooked Michael Pollan 2013 American English
8621 Carnality Lina Wolff 2019 Swedish Swedish
8622 Age Of Fracture Daniel T. Rodgers 2011 American English
8623 Play The Monster Blind Lynn Coady 2000 Canadian English
8625 Stargirl Jerry Spinelli 2000 American English
8626 Things In Nature Merely Grow Yiyun Li 2025 Unknown English
8631 Vanishing Point David Markson 2004 American English
8630 The 13 Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths 2011 Australian English
8632 We All Want Impossible Things Catherine Newman 2022 American English
8635 The Dragon's Gift Deborah Brautigam 2009 Unknown English
8638 Other Russias Victoria Lomasko 2017 Russian Russian
8637 Patient Zero Jonathan Maberry 2009 American English
8638 Unformed Landscape Peter Stamm 2001 Swiss German
8642 The Fraud Zadie Smith 2023 British English
8643 Water Marq de Villiers 2000 Canadian English
8646 Spindle’s End Robin McKinley 2000 American English
8650 Raising Hare Chloe Dalton 2025 Unknown English
8655 Punct și De La Capăt Gabriel Chifu 2014 Romanian Romanian
8651 Victorian Psycho Virginia Feito 2025 Unknown English
8652 Jane Maggie Nelson 2005 American English
8652 Pedigree Patrick Modiano 2005 French French
8652 Three Days With My Mother François Weyergans 2005 Belgian French
8661 Beyond The Velvet Rope Tiffany Ashley 2013 Unknown English
8661 The Heiress Effect Courtney Milan 2013 American English
8661 Lord Of Wicked Intentions Lorraine Heath 2013 American English
8667 Liliana's Invincible Summer Cristina Rivera Garza 2023 Mexican Spanish
8672 Peace Like A River Leif Enger 2001 American English
8673 From Blood And Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout 2020 American English
8681 You Are Not So Smart David McRaney 2011 American English
8681 The Chronology Of Water Lidia Yuknavitch 2011 American English
8681 In Defense Of Sanity G. K. Chesterton 2011 British English
8681 Adapt Tim Harford 2011 British English
8688 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Jonathan Safran Foer 2005 American English
8689 The One Before Juan José Saer 2015 Argentinian Spanish
8693 The Discomfort Of Evening Lucas Rijneveld 2018 Dutch Dutch
8694 Amberlough Lara Elena Donnelly 2017 American English
8695 Throne Of Glass Sarah J. Maas 2012 American English
8698 Cry, Heart, But Never Break Glenn Ringtved 2001 Danish Danish
8697 Too Much Lip Melissa Lucashenko 2018 Australian English
8701 Silence Of The Grave Arnaldur Indriðason 2003 Icelandic Icelandic
8701 Blacklist Sara Paretsky 2003 American English
8701 Millennium People J. G. Ballard 2003 British English
8704 W.E.B. Du Bois David Levering Lewis 2000 American English
8705 The Last Books of Hector Viel Temperley Hector Viel Temperley
 2011 Argentinian Spanish
8707 What We Can Know Ian McEwan 2025 Unknown English
8715 Gifted Patrick Evans 2010 New Zealand English
8714 Are We There Yet? A Journey Around Australia Alison Lester 2004 Australian English
8716 Dark Star Safari Paul Theroux 2002 American English
8722 Dancing With Cuba Alma Guillermoprieto 2004 Mexican Spanish
8724 King Of Ashes S. A. Cosby 2025 Unknown English
8726 The Uninhabitable Earth David Wallace-Wells 2019 American English
8730 It Happened One Summer Tessa Bailey 2021 American English
8731 A Girl's Story Annie Ernaux 2016 French French
8736 Tangata Whenua Atholl Anderson, Judith Binney, Aroha Harris 2014 New Zealand English
8738 The End Of Eddy Édouard Louis 2014 French French
8745 The Beijing Of Possibilities Jonathan Tel 2009 Unknown English
8746 All The Sinners Bleed S. A. Cosby 2023 American English
8753 Running Away Jean-Philippe Toussaint 2005 French French
8754 금요일엔 돌아오렴 세월호 참사 기록위원회 작가기록단 엮음 2014 Korean Korean
8755 Breakfast At Midnight Louis Armand 2012 Unknown English
8756 Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys Viv Albertine 2014 British English
8759 Night Draws Near Anthony Shadid 2005 American English
8759 Disney War James B. Stewart 2005 American English
8766 Spill Simmer Falter Wither Sara Baume 2015 Irish English
8770 John Adams David McCullough 2001 American English
8773 Inland Téa Obreht 2019 American English
8784 Mother Mary Comes To Me Arundhati Roy 2025 Unknown English
8785 Cape Breton Road D. R. MacDonald 2001 Canadian English
8787 Natasha’s Dance Orlando Figes 2002 British English
8789 The Diaries Of Emilio Renzi Ricardo Piglia 2015 Argentinian Spanish