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
14092 The Idea Of You Robinne Lee 2017 American English
14098 Why We Took The Car Wolfgang Herrndorf 2010 German German
14100 The Royal Family William T. Vollmann 2000 American English
14104 Los Días Azules Fernando Vallejo 2020 Colombian Spanish
14105 The Character Of Rain Amélie Nothomb 2000 Belgian French
14106 L'éducation D'une Fée Didier van Cauwelaert 2000 French French
14113 The Man Who Saw Everything Deborah Levy 2019 British English
14113 Eyes Bottle Dark With A Mouthful Of Flowers Jake Skeets 2019 American English
14120 They Flew Carlos Eire 2023 Unknown English
14122 Principles Ray Dalio 2017 American English
14122 Why We Sleep Matthew Walker 2017 American English
14122 Life 3.0 Max Tegmark 2017 Swedish English
14122 Turtles All The Way Down John Green 2017 American English
14122 The Choice Dr. Edith Eva Eger 2017 American English
14122 Lais Of Marie De France Marie de France 2010 French Anglo-norman
14129 Sunshine Robin McKinley 2003 American English
14130 Passagère Du Silence Fabienne Verdier 2001 French French
14138 Hominids Robert J. Sawyer 2002 Canadian English
14138 The Wisdom Of Crowds Joe Abercrombie 2021 British English
14138 The Echo Wife Sarah Gailey 2021 American English
14138 On Fragile Waves E. Lily Yu 2021 American English
14138 Some Desperate Glory Emily Tesh 2023 Unknown English
14164 Am Weltenrand Sitzen Die Menschen Und Lachen Philipp Weiss 2018 Austrian German
14167 Going Postal Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14168 This Is How It Always Is Laurie Frankel 2017 American English
14176 My Life in France Julia Child 2006 American English
14176 The Spy And The Traitor Ben Macintyre 2018 British English
14180 Titan Ii David Stumpf 2000 American English
14176 To Be A Machine Mark O'Connell 2017 Irish English
14203 Duermevela Melba Escobar 2010 Colombian Unknown
14212 Jim Grant Peter Adamson 2001 British Unknown
14212 Frank Stewart's Bridge Club Frank Stewart 2001 American English
14212 Enriching The Earth Vaclav Smil 2001 Canadian English
14227 Vinter I Paradiset Ulf Lundell 2004 Swedish Swedish
14232 Founding Brothers Joseph Ellis 2000 American English
14232 Dart Alice Oswald 2002 British English
14232 The Damned Utd David Peace 2006 British English
14232 The Ascent of Money Niall Ferguson 2008 British English
14232 Berlin Antony Beevor 2002 British English
14232 LaRose Louise Erdrich 2016 American English
14232 Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman, Lenny Henry, Mónica Faerna 2005 British English
14232 The Separation Christopher Priest 2002 British English
14232 Quicksilver Neal Stephenson 2003 American English
14232 Zoo City Lauren Beukes 2010 South African English
14232 The Passage Justin Cronin 2010 American English
14232 One Crazy Summer Rita Williams-Garcia 2010 American English
14232 The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up Marie Kondo 2011 Japanese Japanese
14232 We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2014 Nigerian English
14232 Catherine The Great Robert K. Massie 2011 American English
14232 Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan 2017 American English
14232 Topdog Underdog Suzan-Lori Parks 2001 American English
14232 Sweat Lynn Nottage 2015 American English
14232 Freedom Is A Constant Struggle Angela Davis 2016 American English
14232 Rivers Of London Ben Aaronovitch 2011 British English
14232 This Is Going To Hurt Adam Kay 2017 British English
14232 How Music Works David Byrne 2012 American English
14232 Pattern Recognition William Gibson 2003 American English
14232 The Lies Of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch 2006 American English
14232 Jerusalem Jez Butterworth 2009 British English
14232 Doubt John Patrick Shanley 2004 American English
14232 Ruined Lynn Nottage 2009 American English
14232 The Imperfectionists Tom Rachman 2010 British English
14232 Foundryside Robert Jackson Bennett 2018 American English
14232 The Boys In The Boat Daniel James Brown 2013 American English
14232 This Is How You Lose Her Junot Diaz 2012 American English
14232 She Who Became The Sun Shelley Parker-Chan 2021 Australian English
14232 The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern 2019 American English
14232 Because Of Winn Dixie Kate DiCamillo 2000 American English
14232 When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead 2009 American English
14232 Neurotribes Steve Silberman 2015 American English
14232 Lost Boy Lost Girl Peter Straub 2003 American English
14232 Disoriental Négar Djavadi 2016 French French
14232 In Ascension Martin MacInnes 2024 British English
14232 One Dark Window Rachel Gillig 2022 Unknown English
14232 The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman 2020 British English
14232 The Only Good Indians Stephen Graham Jones 2020 American English
14232 Last Night At The Telegraph Club Malinda Lo 2021 American English
14232 Your Utopia Bora Chung 2024 Unknown Unknown
14232 People Of The Book Geraldine Brooks 2008 Australian English
14232 Memoirs Of A Polar Bear Yoko Tawada 2011 German German
14232 Bride Ali Hazelwood 2024 Unknown English
14232 The Invention Of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick 2007 American English
14232 Luster Raven Leilani 2020 American English
14232 Men Without Women Haruki Murakami 2014 Japanese Japanese
14232 What Happened To Ruthy Ramirez Claire Jimenez 2023 Unknown English
14232 Let Us Descend Jesmyn Ward 2023 American English
14232 Annie Bot Sierra Greer 2024 Unknown English
14232 Esperanza Rising Pam Muñoz Ryan 2000 American English
14232 Under A White Sky Elizabeth Kolbert 2021 American English
14232 Where Is The Green Sheep? Mem Fox 2004 Australian English
14322 Grey Souls Philippe Claudel 2003 French French
14323 How To Randall Munroe 2019 American English
14323 Range David Epstein 2019 American English
14323 Upheaval Jared Diamond 2019 American English
14323 All The Devils Are Here Louise Penny 2020 Canadian English
14327 Where You Come From Saša Stanišić 2019 German German
14327 Shapes Of Native Nonfiction Elissa Washuta, Theresa Warburton 2019 Unknown English
14331 Changing Planes Ursula K. Le Guin 2003 American English
14333 Come With Me Ronald Malfi 2021 American English
14334 The Earth's Biosphere Vaclav Smil 2002 Czech English
14334 Beyond Smoke And Mirrors Douglas S. Massey 2002 American English
14342 The Circle Dave Eggers 2013 American English
14346 Let The Record Show Sarah Schulman 2021 American English
14347 In America Susan Sontag 2000 American English
14347 The News from Paraguay Lily Tuck 2004 American English
14347 Shadow Country Peter Matthiessen 2008 American English
14347 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
14347 Fortune Smiles Adam Johnson 2015 American English
14359 Why We're Polarized Ezra Klein 2020 American English
14362 Energy At The Crossroads Vaclav Smil 2003 Canadian English
14362 Who's Teaching Your Children? Vivian Troen 2003 American English
14370 Aus Der Zuckerfabrik Dorothee Elmiger 2020 Swiss German
14370 Allegro Pastell Leif Randt 2020 German German
14370 Vom Aufstehen Helga Schubert 2020 German German
14376 Gertrude And Claudius John Updike 2000 American English
14375 We Are Here To Hurt Each Other Paula D. Ashe 2022 Unknown English
14382 Simple Marie-Aude Murail 2004 French French
14384 Numbers Don't Lie Vaclav Smil 2021 Czech English
14386 Sublunar Harald Voetmann 2022 Danish Danish
14389 The World Is Flat Thomas L. Friedman 2005 American English