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
5928 Go Went Gone Jenny Erpenbeck 2015 German German
5930 Light M. John Harrison 2002 British English
5931 King Kong Theory Virginie Despentes 2006 French French
5932 King Jonathan Eig 2023 American English
5933 Small Fry Lisa Brennan-Jobs 2018 American English
5934 A Promise Of Fire Amanda Bouchet 2016 American English
5949 Inherent Vice Thomas Pynchon 2009 American English
5962 This Is Happiness Niall Williams 2019 Irish English
5965 A Princess In Theory Alyssa Cole 2018 American English
5969 The Perfect Nanny Leïla Slimani 2016 French French
5977 1491 Charles C. Mann 2005 American English
5985 Maximum City Suketu Mehta 2004 American English
5986 The Idiot Elif Batuman 2017 American English
5992 The Children's Book A. S. Byatt 2009 British English
5994 The Sacred Book Of The Werewolf Victor Pelevin 2004 Russian Russian
5995 The Green Road Anne Enright 2015 Irish English
5996 The Coddling Of The American Mind Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff 2018 American English
6003 The Rehearsal Eleanor Catton 2008 New Zealand English
6080 The Power Of The Dog Don Winslow 2005 American English
6083 Dissolution C. J. Sansom 2003 British English
6084 My Sister, The Serial Killer Oyinkan Braithwaite 2018 Nigerian English
6090 All the Birds in the Sky Charlie Jane Anders 2016 American English
6094 The Secret History Of The World Jonathan Black 2007 British English
6098 The Heart's Invisible Furies John Boyne 2017 Irish English
6104 A Storm Of Swords George R. R. Martin 2000 American English
6121 The Best We Could Do Thi Bui 2017 American English
6128 Three Day Road Joseph Boyden 2005 Canadian English
6129 Negroland Margo Jefferson 2015 American English
6137 The Queen Of The South Arturo Pérez-Reverte 2002 Spanish Spanish
6146 The Historian Elizabeth Kostova 2005 American English
6148 My Tender Matador Pedro Lemebel 2001 Chilean Spanish
6149 In The Distance Hernan Díaz 2017 American English
6151 The Thousand Autumns Of Jacob De Zoet David Mitchell 2010 British English
6156 The God Of The Woods Liz Moore 2024 Unknown English
6162 Arguably Christopher Hitchens 2011 British English
6168 The Tower Uwe Tellkamp 2008 German German
6187 Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Haruki Murakami 2006 Japanese Japanese
6192 Stumbling On Happiness Daniel Gilbert 2006 American English
6194 Know My Name Chanel Miller 2019 American English
6212 Doppelganger Naomi Klein 2023 Canadian English
6216 The Sound Of Our Steps Ronit Matalon 2008 Israeli Hebrew
6219 Chronicle of Feelings Alexander Kluge 2000 German German
6221 Justice Michael J. Sandel 2007 American English
6226 Happening Annie Ernaux 2000 French French
6244 A Discovery Of Witches Deborah Harkness 2011 American English
6246 The Unwinding George Packer 2013 American English
6251 Why Nations Fail Daron Acemoğlu, James A. Robinson 2012 American English
6254 Six Four Hideo Yokoyama 2012 Japanese Japanese
6253 The Craftsman Richard Sennett 2008 American English
6255 Midwinter Break Bernard MacLaverty 2017 Irish English
6257 A Novel About My Wife Emily Perkins 2008 New Zealand English
6261 At The Existentialist Café Sarah Bakewell 2016 British English
6265 Thank You For Not Reading Dubravka Ugrešić 2001 Croatian Croatian
6264 The Other Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory 2001 British English
6276 The Narrow Road To The Deep North Richard Flanagan 2013 Australian English
6283 Sur La Scène Intérieure Marcel Cohen 2013 French French
6288 Visitation Jenny Erpenbeck 2008 German German
6290 Out Of My Mind Sharon M. Draper 2010 American English
6294 Oracle Bones Peter Hessler 2006 American English
6296 Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 2011 American English
6301 Rejection Tony Tulathimutte 2024 American English
6307 The Lost Symbol Dan Brown 2009 American English
6310 Burial Rites Hannah Kent 2013 Australian English
6311 Getting Things Done David Allen 2001 American English
6319 The Power Of Habit Charles Duhigg 2012 American English
6323 Opportunity Charlotte Grimshaw 2007 New Zealand English
6325 The New Kings Of Nonfiction Ira Glass 2007 American English
6328 No Good Men Among The Living Anand Gopal 2014 American English
6332 Devotions Mary Oliver 2017 American English
6333 The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich 2020 American English
6340 No No Boy John Okada 2024 American English
6341 Nothing Holds Back The Night Delphine de Vigan 2011 French French
6342 The Lost Country Luminița Cioabă 2002 Romanian Unknown
6352 The Shallows Nicolas Carr 2010 American English
6360 The Library Book Susan Orlean 2018 American English
6368 The Safekeep Yael van der Wouden 2024 Unknown Unknown
6369 All Aunt Hagar’s Children Edward P. Jones 2006 American English
6375 The Priory Of The Orange Tree Samantha Shannon 2019 British English
6376 Beartown Fredrik Backman 2016 Swedish Swedish
6377 Asterios Polyp David Mazzucchelli 2009 American English
6378 Leonardo Da Vinci Walter Isaacson 2017 American English
6399 La Grande Juan José Saer 2012 Argentinian Spanish
6410 Bluets Maggie Nelson 2009 American English
6413 All Systems Red Martha Wells 2017 American English
6415 My Forbidden Face Latifa 2001 Afghan French
6417 The Bonesetter's Daughter Amy Tan 2001 American English
6419 Collected Poems Dalia Rabikovitch 2009 Israeli Hebrew
6434 On Immunity Eula Biss 2014 American English
6439 The Snowman Jo Nesbø 2007 Norwegian Norwegian
6442 Tomb Of Sand Geetanjali Shree 2018 Indian Hindi
6444 Eaarth Bill McKibben 2010 American English
6450 The Half Brother Lars Saabye Christensen 2001 Norwegian Norwegian
6454 Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 Cho Nam-Joo 2016 Korean Korean
6460 A Gate at the Stairs Lorrie Moore 2009 American English
6462 Air Geoff Ryman 2005 British English
6461 Never Did The Fire Diamela Eltit 2022 Chilean Spanish
6463 Things We Lost In The Fire Mariana Enríquez 2016 Argentinian Spanish
6469 The Lion and the Mouse Jerry Pinkney 2009 American English
6470 The Spinning Heart Donal Ryan 2012 Irish English
6477 Case Histories Kate Atkinson 2004 British English
6481 I'm Not Scared Niccolò Ammaniti 2001 Italian Italian
6482 Year Of Wonders Geraldine Brooks 2001 Australian English
6490 Happy Are The Happy Yasmina Reza 2013 French French
6500 The Black Count Tom Reiss 2012 French English
6507 Wild Houses Colin Barrett 2024 Irish English
6522 City of the Beasts Isabel Allende 2002 Chilean Spanish
6522 Crow Lake Mary Lawson 2002 Canadian English
6525 The Mars Room Rachel Kushner 2018 American English
6531 Born A Crime Trevor Noah 2016 South African English
6530 The Hating Game Sally Thorne 2016 Australian English
6528 The Painter Of Battles Arturo Pérez-Reverte 2006 Spanish Spanish
6533 A Stranger In Olondria Sofia Samatar 2013 American English
6537 The Empathy Exams Leslie Jamison 2014 American English
6537 Hunger Roxane Gay 2017 American English
6539 Deliver Me From Eva Paul Bailey 2007 British Unknown
6541 Hold Still Sally Mann 2015 American English
6542 F Dumitru Radu Popescu 2000 Romanian Unknown
6548 Heirs To The Great Sinner Sheikh San’on Erkin A’zam 2004 Unknown Unknown
6553 The Quilts Of Gee's Bend William Arnett, Alvia Wardlaw, Jane Livingston, John Beardsley 2002 American English
6559 Prep Curtis Sittenfeld 2005 American English