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
17171 The Muscle & Strength Pyramid Nutrition Eric Helms 2015 Unknown English
17171 The Beatles Anthology The Beatles 2000 British English
17171 Eleven Minutes Paulo Coelho 2003 Brazilian Portuguese
17171 How The Beatles Destroyed Rock 'N' Roll Elijah Wald 2009 American English
17171 Saltatempo Stefano Benni 2001 Italian Italian
17171 The Book Of Life Deborah Harkness 2014 American English
17171 The Wishing Spell Chris Colfer 2012 American English
17171 The Magician Michael Scott 2008 Irish English
17171 Blue Lily, Lily Blue Maggie Stiefvater 2014 American English
17171 Hoot Carl Hiaasen 2002 American English
17171 Carry On Rainbow Rowell 2015 American English
17171 Pride And Prejudice And Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 American English
17171 Fablehaven Brandon Mull 2006 American English
17171 Darkfever Karen Marie Moning 2006 American English
17171 The Hunger Games Kate Egan 2008 Unknown English
17171 For One More Day Mitch Albom 2006 American English
17171 Bleach, Vol. 1 Tite Kubo 2001 Japanese Japanese
17171 Unravel Me Tahereh Mafi 2013 American English
17171 The Twelve Justin Cronin 2012 American English
17171 The English Understand Wool Helen DeWitt 2022 Unknown English
17171 A Place For Us Fatima Farheen Mirza 2018 American English
17171 The Hike Drew Magary 2016 American English
17171 The Rook Daniel O'Malley 2012 Australian English
17171 A Boy And A Bear In A Boat Dave Shelton 2012 British English
17171 Run Blake Crouch 2011 American English
17171 Strange The Dreamer Laini Taylor 2017 American English
17171 Killer Instinct Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2014 American English
17171 The Benevolent Society Of Ill Mannered Ladies Alison Goodman 2023 Unknown English
17171 One For My Enemy Olivie Blake 2022 Unknown English
17171 Heartless Marissa Meyer 2016 American English
17171 The Shaman's Mind Jonathan Hammond 2020 Unknown English
17171 Library Lion Michelle Knudsen 2006 American English
The Rock From The Sky Jon Klassen 2021 Canadian English
17171 Dan Brown Omnibus Dan Brown 2004 American English
17171 The Art Of The Lord Of The Rings By J.R.R. Tolkien Wayne G. Hammond 2015 British English
17171 Heavier Than Heaven Charles R. Cross 2001 American English
17171 I Am Ozzy Ozzy Osbourne 2009 British English
17171 Born Standing Up Steve Martin 2007 American English
17171 Combee Edda L. Fields-Black 2024 Unknown English
17171 The Right To Oblivion Lowry Pressly 2024 Unknown English
17171 Naples 1925 Martin Mittelmeier 2024 Unknown German
17171 Life As No One Knows It Sara Imari Walker 2024 Unknown English
17171 Four Points Of The Compass Jerry Brotton 2024 Unknown English
17171 Savings And Trust Justene Hill Edwards 2024 Unknown English
17171 The Roads To Rome Catherine Fletcher 2024 Unknown English
17171 Cosmic Connections Charles Taylor 2024 Unknown English
17171 Stranger Than We Can Imagine John Higgs 2015 British English
17171 Klf John Higgs 2012 British English
17171 Plato At The Googleplex Rebecca Goldstein 2014 American English
17171 Piranesi Jonathan Scott 2020 Unknown English
17171 The Salmon Of Doubt Douglas Adams 2002 British English
17171 On Fire Naomi Klein 2019 Canadian English
17171 The Angelical Language, Volume I Aaron Leitch 2010 Unknown English
17171 The Unfolding Of Language Guy Deutscher 2005 British English
17171 Maurice And Maralyn Sophie Elmhirst 2024 Unknown English
17171 Blitzed Norman Ohler 2015 German German
17171 Hue 1968 Mark Bowden 2017 American English
17171 Fanged Noumena Nick Land 2011 British English
17171 State Of Exception Giorgio Agamben 2003 Italian Italian
17171 Diary Of A Void Emi Yagi 2020 Japanese Japanese
17171 Ripe Sarah Rose Etter 2023 Unknown English
17171 The Great Movies Roger Ebert 2003 American English
17171 Better Never To Have Been David Benatar 2006 South African English
17171 Genghis Khan And The Making Of The Modern World Jack Weatherford 2004 American English
17171 Aliens & Anorexia Chris Kraus 2000 American English
17171 Mayakovsky's Revolver Matthew Dickman 2012 American English
17171 I Was Told There'd Be Cake Sloane Crosley 2008 American English
17171 I Am, I Am, I Am Maggie O'Farrell 2017 British English
17171 All The Names They Used For God Anjali Sachdeva 2018 American English
17171 In The Country Mia Alvar 2015 Unknown English
17171 Congo David Van Reybrouck 2010 Belgian Dutch
17171 War Sebastian Junger 2010 American English
17171 The Bang Bang Club Greg Marinovich 2000 South African English
17171 Dear Church lenny duncan 2019 American English
17171 The Canning Season Polly Horvath 2003 Canadian English
17171 Godless Pete Hautman 2004 American English
17171 Claudette Colvin Phillip Hoose 2009 American English
17171 Goblin Secrets William Alexander 2012 American English
17171 The Thing About Luck Cynthia Kadohata 2013 American English
17171 What I Saw And How I Lied Judy Blundell 2008 American English
17171 Inside Out & Back Again Thanhhà Lại 2011 American English
17171 Don't Call Us Dead Danez Smith 2017 American English
17171 All Our Names Dinaw Mengestu 2014 American English
17171 Cyclonopedia Reza Negarestani 2008 Unknown English
17171 St. Lucy's Home For Girls Raised By Wolves Karen Russell 2024 American English
17171 August Blue Deborah Levy 2023 British English
17171 Mastermind Maria Konnikova 2013 American English
17171 China Room Sunjeev Sahota 2021 British English
17171 Trick Domenico Starnone 2016 Italian Italian
17171 The Gate Of The Feral Gods Matt Dinniman 2022 American English
17171 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook Matt Dinniman 2020 Unknown English
17171 Carl's Doomsday Scenario Matt Dinniman 2023 Unknown English
17171 Okay For Now Gary D. Schmidt 2011 American English
17171 Food Fight! Carol Diggory Shields 2002 Unknown English
17171 The Day My Bum Went Psycho Andy Griffiths 2001 Australian English
17171 The Beast Walter Dean Myers 2003 American English
17171 Judy Moody Megan McDonald 2000 American English
17171 Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining Anne Mazer 2000 American English
17171 Dead Street Mickey Spillane 2007 American English
17171 End Games Michael Dibdin 2007 British English
17171 The Great American Bathroom Book Stevens W. Anderson 2007 American English
17171 The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook Joshua Piven 2001 American English
17171 The Idiot Brain Dean Burnett 2016 British English
17171 The Extinction Of Experience Christine Rosen 2004 Unknown English
17171 This Thing Of Darkness Harry Thompson 2005 British English
17171 Soviet Milk Nora Ikstena 2015 Latvian Latvian
17171 Revolutionary Spring Christopher Clark 2023 British English
17171 The Bright Book Of Life Harold Bloom 2020 American English
17171 The Book Amaranth Borsuk 2018 Unknown English
17171 I Love Russia Elena Kostyuchenko 2023 Russian Russian
17171 Caminhar Frédéric Gros 2009 French French
17171 The Identity Trap Yascha Mounk 2023 Unknown English
17171 The World Simon Sebag Montefiore 2022 British English
17171 A Stranger In Your Own City Ghaith Abdul-Ahad 2023 Unknown English
17171 Your Brain On Art Susan Magsamen 2023 Unknown English
17171 Under Alien Skies Philip Plait 2023 Unknown English
17171 The Middle Kingdoms Martyn Rady 2023 Unknown English
17171 Migrations Charlotte McConaghy 2020 Australian English
17171 Surfaces And Essences Douglas Hofstadter 2013 American English
17171 Un Monde à Portée De Main Maylis de Kerangal 2018 French French