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2000s (the decade, not the century)

Members: 11 participating members (show all)

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1
Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides
24,794 members, 593 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: roby72 (1), thecoroner (2), ahef1963 (2), sturlington (10)

2
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
by Michael Chabon
17,102 members, 370 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (1), sturlington (3), hipdeep (6), ahef1963 (19)

3
The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen
15,135 members, 323 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (3), roby72 (5), sturlington (6), ManWithAnAgenda (7)

4
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
23,710 members, 589 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: roby72 (3), ahef1963 (4), sturlington (7), thecoroner (9)

5
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
14,626 members, 350 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: sturlington (4), ahef1963 (6), roby72 (7), thecoroner (22)

6
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
39,885 members, 1,261 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (7), sturlington (13), thecoroner (23), roby72 (24), ManWithAnAgenda (63)

7
2666
by Roberto Bolaño
5,557 members, 159 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (1), thecoroner (1), roby72 (2)

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8
The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger
36,249 members, 1,207 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (5), honeydew69862004 (7), thecoroner (14), sturlington (16)

9
American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
30,109 members, 819 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (7), sturlington (9), ahef1963 (16), ManWithAnAgenda (24)

10
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
52,242 members, 3,302 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1), honeydew69862004 (1), ManWithAnAgenda (61)

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11
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
by Alison Bechdel
6,582 members, 326 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (2), sturlington (27), ManWithAnAgenda (56)

12
The White Tiger
by Aravind Adiga
8,473 members, 388 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: roby72 (10), ahef1963 (13), thecoroner (17)

13
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel
38,958 members, 944 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: sturlington (5), ahef1963 (15), ManWithAnAgenda (59)

14
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
18,514 members, 1,173 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (3), hipdeep (26), ahef1963 (33), ManWithAnAgenda (62)

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15
No Country for Old Men
by Cormac McCarthy
9,451 members, 255 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (15), sturlington (20), ahef1963 (27)

16
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories
by Alice Munro
2,629 members, 58 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: roby72 (4), thecoroner (5)

17
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
19,255 members, 855 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (20), sturlington (21), ManWithAnAgenda (35)

18
Blonde
by Joyce Carol Oates
1,823 members, 51 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (6), roby72 (6)

19
A tale of love and darkness
by Amos Oz
2,013 members, 51 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (4), roby72 (21)

20
Austerlitz
by W. G. Sebald
3,476 members, 82 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: roby72 (8), thecoroner (10)

21
The Cave
by José Saramago
2,116 members, 44 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: roby72 (9), ahef1963 (12)

22
Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins
39,134 members, 1,686 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: honeydew69862004 (2), ahef1963 (3)

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23
Baudolino
by Umberto Eco
6,997 members, 95 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (8), roby72 (16)

24
The Birth of Venus
by Sarah Dunant
5,807 members, 158 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (7), roby72 (23)

25
L'infinito viaggiare
by Claudio Magris
107 members, 2 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (11), roby72 (14)

26
Suite Française
by Irène Némirovsky
8,963 members, 329 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (12), roby72 (13)

27
The Double
by José Saramago
2,105 members, 51 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (14), roby72 (15)

28
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
12,235 members, 218 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: roby72 (12), thecoroner (19)

29
Then We Came to the End
by Joshua Ferris
4,203 members, 215 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (8), sturlington (36)

30
House Of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski
12,298 members, 315 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (1)

31
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
11,153 members, 609 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1)

32
When We Were Orphans
by Kazuo Ishiguro
4,822 members, 112 reviews
3.47 stars (3.47 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1)

33
El séptimo velo
by Juan Manuel de Prada
52 members, 3 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: raperper (1)

34
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood
15,000 members, 484 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: sturlington (17), ahef1963 (22)

35
Snow
by Orhan Pamuk
6,276 members, 139 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (20), roby72 (20)

37
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
by Mo Willems
6,809 members, 484 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: honeydew69862004 (8), hipdeep (27), ManWithAnAgenda (60)

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38
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz
11,501 members, 450 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (25), sturlington (33)

39
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Michael Chabon
9,339 members, 397 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (26), sturlington (35)

40
Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
by Rob Sheffield
1,650 members, 64 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (2)

41
Blue Angel
by Francine Prose
940 members, 27 reviews
3.31 stars (3.31 stars)

Lists: sturlington (2)

42
Unseen Academicals
by Terry Pratchett
5,234 members, 167 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (18), ManWithAnAgenda (64)

43
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
29,663 members, 1,319 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: sturlington (24), ManWithAnAgenda (65)

44
The Ruins
by Scott Smith
3,020 members, 181 reviews
3.37 stars (3.37 stars)

Lists: sturlington (28), ManWithAnAgenda (54)

45
Just After Sunset
by Stephen King
4,429 members, 122 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (32), sturlington (47)

46
Lavinia
by Ursula K. Le Guin
1,712 members, 84 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (41), sturlington (49)

47
Hey Nostradamus!
by Douglas Coupland
2,644 members, 38 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (3)

49
The Windup Girl
by Paolo Bacigalupi
5,288 members, 268 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (45), sturlington (58)

50
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
8,332 members, 288 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (4)

51
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
by David Rutledge
83 members, 5 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (4)

52
Abhorsen
by Garth Nix
5,829 members, 120 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (5)

53
Blankets
by Craig Thompson
4,590 members, 220 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (6)

54
Mystic River
by Dennis Lehane
5,180 members, 124 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: sturlington (8)

56
Fables, Vol. 01: Legends in Exile
by Bill Willingham
4,027 members, 149 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (9)

57
Rainbows End
by Vernor Vinge
2,657 members, 96 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (9)

58
In a Sunburned Country
by Bill Bryson
8,152 members, 214 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (10)

59
Death of an Ordinary Man
by Glen Duncan
314 members, 10 reviews
3.34 stars (3.34 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (10)

60
Night Watch
by Terry Pratchett
9,876 members, 146 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (11)

61
The African
by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio
295 members, 17 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: roby72 (11)

62
The Years of Rice and Salt
by Kim Stanley Robinson
3,051 members, 88 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: sturlington (12)

63
The Answer
by K. A. Applegate
258 members, 4 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (12)

65
The Brief History of the Dead
by Kevin Brockmeier
2,402 members, 165 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (13)

66
The Android's Dream
by John Scalzi
2,025 members, 90 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (13)

67
Come Closer
by Sara Gran
533 members, 33 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: sturlington (14)

68
The Ultimates
by Mark Millar
254 members, 11 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (14)

69
Domestic Violence: Poems
by Eavan Boland
55 members, 1 review
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (14)

70
Going Postal
by Terry Pratchett
10,296 members, 190 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (15)

71
Shutter Island
by Dennis Lehane
6,466 members, 283 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: sturlington (15)

72
The Confusion
by Neal Stephenson
5,982 members, 76 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (15)

73
Daughter of Fortune
by Isabel Allende
7,649 members, 168 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (13), roby72 (19)

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74
War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning
by Chris Hedges
1,463 members, 31 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (16)

76
When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead
5,003 members, 506 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (17)

78
Empire Falls
by Richard Russo
8,034 members, 168 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (18)

79
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth
7,979 members, 198 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (16), roby72 (18)

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80
Property
by Valerie Martin
991 members, 44 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: sturlington (18)

81
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell
15,285 members, 636 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: sturlington (19)

82
Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft
by Joe Hill
2,038 members, 146 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (19)

83
The Trouble with Poetry: And Other Poems
by Billy Collins
979 members, 26 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (19)

84
Runaway
by Alice Munro
3,226 members, 86 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: roby72 (17), thecoroner (18)

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85
The Beginning
by K. A. Applegate
367 members, 5 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (20)

86
Acts of Contortion
by Anna Meek
7 members, 0 reviews
4.5 stars (4.5 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (20)

87
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
by Laura Hillenbrand
6,752 members, 133 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (21)

88
Eleanor Rigby
by Douglas Coupland
1,935 members, 33 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (21)

89
The Emperor's Children
by Claire Messud
3,245 members, 102 reviews
3.15 stars (3.15 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (22)

90
Specimen Days
by Michael Cunningham
1,819 members, 41 reviews
3.44 stars (3.44 stars)

Lists: sturlington (22)

91
Dignifying Science: Stories About Women Scientists
by Jim Ottaviani
118 members, 1 review
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (22)

92
Witches Abroad
by Terry Pratchett
8,829 members, 114 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (23)

93
Gentlemen and Players
by Joanne Harris
2,144 members, 92 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: sturlington (23)

95
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan
12,418 members, 315 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: sturlington (25)

96
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
by Marisha Pessl
6,120 members, 290 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: sturlington (26)

97
Lunar Park
by Bret Easton Ellis
2,734 members, 51 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (26)

98
Tideland
by Mitch Cullin
163 members, 3 reviews
3.47 stars (3.47 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (27)

99
Observatory Mansions
by Edward Carey
486 members, 13 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (28)

100
World War Z
by Max Brooks
13,006 members, 655 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: sturlington (29)

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