Meri Ford's votes on the list Best Books of the Decade: 2000s

Listopia > Meri Ford's votes on the list Best Books of the Decade: 2000s (52 Books)

1	Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 4.19 avg rating — 888,399 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Dante Club (The Dante Club, #1) by Matthew Pearl (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 43,266 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Deception Point by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 709,544 ratings Meri rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 64,058 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 228,473 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Under the Dome by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 331,085 ratings Meri rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	State of Fear by Michael Crichton 3.71 avg rating — 93,308 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling 4.62 avg rating — 4,220,575 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 10,245,415 ratings Meri added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling 4.58 avg rating — 3,763,118 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,876,612 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling 4.57 avg rating — 4,332,206 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling 4.50 avg rating — 3,911,285 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 1,810,683 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,724,810 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 3,089,873 ratings Meri rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins 4.36 avg rating — 4,317,078 ratings Meri added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 2,578,527 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson 4.18 avg rating — 3,520,170 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,290,402 ratings Meri rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,406,403 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Atonement by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 577,125 ratings Meri rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 3,454,488 ratings Meri rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 439,658 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 832,312 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 330,636 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) by Stieg Larsson 4.26 avg rating — 1,003,677 ratings Meri added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 4.01 avg rating — 729,440 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch 4.26 avg rating — 368,266 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 4.01 avg rating — 274,575 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand 4.23 avg rating — 170,652 ratings Meri rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) by Stieg Larsson 4.25 avg rating — 788,137 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski 3.66 avg rating — 107,311 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 565,787 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 326,932 ratings Meri rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 4.21 avg rating — 434,499 ratings Meri rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 672,249 ratings Meri rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	1776 by David McCullough 4.11 avg rating — 256,492 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler (Goodreads Author) 3.09 avg rating — 71,646 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Dark Tower (Dark Tower, #7) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 194,942 ratings Meri rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Ghostwritten by David Mitchell 4.04 avg rating — 33,296 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Duma Key by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 140,820 ratings Meri rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Lisey's Story by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 96,716 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Camel Club (The Camel Club, #1) by David Baldacci (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 100,832 ratings Meri rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Number9Dream by David Mitchell 3.87 avg rating — 26,867 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier 3.75 avg rating — 16,744 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Quiet Game (Penn Cage #1) by Greg Iles 4.23 avg rating — 42,746 ratings Meri rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Next by Michael Crichton 3.54 avg rating — 78,460 ratings Meri rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer 3.94 avg rating — 124,365 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	A Painted House by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 105,742 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 153,839 ratings Meri rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell 3.89 avg rating — 44,152 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars