Animal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,143 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienOld Yeller by Fred Gipson
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,508 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,779 voters
Watership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Stand by Stephen  KingThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoPet Sematary by Stephen  King
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Secret History by Donna TarttWhite Oleander by Janet FitchCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,677 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,375 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Passage by Justin Cronin
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,172 voters

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltAmerican Dirt by Jeanine CumminsDemon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,927 books — 5,453 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienGray After Dark by Noelle W. Ihli
Books I Will Never Forget
10,680 books — 7,668 voters

The Hunger by Alma Katsu
Horror to look forward to in 2018
81 books — 30 voters