The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
765 books — 1,129 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
905 books — 1,255 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusDeath of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
822 books — 1,145 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyWaiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,185 books — 1,509 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,363 books — 1,777 voters
Watership Down by Richard  AdamsBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Sword of Shannara by Terry BrooksThe Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,881 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,259 books — 2,432 voters
Graceling by Kristin CashoreThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherCrank by Ellen HopkinsThe Vagina Monologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler)Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,372 voters

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerThe Miniaturist by Jessie BurtonThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanRoom by Emma DonoghueReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,701 books — 14,241 voters