A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Robert Eisenhauer (24 Lists)



The Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Son by Philipp MeyerFive Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2013 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 817 voters
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutThe Likeness by Tana FrenchWhen Will There Be Good News? by Kate AtkinsonLush Life by Richard PriceThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
Best Books of 2008
1,647 books — 6,775 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLolita by Vladimir NabokovEast of Eden by John SteinbeckOn the Road by Jack KerouacThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,165 books — 1,526 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezLabyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,402 books — 1,785 voters

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,921 books — 1,901 voters
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaPerfume by Patrick SüskindThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyThe Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,320 books — 2,449 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,670 books — 14,482 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAtonement by Ian McEwanBel Canto by Ann PatchettCloud Atlas by David MitchellThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,197 books — 28,384 voters

Enduring Love by Ian McEwanThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanThe Van by Roddy DoyleMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,698 voters
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgMy Absolute Darling by Gabriel TallentManhattan Beach by Jennifer EganThe Burning Girl by Claire Messud
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2017 Book Preview
76 books — 157 voters

Manhattan Beach by Jennifer EganHistory of Wolves by Emily FridlundExit West by Mohsin HamidAutumn by Ali SmithThe Idiot by Elif Batuman
2017 Books I'm Psyched About
72 books — 110 voters
Exit West by Mohsin HamidAnything Is Possible by Elizabeth StroutTransit by Rachel CuskThe Idiot by Elif BatumanAutumn by Ali Smith
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great 2017 Book Preview
85 books — 168 voters

Exit West by Mohsin HamidAnything Is Possible by Elizabeth StroutManhattan Beach by Jennifer EganTransit by Rachel CuskMy Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
100 Notable Books of 2017 - The New York Times
100 books — 93 voters
Transit by Rachel CuskManhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
Globe & Mail - The Globe 100 - Best Books of 2017
100 books — 34 voters

Manhattan Beach by Jennifer EganExit West by Mohsin HamidPachinko by Min Jin LeeTransit by Rachel CuskMy Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
NYT Notable Books (Fiction) 2017
50 books — 21 voters
Commonwealth by Ann PatchettA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesBefore the Fall by Noah HawleyThe Portable Veblen by Elizabeth MckenzieThe North Water by Ian McGuire
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
524 books — 2,011 voters

Commonwealth by Ann PatchettBefore the Fall by Noah HawleyMy Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth StroutThe Sport of Kings by C.E. MorganMister Monkey by Francine Prose
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 156 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,818 books — 49,883 voters

The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth MckenzieThe Girls by Emma ClineMy Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth StroutThe North Water by Ian McGuireThe Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan
Anticipated 2016 Literary Fiction
335 books — 708 voters
Heat & Light by Jennifer HaighThe Girls by Emma ClineBefore the Fall by Noah Hawley
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016 that are not part of a series
203 books — 297 voters

Missoula by Jon Krakauer
True Crime
754 books — 657 voters
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia HighsmithPerfume by Patrick Süskind
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 583 voters

Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
815 books — 1,159 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine WelshInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyEnduring Love by Ian McEwan
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,944 books — 125,082 voters