To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,441 books — 1,777 voters

Lolita by Vladimir NabokovFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,201 books — 1,518 voters
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
915 books — 1,261 voters

The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
487 books — 860 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,263 books — 28,374 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenRoom by Emma DonoghueBefore I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,749 books — 14,423 voters