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Best Historical Fiction
7,433 books — 25,609 voters

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,689 books — 14,185 voters
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaWhat Is the What by Dave Eggers
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,764 books — 1,645 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,370 voters