Lit Hub's 20 Best Novels of the Decade

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22 participants (20 books)

Overview

Original list can be found here (originally published in 2019)

Honorable mentions are listed as bonus books.

Challenge Books

1

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Goon Squad #1

Jennifer Egan

2

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

David Mitchell

3

Train Dreams: A Novella by Denis Johnson

Train Dreams: A Novella

Denis Johnson

4

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

The Buddha in the Attic

Julie Otsuka

5

The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

The Tiger's Wife

Téa Obreht

6

Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Salvage the Bones

Bois Sauvage #2

Jesmyn Ward

7

The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner

The Flamethrowers

Rachel Kushner

8

All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews

All My Puny Sorrows

Miriam Toews

9

Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill

Dept. of Speculation

Jenny Offill

10

The Sellout by Paul Beatty

The Sellout

Paul Beatty

11

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer #1

Viet Thanh Nguyen

12

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara