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

109

(bonus)

Lila by Marilynne Robinson

Lila

Gilead #3

Marilynne Robinson

110

(bonus)

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

111

(bonus)

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

A Brief History of Seven Killings

Marlon James

112

(bonus)

The Wallcreeper by Nell Zink

The Wallcreeper

Nell Zink

113

(bonus)

Nobody Is Ever Missing by Catherine Lacey

Nobody Is Ever Missing

Catherine Lacey

114

(bonus)

On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee

On Such a Full Sea

Chang-rae Lee

115

(bonus)

Song of the Shank by Jeffery Renard Allen

Song of the Shank

Jeffery Renard Allen

116

(bonus)

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Everything I Never Told You

Celeste Ng

117

(bonus)

Love Me Back by Merritt Tierce

Love Me Back

Merritt Tierce

118

(bonus)

The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt

The Blazing World

Siri Hustvedt

119

(bonus)

Satin Island by Tom McCarthy

Satin Island

Tom McCarthy

120

(bonus)

The Turner House by Angela Flournoy

The Turner House

Angela Flournoy