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

170

(bonus)

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

The Immortalists

Chloe Benjamin

171

(bonus)

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

172

(bonus)

Severance by Ling Ma

Severance

Ling Ma

173

(bonus)

Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday

Asymmetry

Lisa Halliday

174

(bonus)

She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore

She Would Be King

Wayétu Moore

175

(bonus)

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

176

(bonus)

The Need by Helen Phillips

The Need

Helen Phillips

177

(bonus)

We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

We Cast a Shadow

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

178

(bonus)

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

Ghost Wall

Sarah Moss

179

(bonus)

The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh

The Water Cure

Sophie Mackintosh

180

(bonus)

Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson

Frankissstein

Jeanette Winterson

181

(bonus)

Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann

Ducks, Newburyport

Lucy Ellmann