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

25

(bonus)

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

26

(bonus)

10:04 by Ben Lerner

10:04

Ben Lerner

27

(bonus)

An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

An Unnecessary Woman

Rabih Alameddine

28

(bonus)

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

Fates and Furies

Lauren Groff

29

(bonus)

News of the World by Paulette Jiles

News of the World

Paulette Jiles

30

(bonus)

Solar Bones by Mike McCormack

Solar Bones

Mike McCormack

31

(bonus)

Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt

Mr. Splitfoot

Samantha Hunt

32

(bonus)

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

33

(bonus)

Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton

Margaret the First

Danielle Dutton

34

(bonus)

The Idiot by Elif Batuman

The Idiot

The Idiot #1

Elif Batuman

35

(bonus)

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Bois Sauvage #3

Jesmyn Ward

36

(bonus)

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh