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

37

(bonus)

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

38

(bonus)

Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

Indian Horse

Richard Wagamese

39

(bonus)

Inland by Téa Obreht

Inland

Téa Obreht

40

(bonus)

Room by Emma Donoghue

Room

Emma Donoghue

41

(bonus)

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen

Freedom

Jonathan Franzen

42

(bonus)

Faithful Place by Tana French

Faithful Place

Dublin Murder Squad #3

Tana French

43

(bonus)

Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste

Beneath the Lion's Gaze

Maaza Mengiste

44

(bonus)

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

Aimee Bender

45

(bonus)

The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall

The Lonely Polygamist

Brady Udall

46

(bonus)

Black Water Rising by Attica Locke

Black Water Rising

Jay Porter #1

Attica Locke

47

(bonus)

Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon

Lord of Misrule

Jaimy Gordon

48

(bonus)

The Surrendered by Chang-rae Lee

The Surrendered

Chang-rae Lee