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

61

(bonus)

Say Her Name by Francisco Goldman

Say Her Name

Francisco Goldman

62

(bonus)

Zone One by Colson Whitehead

Zone One

Colson Whitehead

63

(bonus)

Swamplandia! by Karen Russell

Swamplandia!

Karen Russell

64

(bonus)

Cain by José Saramago

Cain

José Saramago

65

(bonus)

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

The Sense of an Ending

Julian Barnes

66

(bonus)

Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner

Leaving the Atocha Station

Ben Lerner

67

(bonus)

The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson

The Orphan Master's Son

Adam Johnson

68

(bonus)

At Last by Edward St Aubyn

At Last

The Patrick Melrose Novels #5

Edward St Aubyn

69

(bonus)

Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

Flight Behavior

Barbara Kingsolver

70

(bonus)

How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti

How Should a Person Be?

Sheila Heti

71

(bonus)

The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

The Age of Miracles

Karen Thompson Walker

72

(bonus)

The Round House by Louise Erdrich

The Round House

Louise Erdrich