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

73

(bonus)

The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers

The Yellow Birds

Kevin Powers

74

(bonus)

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

75

(bonus)

Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson

Alif the Unseen

G. Willow Wilson

76

(bonus)

The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin

The Orchardist

Amanda Coplin

77

(bonus)

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

Bring Up the Bodies

Thomas Cromwell #2

Hilary Mantel

78

(bonus)

NW by Zadie Smith

NW

Zadie Smith

79

(bonus)

Pure by Andrew Miller

Pure

Andrew Miller

80

(bonus)

Silent House by Orhan Pamuk

Silent House

Orhan Pamuk

81

(bonus)

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

Beautiful Ruins

Jess Walter

82

(bonus)

Threats by Amelia Gray

Threats

Amelia Gray

83

(bonus)

City of Bohane by Kevin Barry

City of Bohane

Kevin Barry

84

(bonus)

Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil

Narcopolis

Jeet Thayil