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

13

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

14

Outline by Rachel Cusk

Outline

Outline #1

Rachel Cusk

15

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

16

Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett

Imagine Me Gone

Adam Haslett

17

The Overstory by Richard Powers

The Overstory

Richard Powers

18

In the Distance by Hernan Diaz

In the Distance

Hernan Diaz

19

Trust Exercise by Susan Choi

Trust Exercise

Susan Choi

20

Milkman by Anna Burns

Milkman

Anna Burns

21

(bonus)

C by Tom McCarthy

C

Tom McCarthy

22

(bonus)

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

The Sisters Brothers

Patrick deWitt

23

(bonus)

The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud

The Woman Upstairs

Claire Messud

24

(bonus)

Duplex by Kathryn Davis

Duplex

Kathryn Davis