The definitive ranking · Books
Books of the 2020s
Built from 432 forced-choice rankings by 38 Tāstmakers.
The highest-ranked book of the 2020s is Empire of AI, at 8.0 from 3 rankings.
| Book | Score | Rankings | Range of opinion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222 |  |
Abscond2025 | 7.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 223 | Imago2023 | 7.2 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 226 | Strangers in the Land2026 | 7.2 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 228 | The Land and Its People2026 | 7.2 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 229 |  |
The Book of Eels2020 | 7.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 230 |  |
Outlive2023 | 7.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 231 | The Candy House2022 | 7.2 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 232 | Demon Copperhead2022 | 7.2 | 3 | Divisive | |
| 236 | Austen Affair2025 | 7.1 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 237 | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow2022 | 7.1 | 4 | Divisive | |
| 238 |  |
Elon Musk2023 | 7.1 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 240 |  |
Lessons in Chemistry2022 | 7.1 | 2 | Too few to say |
| 242 | End of Men2023 | 7.1 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 245 | Flesh2025 | 7.1 | 2 | Too few to say | |
| 247 |  |
I'm Glad My Mom Died2022 | 7.1 | 4 | Mixed |
| 248 |  |
Greenlights2020 | 7.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 249 | The Declaration of Independence, Smithsonian Edition2022 | 7.0 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 250 |  |
The Housemaid2022 | 7.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 251 | The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny2025 | 7.0 | 3 | Divisive | |
| 255 |  |
When Women Were Dragons2022 | 7.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 257 | Can't Hurt Me2021 | 7.0 | 2 | Too few to say | |
| 258 | If It Bleeds2021 | 7.0 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 259 |  |
Atmosphere2025 | 7.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 261 |  |
Dear Debbie2026 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 262 | The Midnight Library2020 | 6.9 | 3 | Divisive | |
| 263 | Some People Need Killing2023 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 264 |  |
The Boyfriend2024 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 267 | The Someday Garden2026 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 269 | The Wager2025 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 272 |  |
The Woman in Me2023 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 275 |  |
Happy Place2023 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 278 |  |
Gilded2021 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 280 | The Metaverse2022 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 281 |  |
The Mystery Guest2023 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 283 | Repeat Room2024 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 285 | The Light We Carry2022 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 286 | Do More in Four2026 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 287 |  |
Never Lie2022 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 288 |  |
We Burn Daylight2024 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 291 |  |
The Tenant2025 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 292 |  |
Why We're Polarized2020 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 293 |  |
The Housemaid's Wedding2024 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 294 |  |
My Evil Mother2022 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 295 |  |
The Fall Risk2025 | 6.6 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 296 |  |
Death Row2025 | 6.6 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 298 |  |
First Lie Wins2024 | 6.6 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 300 |  |
The Teacher2024 | 6.6 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 301 | The God of the Woods2025 | 6.6 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 303 |  |
28 Summers2020 | 6.6 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 304 |  |
The Paris Apartment2020 | 6.5 | 1 | Too few to say |