The definitive ranking · Books
Books of the 2020s
Built from 530 forced-choice rankings by 39 Tāstmakers.
The highest-ranked book of the 2020s is Empire of AI, at 7.9 from 3 rankings.
| Book | Score | Rankings | Range of opinion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403 |  |
Do You Remember?2022 | 6.3 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 404 | If Cats Disappeared from the World2023 | 6.3 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 405 |  |
Do Not Disturb2021 | 6.3 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 406 |  |
Wrong Place Wrong Time2022 | 6.3 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 407 |  |
The Last Watch2021 | 6.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 409 |  |
The Crash2025 | 6.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 410 |  |
The Wife Upstairs2020 | 6.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 411 |  |
Rock Paper Scissors2021 | 6.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 413 |  |
The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie2024 | 6.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 414 |  |
The Inmate2022 | 6.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 415 |  |
No, You Shut Up2020 | 6.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 418 |  |
Mexican Gothic2020 | 6.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 419 |  |
Want to Know a Secret?2021 | 6.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 420 |  |
One By One2020 | 6.1 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 421 | A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century2021 | 6.1 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 422 |  |
Wind and Truth2024 | 6.1 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 424 |  |
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World2020 | 6.1 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 427 | Dungeon Crawler Carl2025 | 6.1 | 1 | Too few to say |