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The Twenty Best Books of Each Decade

Taken from Goodreads, these are twenty books with the most voters from each decade between now and 1900.
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Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
1
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
2
Brit Bennett
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
3
Matt Haig
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
4
V.E. Schwab
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Suzanne Collins)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
5
Suzanne Collins
My Dark Vanessa (Kate Elizabeth Russell)
My Dark Vanessa
6
Kate Elizabeth Russell
The Guest List (Lucy Foley)
The Guest List
7
Lucy Foley
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
8
Susanna Clarke
Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
9
Emily Henry
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt
10
Jeanine Cummins
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
11
Maggie O'farrell
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
12
Tj Klune
Untamed (Glennon Doyle)
Untamed
13
Glennon Doyle
Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)
Hood Feminism
14
Mikki Kendall
A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
A Deadly Education
15
Naomi Novik
The Four Winds (Kristin Hannah)
The Four Winds
16
Kristin Hannah
House of Earth and Blood (Sarah Maas)
House of Earth and Blood
17
Sarah Maas
One of Us Is Next (Karen M McManus)
One of Us Is Next
18
Karen M McManus
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
19
Andy Weir
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
20
Isabel Wilkerson
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
21
John Green
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
22
Veronica Roth
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
23
Suzanne Collins
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
24
Gillian Flynn
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
25
Andy Weir
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
26
Anthony Doerr
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
27
Ernest Cline
Clockwork Angel (Cassandra Clare)
Clockwork Angel
28
Cassandra Clare
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
29
Marissa Meyer
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
30
Jojo Moyes
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
31
Erin Morgenstern
The Lost Hero (Rick Riordan)
The Lost Hero
32
Rick Riordan
A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)
A Dance With Dragons
33
George R.R. Martin
The Selection (Kiera Cass)
The Selection
34
Kiera Cass
Throne of Glass (Sarah J. Maas)
Throne of Glass
35
Sarah J. Maas
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
36
Rainbow Rowell
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
37
Emma Donoghue
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
38
Ransom Riggs
Insurgent (Veronica Roth)
Insurgent
39
Veronica Roth
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
40
Paula Hawkins
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