Paste magazine - The 20 Best Books of the Decade (2000-2009)

1. 1. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: A Novel by Michael Chabon Drag me to re-order

2. 2. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers Drag me to re-order

3. 3. The Road by Cormac McCarthy Drag me to re-order

4. 4. Gilead: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson Drag me to re-order

5. 5. Middlesex: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club) by Jeffrey Eugenides Drag me to re-order

6. 6. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Drag me to re-order

7. 7. Blankets by Craig Thompson Drag me to re-order

8. 8. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Drag me to re-order

9. 9. Everything Is Illuminated: A Novel by Jonathan Safran Foer Drag me to re-order

10. 10. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace Drag me to re-order

11. 11. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Drag me to re-order

12. 12. Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon Drag me to re-order

13. 13. Atonement by Ian McEwan Drag me to re-order

14. 14. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix by J. K. Rowling Drag me to re-order

15. 15. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser Drag me to re-order

16. 16. Netherland (Vintage Contemporaries) by Joseph O'Neill Drag me to re-order

17. 17. Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste (33 1/3) by Carl Wilson Drag me to re-order

18. 18. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller Drag me to re-order

19. 19. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell Drag me to re-order

20. 20. Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story by Chuck Klosterman Drag me to re-order